Acting U.S. Ambassador in Ukraine Julie Davis will leave her post in June and retire after three decades as a foreign service officer, the State Department said on April 29.
“She will continue to proudly advance President [Donald] Trump’s policies until she officially departs Kyiv in June 2026 and retires from the Department,” State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott told The Epoch Times in an email.
He said Davis has been a “steadfast proponent” of Trump’s efforts to reach a “durable peace” between Russia and Ukraine, who have failed to reach a resolution after more than four years of fighting.
Davis is leaving her post in Kyiv a little more than a year after arriving from Cyprus, where she had served as ambassador since 2023. Her 30-year career with the State Department has included multiple tours in Eastern Europe, and service as a special envoy in Belarus….