| Embassy of the United States, Kyiv | |
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| Location | 4 A.I. Sikorsky St. 04112Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°27′54″N30°25′55″E / 50.4650°N 30.4320°E /50.4650; 30.4320 |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Relocated | 2012 2022 (temporary) |
| Ambassador | Julie S. Davis |
| Jurisdiction |  Ukraine |
| Website | Official website |
TheEmbassy of the United States of America in Kyiv is thediplomatic mission of theUnited States toUkraine.
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The United States recognized theindependence of Ukraine on December 26, 1991, and opened an embassy in its capital, Kyiv, on January 22, 1992. This first embassy was located in the former regional office of theCommunist Party of Ukraine for Kyiv'sShevchenkivskyi District that was confiscated from the Communists soon after the 1991August putsch in Moscow. That building was erected sometime in the 1950s on the grounds of theUkrainian Greek Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on present day 10 Volodymyr Vynnychenko Street, destroyed by the Soviets in 1935.[1] This was in the mold of other newly independent states in Eastern Europe, where former Communist Party offices were chosen as they were often cheap and expansive enough for the newly needed embassies.[2]
In 2012, the embassy moved to its current 4.5 hectare (11.1 acres) location, acquired for $247 million. The embassy is on Igor Sikorsky Street, close to Kyiv’s western outskirts, and 15 minutes walk fromBeresteiska station.[3] Previously known as Tankova Street, the street was renamed by the City Council after Ukrainian-born aircraft design engineerIgor Sikorsky, due to a request from the embassy.
On June 8, 2017, a blast occurred outside the embassy.[4]
During theprelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the embassy moved toLviv, closer to the western border of the country with Poland, and adopted other security measures.[5] As military buildup and tensions continued to rise, the embassy was relocated to Poland a couple days beforeRussia launched a full-scale invasion.[6][7] The embassy was reopened on May 18, 2022.[8][9][10]
Since 2004, the embassy has been picketed annually on April 8 by the "Institute Republic" group of human rights activistVolodymyr Chemerys, due to the refusal of the US government to pay compensation for the death of Ukrainian journalistTaras Protsyuk, who perished in 2003 during theIraq War.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv is staffed by approximately 181 Americans and more than 560 Ukrainians.
The currentAmbassador of the United States of America to Ukraine isBridget Ann Brink. Ambassador Brink was nominated byPresident Biden to be U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine on April 25, 2022, confirmed unanimously by theU.S. Senate on May 18, 2022, and arrived in Kyiv on May 29, 2022.[11]
Key U.S. Embassy officials include:
| N | Ambassadors | Ukrainian | Image | Term |
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| # | Jon Gundersen[12] | Джон Ґундерсен |  | 1992 Chargé d'Affaires |
| 1 | Roman Popadiuk[13] | Роман Попадюк |  | 1992–1993 |
| 2 | William Green Miller[14] | Вільям Ґрін Міллер |  | 1993–1998 |
| 3 | Steven Karl Pifer[15] | Стівен Карл Пайфер | .jpg) | 1998–2000 |
| 4 | Carlos Pascual[16] | Карлос Паскуаль |  | 2000–2003 |
| 5 | John E. Herbst[17] | Джон Едвард Гербст |  | 2003–2006 |
| 6 | William B. Taylor Jr.[18] | Вільям Тейлор |  | 2006–2009 |
| 7 | John F. Tefft[19] | Джон Теффт |  | 2009–2013 |
| 8 | Geoffrey R. Pyatt | Джеффрі Пайєтт |  | 2013–2016 |
| 9 | Marie Yovanovitch | Марі Йованович |  | 2016–2019 |
| # | Joseph Pennington | Джозеф Пеннінгтон |  | 2019 ActingChargé d'Affaires[20] |
| # | Kristina Kvien[21][22] | Крістіна Квін |  | 2019 Chargé d'Affaires[23] |
| # | William B. Taylor Jr.[24] | Вільям Тейлор | .jpg) | 2019–2020 Chargé d'Affaires[23] |
| # | Kristina Kvien[21][25] | Крістіна Квін |  | 2020–2022 Chargé d'Affaires[23] |
| 10 | Bridget A. Brink[26] | Бріджет Енн Брінк |  | 2022–2025 |
| # | Julie D. Fisher | Джулі С. Девіс |  | 2025 Chargé d'Affaires[23] |
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