Julie Davis arrives in Kyiv to head US Embassy in Ukraine

"We are pleased to welcome new Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Julie S. Davis to Kyiv," the statement said.

Davis arrived in Ukraine at a critical time to continue implementing US President Donald Trump's policies aimed at ending the war and ensuring lasting peace and prosperity in Ukraine.

Julie Davis

Julie Davis is a senior diplomat and a recipient of the Presidential Rank Award. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina and a master's degree from Princeton University.

Davis is fluent in Russian and French. Before she was appointed US Ambassador to Cyprus, she served as US Special Envoy to Belarus, becoming the first US Ambassador to that country since 2008.

Previously, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western European and EU Affairs and Deputy Permanent Representative to NATO. Her career has also included various positions at NATO headquarters and the US embassies in Georgia, Ukraine, and Russia, as well as the National Security Council and other State Department offices.

Recently, Davis was appointed as the US Chargé d'Affaires a.i. in Ukraine.

Bridget Brink's resignation

In early April, Russians attacked Kryvyi Rih. Then, a Russian ballistic missile with a cluster warhead struck the playground and killed 9 children.

The then US Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, in her response to this tragedy on social network X, did not mention Russia's involvement in the attack. She pointed out that such a strike is yet another proof that the war must end.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was unpleasantly surprised by Brink's reaction to the Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih. He called it a weak reaction.

The very next day, Brink again responded to the Russian terrorist attack on Kryvyi Rih, saying that Russia was to blame.

A few days later, it became known that Brink was resigning.