WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday released the following statement on the nomination of Bridget Brink for U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine:

“We need a U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine right now, and Bridget Brink is eminently qualified to take up this important post. I hope my Senate colleagues will join me in quickly approving her nomination. Doing so would underscore Congress’s strong bipartisan support for Ukraine and send an important signal about getting American diplomats back on the ground in Kyiv,” said Murphy. “I also want to express my gratitude to Chargé d’Affaires Kristina Kvien, who has ably led the U.S. Mission in Kyiv through two challenging and consequential years.”

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