The veteran U.S. diplomat who was a key witness in impeachment hearings is departing his post in Ukraine, according to two State Department sources.
With Taylor gone, Pompeo avoids being seen with him in meetings in Kyiv, potentially angering Trump, whom Pompeo has fiercely defended throughout the impeachment proceedings. But it also leaves a leadership gap at a critical time in Ukraine, where U.S. support has been questioned by Trump's efforts and amid an ongoing war with Russia in the country's east.by NBC News, previously served as ambassador to Ukraine under George W. Bush and was brought in because of that expertise.
President Donald Trump speaks next to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House, Oct. 21, 2019.The Trump administration's potential nominee for the next ambassador to Ukraine is still in the vetting process, according to the official, who said Kvien could be the top diplomat for some time and it was important for her to be seen as having Pompeo's backing by accompanying him during his upcoming visit.
After being asked to stay on for an additional year, Yovanovitch was recalled in May, months before her tenure was scheduled to end and after an effort by Giuliani and Ukraine's former prosecutor general to trash her name with allegations that the State Department has called unfounded.
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