| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the United States to Ukraine |
| Native Name: | Посол Сполучених Штатів в Україні |
| Insignia: | US Department of State official seal.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the United States Department of State |
| Incumbent: | Bridget Brink |
| Incumbentsince: | May 30, 2022 |
| Nominator: | The President of the United States |
| Inaugural: | Roman Popadiuk as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation: | May 11, 1992 |
| Website: | U.S. Embassy – Kyiv |
The history of ambassadors of the United States to Ukraine began in 1992. Until 1991, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union.
Upon the breakup of the USSR, the parliament of Ukraine declared the nation's independence on August 24, 1991. On December 1, 1991, the people of Ukraine voted to approve the declaration by a wide margin.
The United States recognized Ukraine on December 26, 1991, and the U.S. embassy in Kyiv was established on January 23, 1992, with Jon Gundersen as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The first ambassador was commissioned in May 1992.
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine is located in Kyiv. In January 2022, the embassy requested the evacuation of non-essential personnel and their families as the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis escalated.[1]
| Image | Name | Type | Title | Appointed | Presented credentials | Terminated mission | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1992 | ||||||||
| 1 | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 11, 1992 | June 4, 1992 | July 30, 1993 | |||
| 2 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 16, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | January 6, 1998 | ||||
| 3 | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 10, 1997 | January 20, 1998 | October 9, 2000 | |||
| 4 | Carlos Pascual | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 15, 2000 | October 22, 2000 | May 1, 2003 | ||
| 5 | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 1, 2003 | September 20, 2003 | May 26, 2006 | |||
| 6 | Political appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 30, 2006[2] | June 21, 2006 | May 23, 2009[3] | |||
| 7 | John F. Tefft[4] | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary[5] | November 20, 2009 | December 7, 2009 | July 9, 2013 | ||
| 8 | Geoffrey R. Pyatt[6] [7] | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 30, 2013 | August 15, 2013 | August 18, 2016 | ||
| 9 | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 18, 2016[8] | August 29, 2016 | May 20, 2019 | |||
| Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | May 20, 2019 | May 28, 2019 | |||||
| Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim[9] | May 28, 2019 | June 18, 2019[10] | |||||
| Political appointee | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim[11] | June 18, 2019 | January 1, 2020[12] | |||||
| Career FSO | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | January 1, 2020[13] | May 29, 2022[14] | |||||
| 10 | Career FSO | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 18, 2022 | May 30, 2022 |