Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed Olga Stefanishyna, the former Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, as Ukraine’s new ambassador to the United States, Xinhua reported.

Announcing the decision on Wednesday, Zelenskiy said the embassy’s work would be revitalized, with a top priority on implementing defense agreements reached with US President Donald Trump. Stefanishyna succeeds Oksana Markarova, who had held the post since 2021.