William B. Taylor Jr.

William B. Taylor Jr.
United States Chargé d’Affaires to Ukraine
In office
June 18, 2019 – January 1, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byKristina Kvien (acting)
Succeeded byKristina Kvien (acting)
United States Ambassador to Ukraine
In office
June 21, 2006 – May 23, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byJohn E. Herbst
Succeeded byJohn F. Tefft
Personal details
Born
William Brockenbrough Taylor Jr.

(1947-09-14) September 14, 1947 (age 77)
New Mexico, U.S.
SpouseDeborah Furlan
Children2
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Harvard University (MPP)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1969–1975
Rank Captain
Unit 101st Airborne Division
Battles/warsVietnam War
Awards Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal

William Brockenbrough Taylor Jr. (born September 14, 1947) is an American diplomat, government official, and former military officer. He served as the 6th United States ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and as chargé d’affaires to Ukraine from June 2019 to January 2020 under President Donald Trump.

Taylor is a former captain and company commander in the United States Army; he served in the Vietnam War and earned a Bronze Star and an Air Medal with a V device for valor. He proceeded to work in the United States Department of Energy and then the Department of Defense. From 1992 to 2002, Taylor served as a U.S. diplomat in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Iraq, and at the Quartet on the Middle East. From 2006 to 2009, Taylor served as the United States ambassador to Ukraine under the Bush and Obama administrations. He continued his diplomatic work in the Middle East from 2011 to 2013.

Following the recall of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch in mid-2019, Taylor was appointed chargé d'affaires for Ukraine under the Trump administration. Upon the expiration of his temporary appointment, he left in early January 2020.[1]

  1. ^ Jakes, Lara (December 17, 2019). "William Taylor, Top Diplomat in Ukraine and Key Impeachment Witness, Is Stepping Down". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.