Kurt Volker | |
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United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations | |
In office July 7, 2017 – September 27, 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
21st United States Ambassador to NATO | |
In office July 2, 2008 – May 13, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Victoria Nuland |
Succeeded by | Ivo Daalder |
Personal details | |
Born | Kurt Douglas Volker December 27, 1964 Hatboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Spouses | Karen Volker (divorced)Ia Meurmishvili (m. 2019) |
Education | Temple University (BA) George Washington University (MA) |
Kurt Douglas Volker[1] (born December 27, 1964)[2] is an American diplomat who served as George W. Bush's last U.S. Ambassador to NATO. Later he served as executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership and in a volunteer capacity as Donald J. Trump's U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine until his resignation on September 27, 2019.[3][4]
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