Ambassador Kurt Volker U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson announced on Friday the appointment of Ambassador Kurt Volker as the United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations.
Ambassador Volker, who has served previously as the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO as well as Director for European and Eurasian Affairs on the National Security Council, will take responsibility for advancing U.S. efforts to achieve the objectives set out in the Minsk agreements, the statement said.
He will accompany the Secretary to Kyiv on Sunday, July 9, and is expected to continue to hold regular meetings with Ukraine and the other members of the Normandy Format: Russia, Germany, and France.
“Kurt’s wealth of experience makes him uniquely qualified to move this conflict in the direction of peace,” said Secretary Tillerson. “The United States remains fully committed to the objectives of the Minsk agreements, and I have complete confidence in Kurt to continue our efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine.”