
Retired. Army Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton has been nominated to become the next U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the White House said May 1. Dayton, 71, served four decades in the Army before retiring in 2010, and currently serves as the director of the George C. Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany. He also serves concurrently as Senior United States Defense Adviser to Ukraine, a position appointed by former Defense Secretary James Mattis. If confirmed, he would replace former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch,…