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Trump Nominates Retired Army Three Star to Become Next Ambassador to Ukraine

Trump Nominates Retired Army Three Star to Become Next Ambassador to Ukraine
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton, the director of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, welcomes 47 participants from 28 countries to the Seminar on Regional Studies 15-05 resident program April 30 at the Marshall Center in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (DOD photo by Christine June/RELEASED)

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,…

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