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Pyatt took the [[Oath of Office]] of [[United States Ambassador to Ukraine]] on 30 July 2013 in the [[Harry S Truman Building]] of the [[US State Department]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=Den5813Pyatt/> [[Ukrainian President]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] accepted Pyatt's credentials on 15 August 2013.<ref name="newUBUGPIU15813"/> After his appointment, Pyatt started actively studying the [[Ukrainian language]].<ref name=Den5813Pyatt/> On 15 October 2013 Pyatt attended an international conference on fighting [[anti-Semitism]] in [[Kiev]]; but could not address the audience at the event due to the [[United States federal government shutdown of 2013]].<ref>"[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/170431.html Ambassador Pyatt decides not to speak at public events in Kyiv due to US government shutdown]", ''[[Interfax-Ukraine]]'', 15 October 2013.</ref> |
Pyatt took the [[Oath of Office]] of [[United States Ambassador to Ukraine]] on 30 July 2013 in the [[Harry S Truman Building]] of the [[US State Department]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=Den5813Pyatt/> [[Ukrainian President]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] accepted Pyatt's credentials on 15 August 2013.<ref name="newUBUGPIU15813"/> After his appointment, Pyatt started actively studying the [[Ukrainian language]].<ref name=Den5813Pyatt/> On 15 October 2013 Pyatt attended an international conference on fighting [[anti-Semitism]] in [[Kiev]]; but could not address the audience at the event due to the [[United States federal government shutdown of 2013]].<ref>"[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/170431.html Ambassador Pyatt decides not to speak at public events in Kyiv due to US government shutdown]", ''[[Interfax-Ukraine]]'', 15 October 2013.</ref> |
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Pyatt became part of a diplomatic scandal in January 2014, when his conversation with the [[U.S. Assistant Secretary of State]], [[Victoria Nuland]], was apparently intercepted and uploaded to [[YouTube]]. In discussion about how to handle the Ukraine crisis, Nuland remarks "Fuck the E.U." and Pyatt responds "Oh, exactly, and I think we've got to do something...."<ref>[cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com]</ref><ref>http://news.yahoo.com/top-us-diplomat-europe-caught-swearing-eu-180240316.html;_ylt=AwrTWVWYBvRSBgMAuf3QtDMD/| title = Top US diplomat for Europe caught swearing about EU| author = AFP| date = February 6, 2014| accessdate = February 6, 2014|publisher = news.yahoo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-06/intercepted-phone-call-shows-u-s-role-in-ukraine.html /| title = Intercepted Phone Call Shows U.S. Role in Ukraine| author = Atlas, Terry; Gaouette, Nicole| date = February 6, 2013| accessdate = February 6, 2014|publisher = bloomberg.com}}</ref> |
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The U.S. State Department later said Nuland had apologized. "She has been in contact with her EU counterparts, and of course has apologized," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://news.yahoo.com/top-us-diplomat-europe-says-sorry-cursing-eu-212634089.html;_ylt=AwrTWfyAEfRSCGMAibHQtDMD/| title = Top US diplomat for Europe sorry for cursing the EU| author = AFP| date = February 6, 2014| accessdate = February 6, 2014|publisher = news.yahoo.com}}</ref>Asked whether the recording posted on YouTube was authentic, Psaki said: "I didn't say it was inauthentic."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/06/us-russia-eu-victoria-nuland /| title = US blames Russia for leak of undiplomatic language from top official| author = AFP| date = February 6, 2014| accessdate = February 6, 2014|publisher = the guardian.com}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:48, 7 February 2014
Geoffrey R. Pyatt | |
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| United States Ambassador to Ukraine | |
| Assumed office August 3, 2013[1] | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John F. Tefft |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963[2] La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA[2] |
| Spouse | Mary[3] |
| Children | William and Claire[3] |
| Profession | Career FSO |
Geoffrey R. Pyatt (born 1963 in San Diego),[2] is the current United States Ambassador to Ukraine.[1] Pyatt's U.S. State Department career landed him posts in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.[1]
Early life
Pyatt was born 1963 in La Jolla, an affluent neighborhood of San Diego, California.[2] Pyatt received his bachelor’s degree in political studies in 1985 at the University of California, Irvine, and a master’s degree in international relations at Yale University in 1987.[2][4]
Diplomatic career
Pyatt started his diplomatic career in Honduras, from 1990 till 1992 he worked as vice-consul and economic officer in Tegucigalpa.[2] The highest position (before his current post) was deputy chief of diplomatic mission in India in 2006 and 2007.[2] After that he worked as deputy chief of U.S. mission to International Atomic Energy Agency and other international organizations in Vienna.[2] Prior to his current position Pyatt served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs from May 2010 until July 2013.[1][2]
Pyatt took the Oath of Office of United States Ambassador to Ukraine on 30 July 2013 in the Harry S Truman Building of the US State Department in Washington, D.C.[2] Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych accepted Pyatt's credentials on 15 August 2013.[1] After his appointment, Pyatt started actively studying the Ukrainian language.[2] On 15 October 2013 Pyatt attended an international conference on fighting anti-Semitism in Kiev; but could not address the audience at the event due to the United States federal government shutdown of 2013.[5]
Controversy
Pyatt became part of a diplomatic scandal in January 2014, when his conversation with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, was apparently intercepted and uploaded to YouTube. In discussion about how to handle the Ukraine crisis, Nuland remarks "Fuck the E.U." and Pyatt responds "Oh, exactly, and I think we've got to do something...."[6][7][8]
The U.S. State Department later said Nuland had apologized. "She has been in contact with her EU counterparts, and of course has apologized," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.[9]Asked whether the recording posted on YouTube was authentic, Psaki said: "I didn't say it was inauthentic."[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Yanukovych accepts credentials from new US ambassador, discusses with him Ukrainian-US relations", Interfax-Ukraine (15 August 2013)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Welcome, Mr. Pyatt!", Den, 5 August 2013.
- ^ a b Introducing U.S. Ambassador Geoff Pyatt to Ukraine, Embassy of the United States, Kiev per YouTube (7 August 2013)
- ^ Biography, U.S. State Department
- ^ "Ambassador Pyatt decides not to speak at public events in Kyiv due to US government shutdown", Interfax-Ukraine, 15 October 2013.
- ^ [cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com]
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/top-us-diplomat-europe-caught-swearing-eu-180240316.html;_ylt=AwrTWVWYBvRSBgMAuf3QtDMD/%7C title = Top US diplomat for Europe caught swearing about EU| author = AFP| date = February 6, 2014| accessdate = February 6, 2014|publisher = news.yahoo.com}}
- ^ Atlas, Terry; Gaouette, Nicole (February 6, 2013). / "Intercepted Phone Call Shows U.S. Role in Ukraine". bloomberg.com. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ AFP (February 6, 2014). "Top US diplomat for Europe sorry for cursing the EU". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ AFP (February 6, 2014). / "US blames Russia for leak of undiplomatic language from top official". the guardian.com. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
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External links
- Official website of the US embassy in Ukraine
- Biography on the official website of the US State Department
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