I have signed a decree appointing Olha Stefanishyna as the Special Representative of the President of Ukraine for the Development of Cooperation with the United States of America. In this capacity, Olha will work to maintain momentum in our relations with the U.S. while all the necessary procedures for approving her candidacy with Washington as Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States are underway. I am grateful to Olha for her work on European and Euro-Atlantic integration. It has been a successful effort. Much has been achieved. In just a few years, we have made more progress in rapprochement with the European Union than in the previous several decades. Olha also took part in negotiations with the United States on a new format for our economic cooperation and the creation of the Ukraine-U.S. Reconstruction Investment Fund. We will continue to work with the United States on this basis — adding mutually beneficial economic substance to our political and diplomatic interaction. 🇺🇦🇺🇸