United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations
In office July 7, 2017 – September 27, 2019
President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Vacant
19th United States Ambassador to NATO
In office July 2, 2008 – May 13, 2009
President
George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by
Victoria Nuland
Succeeded by
Ivo Daalder
Personal details
Born
Kurt Douglas Volker
(1964-12-27) December 27, 1964 (age 59) Hatboro, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouses
Karen Volker
(divorced)
Ia Meurmishvili
(m. 2019)
Education
Temple University (BA) George Washington University (MA)
Kurt Douglas Volker[1] (born December 27, 1964)[2] is an American diplomat who served as George W. Bush's last U.S. Ambassador to NATO. Later he served as executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership and in a volunteer capacity as Donald J. Trump's U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine until his resignation on September 27, 2019.[3][4]
^"PN1179 — Kurt Douglas Volker — Department of State". U.S. Congress. April 29, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
^Chaitin, Daniel; Dunleavy, Jerry (September 27, 2019). "Trump impeachment crisis deepens as US envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker resigns after whistleblower names him". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^Howard, Andrew (September 27, 2019). "McCain Institute head Kurt Volker steps down as US diplomat". The State Press. Tempe, Arizona: Arizona State University. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference Baker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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