US Ambassador Ukraine-Eastern Europe: Bridget Brink - Speaker Series 2026

The series opens on Thursday, April 30 with Ambassador Bridget Brink, an American diplomat and west Michigan native who served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine for four years, including during the Russian invasion in 2022. She previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia and has held positions in the State Department since 1996.
 
Her extensive experience includes serving as Deputy Director of Southern European Affairs where she coordinated U.S. foreign policy to advance U.S. interests with Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia.
Ambassador Brink is uniquely qualified to address the central question of her talk: “Why Ukraine and Eastern Europe Matter.”