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Marie Yovanovitch<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine | Best-Selling Author of
\n\u201cLessons from the Edge\u201d<\/p>\n

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Free tickets available for graduate students starting October 31st through the UB Ticket Office<\/a>.\u00a0 1 per UB ID.<\/div>\n
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Public Ticket Information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Tues., November 15, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
\nCenter for the Arts, UB North Campus<\/p>\n

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More About Marie Yovanovitch<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and best-selling author of the memoir \u201cLessons from the Edge\u201d shares insights on the region and the current crisis as well as experiences from her 33-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service.<\/p>\n

Marie Yovanovitch served three\u00a0times as U.S. ambassador, most recently in Kyiv as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Previously, she served as U.S. ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic (2005-2008) and the Republic of Armenia (2008-2011). She retired from the Foreign Service in 2020 and is currently a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a non-resident fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University.<\/p>\n

Born into a family that survived both Soviet and Nazi terror before emigrating to the U.S., Yovanovitch rose to the top of her profession in the crucible of the former USSR. Following early assignments in Moscow, London, Ottawa and Mogadishu, she served as deputy director of the Russia desk and then, as a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, she was named deputy chief in Ukraine. Within the Department of State, Yovanovitch has worked on the Russia desk, the Office of European Security Affairs and the Operations Center.\u00a0 She also served as the dean of the School of Language Studies at the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State and as the deputy commandant and international advisor at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University.<\/p>\n

Yovanovitch earned the Senior Foreign Service Performance Award eight times and the State Department\u2019s Superior Honor Award on nine occasions.\u00a0She is the recipient of two Presidential Distinguished Service Awards and the Secretary\u2019s Diplomacy in Human Rights Award.\u00a0Following her retirement, Yovanovitch received the Trainor Award for Excellence in the Conduct of Diplomacy from Georgetown University, the inaugural Richard G. Lugar Award from Indiana University, the 2020 PEN\/Benenson Courage Award from Pen\/America, the Morgenthau Award from the Armenian Assembly of America, the American Spirit Award for Distinguished Public Service from the Common Good, and the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government.<\/p>\n

In early 2022, Yovanovitch\u2019s memoir, \u201cLessons From The Edge,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0was an instant\u00a0New York Times\u00a0best-seller. The late Madeleine Albright called the book \u201cA brilliant, engaging, and inspiring memoir from one of America\u2019s wisest and most courageous diplomats\u2014essential reading for current policymakers, aspiring public servants, and anyone who cares about America\u2019s role in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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