Virginia SR 67: Commending the Honorable Marie Yovanovitch.

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 67 

Commending the Honorable Marie Yovanovitch. 

Agreed to by the Senate, March 8, 2020 

WHEREAS, the Honorable Marie Yovanovitch, an experienced 
diplomat who represented the United States at multiple foreign posts, retired 
from the U.S. Department of State after more than 30 years of distinguished 
service; and

WHEREAS, born in Canada after her parents had fled the Soviet 
Union and Nazi Germany, Marie Yovanovitch relocated to the United States when 
she was young and proudly became a citizen of the United States at age 18; she 
has lived in Virginia for two decades and made her home between postings in 
Alexandria; and

WHEREAS, Marie Yovanovitch began her career with the United 
States Foreign Service in 1986 and completed assignments in Canada, Russia, 
England, and Somalia; she also served as deputy director of the State 
Department�s Russia desk from 1998 to 2000 and senior advisor to the Under 
Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2004 to 2005; and 

WHEREAS, Marie Yovanovitch served as the ambassador to 
Kyrgyzstan from 2005 to 2008 and Armenia from 2008 to 2011, during which time 
she oversaw one of the largest United States embassy compounds in the world; 
and 

WHEREAS, after an assignment as Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Marie Yovanovitch 
began her tenure as ambassador to Ukraine in 2016; she earned respect and 
admiration within the national security community for her efforts to bolster 
the country�s fight against corruption; and 

WHEREAS, throughout her career, Marie Yovanovitch was known 
for her commitment to supporting democracy and the advancement of women; she 
received the U.S. Secretary of State�s Diplomacy in Human Rights Award for her 
stalwart defense of human rights around the world; now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Honorable Marie 
Yovanovitch hereby be commended on the occasion of her retirement from the U.S. 
Department of State; and, be it 

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy 
of this resolution for presentation to the Honorable Marie Yovanovitch as an 
expression of the Senate of Virginia�s admiration for her outstanding 
contributions to the United States Foreign Service.