Marie Yovanovitch Retires From the State Department

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Former U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch who served as ambassador to Ukraine, according to a new report from NPR, has retired from the United States State Department.

Yovanovitch, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine until last spring when she was ousted following a disinformation campaign by the president’s private lawyer, is retiring — not resigning.

The story was broken by NPR Diplomatic Correspondent Michele Kelemen who was most recently kicked off an international flight with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

A scoop by @MicheleKelemen (who was removed from Pompeo’s plane this week) and @NPRKelly (who Pompeo berated last week) https://t.co/epm1fzNuM5

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 31, 2020

JUST IN: Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, has retired from the State Department.

She was abruptly removed from her post in May 2019 and was a key witness in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

— All Things Considered (@npratc) January 31, 2020

NPR diplomatic correspondent @michelekelemen and I joined forces to report out this story this afternoon. We’ve just laid out what we know on @npratc:https://t.co/arRkj1fpxP https://t.co/N8hABUxV7K

— Mary Louise Kelly (@NPRKelly) January 31, 2020

There’s *still* a lot about the Yovanovitch story we don’t know.https://t.co/8f1yMIlHPd

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 31, 2020

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