Marie Yovanovitch is getting an award for diplomatic excellence.

[Dennis Donovan]

https://apnews.com/180a4d5c15fad6d3258cbdec381e7d3b



WASHINGTON (AP) — A recently retired U.S. diplomat whose abrupt removal by President Donald Trump from her post as ambassador to Ukraine became a focus of the impeachment hearings is receiving an award for “excellence” in the conduct of diplomacy.

Marie Yovanovitch was expected to accept the Trainor Award from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University in a ceremony Wednesday, making her first public appearance since testifying before Congress in the impeachment proceedings.

Past recipients have included former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo and former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Yovanovitch was a highly regarded career foreign service officer when Rudy Giuliani, serving as Trump’s personal lawyer, led a campaign against her as he sought to push Ukrainian officials to help him in his reelection campaign.

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[RockRaven]

1. Trumpists will call it the TraiTor award and think they've made a smart joke.

Just wait...


But good for her and good for Georgetown.

[Clash City Rocker]

3. I'm sure she'd consider the source and take it as a compliment

[tblue37]

2. The next Dem president should give the Medal of Freedom to both her and LtC Vindman. nt

[spanone]

4. Good. Make people realize why the traitor fired her. She was too competent.

[malaise]

10. Would love to see her entire speech on Youtube

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-12/ousted-ukraine-envoy-criticizes-u-s-state-department-leadership?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google
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“We need to be principled, consistent and trustworthy,” Yovanovitch said Wednesday at Georgetown University in Washington, in her first public comments since the impeachment saga ended. “To be blunt, an amoral, keep ‘em guessing foreign policy that substitutes threats, fear and confusion for trust cannot work over the long haul.”

In her speech, Yovanovitch never mentioned Trump’s name. She only once mentioned Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, who was repeatedly criticized for failing to publicly stand up for her amid a campaign to oust her from her job spearheaded by Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

Yovanovitch’s latest comments came after the Trump administration ramped up efforts over the past week to exact retribution on officials the president blames for playing key roles in his impeachment. Last week Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, and Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman of the National Security Council were dismissed from their posts.

Though not singled out, Trump’s presence hovered over the Yovanovitch event. Former Undersecretary of State William Burns cited “deeply undignified times,” and Yovanovitch jokingly referenced Trump’s promise in a July phone call with the president of Ukraine that she would “go through some things.”

[spanone]

12. I saw the clip they showed on CNN, thanks for the link

[Phoenix61]

5. Yeah! I'm happy for her. She sure as hell deserves it. nt

[COLGATE4]

6. APPLAUSE!

Let Dumpy put that in bis pipe and smoke it

[Mike 03]

7. This might be the first good news I've seen all day.

Congratulations Ms. Yovanovitch!

[Dennis Donovan]

8. She got a standing-O today

Link to tweet

[bluestarone]

11. Well deserved!!!!

[Karadeniz]

9. So happy she and her efforts are being appreciated!❤

[ffr]

13. Hang in there Ms. Yovanovitch, in a year's time, we'll ask you back, with a pay raise.

We need American patriots like you with your kind of experience, know how and expertise.

[gembaby1]

14. I have only on word to say to that.....

EXCELLENT!

[mysteryowl]

15. I am very glad to hear this.

Congratulations!

[eleny]

16. This ought to torque down the orange poop stain a few cranks