US Ambassador to Cyprus, and acting US Ambassador to Ukraine, Julie Davis, will depart Kyiv in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, the international press has reported.
According to the Financial Times, Julie Davis, who has served as temporary chargé d’affaires at the US embassy in Kyiv since May 2025, "had grown frustrated with her role amid differences with President Donald Trump over his dwindling support for Ukraine, said three people familiar with her decision. Her looming departure will follow that of her predecessor, Bridget Brink, who resigned for similar reasons in April last year."
The same report said that Davis, who notified the state department that she would leave in recent weeks, planned to retire from diplomatic service, ending a three-decade career.
"Davis, who remains accredited as ambassador to Cyprus while simultaneously serving in Kyiv, felt blindsided in October after learning through media reports that Trump had nominated John Breslow, an Arizona businessman and Republican donor, to be the next ambassador to Cyprus, those people said. Davis had not been notified of the nomination in advance," the Financial Times said.
However, it also went on to report that State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott had said it was “false” to suggest Davis was resigning over differences with Trump.
“Ambassador Davis has been a steadfast proponent of the Trump administration’s efforts to bring about a durable peace between Russia and Ukraine,” he said in a statement. “She will continue to proudly advance President Trump’s policies until she officially departs Kyiv in June 2026 and retires from the Department,” Piggott said.
