Publisher's Synopsis
University Press returns with another short and captivating biography of one of history's most compelling figures, Marie Yovanovitch.
Marie Yovanovitch is one of the most accomplished U.S. Ambassadors in American history. Born in Montreal, Canada to parents who fled the Nazis and the Soviet Union, she immigrated to Connecticut at age three, became a United States citizen at age 18, grew up speaking Russian, graduated from Princeton University, joined the United States Foreign Service, served at embassies in Moscow, London, and Mogadishu, was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine - where she waged a tireless anti-corruption campaign, warned the world about Vladimir Putin's violent plans for Ukraine, was abruptly removed from her post by then-President Trump, and - on November 15, 2019 - famously testified about the strange ordeal at a House Intelligence Committee presidential impeachment hearing. This short book tells the intensely human story of a woman who is changing the world in a way that no one else can.
