Who is Ukrainian ambassador Oksana Markarova?

OKSANA Markarova is the Ukrainian ambassador to the US. She got a standing ovation during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech. AFPOksana Markarova speaks to the press on February 24, 2022[/caption] Who is Ukrainian ambassador Oksana Markarova? Oksana Markarova is a Ukrainian politician who previously was the country’s Finance Minister. She was born on October 28, 1976. Markarova received a master’s degree in Public Finance and Trade from Indiana University in 2001. She initially worked in the private sector before joining the civil service and was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance in March 2015. Most read in The Sun GET OUT NOW Russia issues chilling warning for Ukrainians to flee parts of Kyiv NOW OH BROW I'm a mum and get threatened with social services over having UK's biggest EYEBROWS PUTINY! Russian marines ‘MUTINY on warship and refuse to fight in Ukraine', reports claim QUIDS IN Utd confirm Solskjaer's multi-million pound pay-off in latest financial figures WHAT A BONUS I’m 25 with a 14-year-old son, people shame me but I love being a young mum EMMERWAIL Emmerdale and EastEnders cancelled tonight as football causes soap schedule chaos While holding that position she was also made the Commissioner for Investment in August 2016, a position she held until her resignation from the role in January 2019. Markarova was appointed acting Minister of Finance on June 8, 2018, and made Minister of Finance on November 22, that same year. When the Shmyhal Government came to power in March 2020 she was removed from her position and she returned to work in the private sector. Her husband is financier Danylo Volynets and they have four children. Follow our Ukraine Russia invasion live blog for the very latest news and updates… When did Oksana Markarova become the Ukrainian ambassador to the US? Under President Volodymyr Zelenskyy she was appointed the country’s ambassador to the US on February 25, 2021. At the time of her appointment she set out what her goals would be in the role. She said priorities would be “strengthening cooperation with the Joseph Biden administration and political dialogue based on their broad bipartisan support” and “maximum assistance to the development of Ukrainian companies in the United States and attracting American companies to Ukraine”. ReutersMarkarova appeared visibly moved during Joe Biden’s State of the Union address[/caption] What did Oksana Markarova say in the State of the Union speech with Joe Biden? Markarova got a standing ovation during Joe Biden’s first State of the Union speech on March 1, 2022, at the US Capitol. Biden focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the early part of his speech, detailing Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s “tyranny”. “In this struggle, as President Zelenskyy said in his speech to the European Parliament: ‘Light will win over darkness,’” Biden said. “The Ukrainian ambassador to the United States is here tonight. Let each of us here tonight in this chamber send an unmistakable signal to Ukraine and to the world.” Markarova had been invited to the event by first lady Jill Biden. The Ukrainian ambassador was visibly moved when attendees gave her a standing ovation and she was embraced by Jill Biden. Markarova placed her hand over her heart and held a Ukrainian flag. “She’s bright, she’s strong, she’s resolved,” Biden said. “Yes. We the United States of America stand with the Ukrainian people.”