Former US special envoy to Ukraine leaving McCain Institute
Posted October 07, 2019 7:00 am
PHOENIX (AP) - The special envoy to Ukraine who stepped down amid the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will no longer lead the McCain Institute.
In a statement Monday issued by the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University, Kurt Volker says he is leaving his post as its executive director.
Volker says the media focus on him will likely distract from the Institute's work.
The Institute is named for the late Sen. John McCain and oversees programs focused on national security, human trafficking and other issues.
McCain's widow Cindy says in a statement that she is thankful for Volker's hard work and dedication.
FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2018 file photo U.S. special representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker attends the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) annual meeting entitled "The next generation of everything" at the Mystetsky Arsenal Art Center in Kiev, Ukraine. On Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in a statement issued by the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University, Volker says he is leaving his post as its executive director. Volker says the media focus on him will likely distract from the Institute's work. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
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