[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[March 27, 1992]
[Pages 512-513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Roman Popadiuk To Be United States Ambassador to Ukraine

March 27, 1992
    The President today announced his nomination of Roman Popadiuk, of 
New York, a career member of the Foreign Service, to be Ambassador to 
Ukraine.
    In January 1989, the President appointed Mr. Popadiuk to be Deputy 
Assistant to the

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President and Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs, a position he 
holds to date. In President Reagan's administration, Mr. Popadiuk served 
as an Assistant Press Secretary from July 1986 until March 1988, when he 
became Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for 
Foreign Affairs. In October of that year, the President appointed him a 
Deputy Assistant.
    Mr. Popadiuk has been a career Foreign Service officer since 1981. 
He served in Mexico City from 1982 to 1984, where he did consular and 
political work and was special assistant to the Ambassador. From 1984 to 
1986, he had a tour with the Department of State and the National 
Security Council. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he was an 
adjunct lecturer in political science at Brooklyn College in New York 
City. Mr. Popadiuk was awarded the Meritorious Honor Award in 1987 and 
the Superior Honor Award in 1992 by the U.S. Department of State. In 
1991, Mr. Popadiuk received the ``Ukrainian of the Year'' annual 
achievement award from the Ukrainian Institute of America, Inc.
    Mr. Popadiuk was born in Austria on May 30, 1950. He graduated from 
Hunter College (B.A., 1973) and City University of New York (Ph.D., 
1980). He is married to the former Judith Ann Fedkiw. They have four 
children and reside in Bethesda, MD.