{"id":50936,"date":"2026-04-05T14:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=50936"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:25:51","slug":"10-minutes-ago-in-washington-d-c-jill-biden-was-confirmed-assee-more-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=50936","title":{"rendered":"10 Minutes ago in Washington, D.C.,Jill Biden was confirmed as\u2026See more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a historic move just announced from the White House East Room, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has been confirmed by the Senate as the next U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, marking the first time a sitting First Lady will assume a high-level diplomatic post. President Biden, visibly emotional, stood by her side as she accepted what she called \u201cthe honor of a lifetime\u201d to serve in a nation that has become central to American foreign policy. \u201cI\u2019ve walked the streets of Kyiv with air raid sirens wailing,\u201d she said, referencing her multiple wartime visits. \u201cI\u2019ve held the hands of teachers in bunkers and met soldiers defending democracy. This isn\u2019t just a posting\u2014it\u2019s a promise kept.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"ternalnews.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/ternalnews.com\/ternalnews.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The unprecedented appointment comes at a critical juncture in Ukraine\u2019s defense against Russian aggression, with Dr. Biden\u2019s unique combination of educational expertise (as a community college professor) and diplomatic experience positioning her as a \u201ccompassionate realist.\u201d Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized her \u201cunique ability to bridge military strategy with humanitarian aid,\u201d particularly in rebuilding Ukraine\u2019s shattered school system. The 97-2 Senate vote included rare bipartisan praise, with Senator Lindsey Graham calling her \u201cthe right person at the most dangerous hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"anchorslot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Reactions from Kyiv were immediate. President Zelensky tweeted a photo of their last meeting with the caption \u201cWelcome back, friend\u201d in Ukrainian. Meanwhile, Moscow state media denounced the move as \u201cescalatory,\u201d though European allies hailed it as a masterstroke. Behind the scenes, sources say Dr. Biden insisted on maintaining her community college teaching schedule remotely, telling staff: \u201cIf I can grade papers from Air Force Two, I can do it from an embassy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The First Lady-turned-Ambassador will depart for Kyiv next month after a whirlwind orientation at the Pentagon and NATO headquarters. In her closing remarks, she quoted her favorite poet, Amanda Gorman: \u201cThere is always light. If only we\u2019re brave enough to see it. If only we\u2019re brave enough to be it.\u201d With that, Jill Biden\u2014educator, mother, and now chief American voice in Ukraine\u2019s fight for freedom\u2014walked offstage to a standing ovation, ready to make history once more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a historic move just announced from the White House East Room, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has been confirmed by the Senate as the next U.S&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50938,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>10 Minutes ago in Washington, D.C.,Jill Biden was confirmed as\u2026See more - TernaNews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=50936\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"10 Minutes ago in Washington, D.C.,Jill Biden was confirmed as\u2026See more - 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