
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday tapped former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, the great-granddaughter of Ukrainian immigrants, as the new U.S. special representative for Ukraine’s economic recovery.
Pritzker, who served as Commerce Department secretary under former President Barack Obama, will lead the U.S. drive to rebuild the Ukraine economy. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has endured for more than 18 months and shows no sign of ending soon.