Former Ukraine Envoy Kurt Volker Resigns From McCain Institute

Former Ukraine Envoy Kurt Volker Resigns From McCain Institute
Former Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker departs following a closed-door deposition led by the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 3, 2019. Zach Gibson/Getty Images
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Kurt Volker, the former Ukraine envoy who resigned at the end of the last month, has stepped down from another post, this time as executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership, amid the impeachment saga.

Volker, who was the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, said he was resigning from the Washington-based think tank because the recent media focus on his role in the impeachment inquiry was “becoming a distraction from the accomplishments and continued growth of the institute.”