Marie Yovanovitch Net Worth $5 Million

What Is Marie Yovanovitch’s Net Worth?

Marie Yovanovitch is an American diplomat and former US Ambassador to Ukraine who has a net worth of $5 million. She was born on November 11, 1958, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

In the 40s, her parents emigrated to Canada, where she was born.

”Like so many in Europe in the 1940s, including those in the Ukrainian American community, my parents survived poverty, war, and displacement,” Marie told NPR in December 2019.

Her parents emigrated to the United States when Marie was a toddler. ”They finally arrived in the United States, with me in tow, in search of freedom, accountability, and opportunity,” she said.

In 1976, she graduated from the Kent School in Connecticut.

In 1980, Marie earned a BA in history and Russian studies from Princeton University.

In 1986, she joined the US Foreign Service.

In 2001, Yovanovitch received an MS from the National Defense University’s National War College.

From 2003 to 2004, she served as the Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.

In 2004, Yovanovitch was named ambassador to Kyrgyzstan. She remained in this post until February 2008.

From August 4, 2008, to June 9, 2011, she served as the US Ambassador to Armenia — one of the largest embassy compounds in the world. Later, she was appointed the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.

US Ambassador to Ukraine

In 2016, Yovanovitch was appointed ambassador to Ukraine by President Barack Obama.

In early 2019, Marie was recalled from her post after a smear campaign by Rudy Giuliani and other associates.

In November 2019, she testified during the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

On January 31, 2020, it was announced that Yovanovitch has retired from the State Department.

In December 2020, Yovanovitch received the PEN/Benenson Courage Award.

”She is a powerful exemplar of the kind of courage this award is meant to honor,” stated Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America. The award was previously won by student activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida and Anita Hill.

Book

On March 15, 2022, Yovanovitch released her memoir – “Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir,” via Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said in an announcement: ”Yovanovitch’s book will deliver pointed reflections on the issues confronting America today, and thoughts on how we can shore up our democracy.” 

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Husband/Boyfriend

Yovanovitch was never married. Also, there is no information about her boyfriend.

Quotes

”I had always thought that our institutions would forever protect us against individual transgressors.”

”It’s important to allow the folks with regional expertise, experience, language skills, and relationships to lead in our foreign policy.”

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Net Worth

So, how much is Marie Yovanovitch worth?

Yovanovitch earned most of her wealth from serving as the US Ambassador to Ukraine (2016 – 2019), US Ambassador to Armenia (2008 – 2011), and US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan (2005 – 2008). 

”There is nothing more gratifying than working for the American people, making the U.S. and the world more democratic, more prosperous, and more secure,” Yovanovitch said.

”There is a perception that diplomats lead a comfortable life throwing dinner parties in fancy homes,” Yovanovitch said in an interview with The Guardian in November 2019. She added: ”I have moved 13 times and served in seven different countries, five of them hardship posts.”

Marie also served as the international advisor and deputy commandant at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy of the National Defense University and as the dean of the School of Language Studies at the Foreign Service Institute.

Her net worth increased significantly after she signed the deal to release her book. According to  Associated Press, the deal is worth seven figures.

According to Yovanovitch’s 2019 financial disclosure, she has assets worth between $1.3 million and $3.3 million. Since then, she has inked a seven figures book agreement.

In 2020, Yovanovitch landed a seven-figure book deal. Her memoir was released in 2022. On Amazon, Yovanovitch’s book has over 1,770 ratings — this translates into about 88,500 to 177,000 sold copies.

Therefore, Canadian-American diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has an estimated net worth of $5 million.

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