▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Just ▁Sports ▁St ats ▁College ▁stats ▁F an base ▁profile ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : Play ers ▁of ▁American ▁football ▁from ▁California ▁Category : American ▁football ▁off ensive ▁lin emen ▁Category : Not re ▁D ame ▁Fight ing ▁Irish ▁football ▁players ▁Category : New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁players ▁Category : New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁players ▁Category : S ac r amento ▁Sur ge ▁players ▁Category : Super ▁Bowl ▁champions ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Sac r amento , ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Emb ass y ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁K iev ▁is ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁to ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁recognized ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁opened ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁its ▁capital , ▁K iev , ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁This ▁first ▁emb ass y ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁for ▁the ▁She v chen k iv sky i ▁District ▁that ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁from ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁August ▁put sch ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁That ▁building ▁was ▁ere cted ▁som etime ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁on ▁territory ▁that ▁previously ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Greek ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁that ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the