03/16/2026
Marie Yovanovitch didn’t just serve her country abroad — she warned us how to save our democracy at home.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch stood up to corruption, told the truth under oath, and paid a price for it. She’s seen what happens when democratic institutions are hollowed out and when strongmen try to bend the system to their will. And her message to us is simple:
We need to stand up for our values.
We need to defend our institutions.
We need to participate in civil society and support a free press.
Not every citizen can do everything.
But each of us can do one thing.
Every day, people like Marie — and ordinary Americans in every community — are reanimating the Constitution and the values it represents. They speak out, organize, vote, protect the rule of law, and refuse to look away. They keep going even when the odds feel stacked against them, even when wrongdoers seem to be rewarded, because it’s the right thing to do.
