U.S. government adopts 'Kyiv' spelling

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of State reported that on October 3, the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) unanimously voted to change the BGN standard transliteration of the name of the Ukrainian capital to Kyiv.

This decision affects the whole U.S. government. The State Department noted: "Although 'Kiev' remains the BGN conventional name for this city, all State Department offices and operations are requested to immediately begin using the new spelling 'Kyiv' in all written communication. The American diplomatic post there will henceforth be called Embassy Kyiv."

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, October 22, 2006, No. 43, Vol. LXXIV

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