KIEV, Sept. 19 - American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine President Jorge Zukoski has decided to resign by the end of 2013 after 15 years as president, according to the Chamber's press service.

The resignation is for personal reasons, and Zukoski plans to return to the United States and relatives in particular, the Chamber told Interfax-Ukraine. It has nothing to do "with a loss of faith in Ukraine," the press service added.