Victoria Nuland
Victoria Jane Nuland (born July 1, 1961) also known as Toria Nuland is an American diplomat currently serving as under secretary of state for political affairs since 2021. A former member of the US Foreign Service, she served as assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs from 2013 to 2017 and the 18th U.S. ambassador to NATO from 2005 to 2008. Between July 2023 and February 2024, Nuland served as acting deputy secretary of state following the retirement of Wendy Sherman.
Victoria Nuland | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
| Assumed office May 3, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | David Hale |
| Acting United States Deputy Secretary of State | |
| In office July 29, 2023 – February 12, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Wendy Sherman |
| Succeeded by | Kurt M. Campbell |
| Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs | |
| In office September 18, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | John A. Heffern |
| Preceded by | Philip Gordon |
| Succeeded by | John A. Heffern (Acting) |
| Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
| In office May 31, 2011 – April 5, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Philip Crowley |
| Succeeded by | Jen Psaki |
| 18th United States Ambassador to NATO | |
| In office June 20, 2005 – May 2, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Burns |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Volker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victoria Jane Nuland July 1, 1961 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Robert Kagan |
| Education | Brown University (BA) |
Nuland held the rank of career ambassador, the highest diplomatic rank in the U.S. Foreign Service. She is the former CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), serving from January 2018 until early 2019, and is also the Brady-Johnson distinguished practitioner in grand strategy at Yale University and a member of the board of the National Endowment for Democracy. She served as a nonresident fellow in the Brookings Institution's foreign policy program and senior counselor at the Albright Stonebridge Group.