Victoria Nuland
Victoria Nuland | |
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| Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
| Assumed office May 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Philip J. Crowley |
| 18th United States Permanent Representative to NATO | |
| In office June 20, 2005 – May 2, 2008 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | R. Nicholas Burns |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Volker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 New York City, New York |
| Spouse | Robert Kagan |
Victoria Nuland (born 1961) is the spokesperson for the United States Department of State.[1]
Career
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In summer 2011, Nuland became the State Department Spokesperson. She was declared a "consummate professional who proved that Foreign Service officers could be trusted to put professionalism over politics."[2]
Personal life
Nuland is the daughter of Yale bioethics and medicine professor Sherwin B. Nuland. She graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1979 and has a B.A. from Brown University. Nuland is married to historian Robert Kagan, with whom she has two children. Nuland speaks Russian and French, and some Chinese.
References
- ^ "Bureau of Public Affairs Front Office Changes".
- ^ "Victoria Nuland to be State Department spokesman". Foreign Policy. May 16, 2011.
External links
- Official Biography – from the U.S. State Department (2010)
- Official Biography – from the U.S. State Department (2008)
- Victoria Nuland biography – from the U.S. NATO Mission website
- C-SPAN Q&A interview with Nuland, June 18, 2006
