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| Nuland became special envoy for ] and then became State Department spokesperson in summer 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/05/16/victoria_nuland_to_be_state_department_spokesman|title=Victoria Nuland to be State Department spokesman|date=May 16, 2011|work=Foreign Policy}}</ref> | Nuland became special envoy for ] and then became State Department spokesperson in summer 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/05/16/victoria_nuland_to_be_state_department_spokesman|title=Victoria Nuland to be State Department spokesman|date=May 16, 2011|work=Foreign Policy}}</ref> | ||
| ===Assistant Secretary=== | |||
| She was nominated to serve as ] in May 2013 and sworn in to fill that role in September 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/05/obama-nominates-nuland-for-assistant-secretary-of-164711.html|title=Obama nominates Nuland for assistant secretary of state|date=May 23, 2013|work=Politico}} Her confirmation hearing is scheduled for July 11 .</ref> During her confirmation hearings, she faced "sharp questions" about a memo she had sent outlining the ] that would be used by the ] in the days shortly after the ].<ref name="WSJ-nom">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/07/11/nominee-nuland-takes-heat-over-benghazi-at-hearing/|title=Nominee Nuland Takes Heat Over Benghazi at Hearing - Washington Wire - WSJ|work=]|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> | She was nominated to serve as ] in May 2013 and sworn in to fill that role in September 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/05/obama-nominates-nuland-for-assistant-secretary-of-164711.html|title=Obama nominates Nuland for assistant secretary of state|date=May 23, 2013|work=Politico}} Her confirmation hearing is scheduled for July 11 .</ref> During her confirmation hearings, she faced "sharp questions" about a memo she had sent outlining the ] that would be used by the ] in the days shortly after the ].<ref name="WSJ-nom">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/07/11/nominee-nuland-takes-heat-over-benghazi-at-hearing/|title=Nominee Nuland Takes Heat Over Benghazi at Hearing - Washington Wire - WSJ|work=]|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In February 2014, a recording of a phone call between Nuland and U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt was leaked.<ref name="ReutersFeb6">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/07/us-usa-ukraine-tape-idUSBREA1601G20140207|title=Leaked audio reveals embarrassing U.S. exchange on Ukraine, EU|author=DOINA CHIACU AND ARSHAD MOHAMMED|date=Feb 6, 2014|work=]|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> The call is believed to have been intercepted and publicized by Russian agents.<ref name="ReutersFeb6"/><ref name="tradecraft">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079591|title=BBC News - Victoria Nuland: Leaked phone call 'impressive tradecraft'|date=7 February 2014|work=]|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="GuardianFeb7">{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/angela-merkel-victoria-nuland-eu-unacceptable|title=Angela Merkel: Victoria Nuland's remarks on EU are unacceptable|author=Ed Pilkington, Luke Harding and agencies|date=7 February 2014|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> In the call, Nuland expresses frustration at the ]'s reaction to the ]<ref name="GuardianFeb7"/> Nuland's comments stirred strong reactions in Europe, with German chancellor, ], calling the remarks "totally unacceptable".<ref name="GuardianFeb7"/> | ||
| ==Controversial reference to the ] in intercepted phone conversation== | |||
| ⚫ | In February 2014, a recording of a phone call between Nuland and U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt was leaked.<ref name="ReutersFeb6">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/07/us-usa-ukraine-tape-idUSBREA1601G20140207|title=Leaked audio reveals embarrassing U.S. exchange on Ukraine, EU|author=DOINA CHIACU AND ARSHAD MOHAMMED|date=Feb 6, 2014|work=]|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> The call is believed to have been intercepted and publicized by Russian agents.<ref name="ReutersFeb6"/><ref name="tradecraft">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079591|title=BBC News - Victoria Nuland: Leaked phone call 'impressive tradecraft'|date=7 February 2014|work=]|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="GuardianFeb7">{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/angela-merkel-victoria-nuland-eu-unacceptable|title=Angela Merkel: Victoria Nuland's remarks on EU are unacceptable|author=Ed Pilkington, Luke Harding and agencies|date=7 February 2014|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
| Nuland was alleged to have made an obscene reference to the European Union which caused a diplomatic scandal when one version of her January 28, 2014 telephone conversation with the United States Ambassador to ], ], was broadcast on ].<ref name=Rtrs6214>, ] (6 February 2014)</ref> Nuland was discussing with Pyatt her views of the roles of the Ukrainian opposition leaders in the country’s coming government and the ]. Nuland said ] should not be allowed into the government because he was too inexperienced, but that the coming PM should talk to him and to Svoboda "four times per week".<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|last=Mardell|first=Mark|title=BBC Nuland Report|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957|newspaper=BBC website|date=7 February 2014}}</ref> Subsequently, in one version of the call, Nuland stated that she preferred the United Nations as mediator, instead of the European Union, adding "] the EU" and Pyatt responded, "Oh, exactly ...".<ref>, ] (7 February 2014)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/top-us-diplomat-europe-caught-swearing-eu-180240316.html;_ylt=AwrTWVWYBvRSBgMAuf3QtDMD/|title=Top US diplomat for Europe caught swearing about EU|agency=AFP|date=February 6, 2014|accessdate=February 6, 2014|publisher=news.yahoo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-06/intercepted-phone-call-shows-u-s-role-in-ukraine.html /|title=Intercepted Phone Call Shows U.S. Role in Ukraine|author=Atlas, Terry; Gaouette, Nicole|date=February 6, 2013|accessdate=February 6, 2014|publisher=bloomberg.com}}</ref> | |||
| "She has been in contact with her EU counterparts, and of course has apologized", State Department spokeswoman ] said.{{when}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/top-us-diplomat-europe-says-sorry-cursing-eu-212634089.html;_ylt=AwrTWfyAEfRSCGMAibHQtDMD/|title=Top US diplomat for Europe sorry for cursing the EU|agency=AFP|date=February 6, 2014|accessdate=February 6, 2014|publisher=news.yahoo.com}}</ref> | |||
| A spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief ] stated on the same day that the EU would not comment on a "leaked alleged" conversation.<ref name=Rtrs6214/> The next day a spokeswoman, Christiane Wirtz, stated that German Chancellor ] termed Nuland's remark "absolutely unacceptable".<ref name=gardMnsw>, ] (7 February 2014)</ref> Furthermore, the president of the ], ], has also condemned the remark as "unacceptable".<ref name="le monde">{{fr icon}} Sylvie Kauffmann, , '']'', 9 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-09</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Victoria Nuland | |
|---|---|
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| Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
| In office May 31, 2011 – February 11, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Philip J. Crowley |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Psaki |
| 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 | Victoria Jane Nuland 1961 (age 63–64) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Robert Kagan |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
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Victoria Jane Nuland (born 1961) is the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the United States Department of State.
Early life and education
Nuland is the daughter of Yale bioethics and medicine professor Sherwin B. Nuland, whose original surname was Nudelman. Victoria’s paternal grandfather was Meyer Nudelman from a family of Jewish immigrants who came to New York City from the Russian Empire.
Victoria Nuland graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1979 and has a B.A. from Brown University. Nuland speaks Russian, French, and a little Chinese. Nuland has two children. Nuland’s husband is historian Robert Kagan, Council on Foreign Relations member, and co-founder of the think-tank "Project for the New American Century" (PNAC).
Career
During the Bill Clinton administration, Nuland was chief of staff to Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott before moving on to serve as deputy director for former Soviet Union affairs.
She served as the principal deputy foreign policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney and then as U.S. ambassador to NATO.
Nuland became special envoy for Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and then became State Department spokesperson in summer 2011.
She was nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs in May 2013 and sworn in to fill that role in September 2013. During her confirmation hearings, she faced "sharp questions" about a memo she had sent outlining the talking points that would be used by the Obama administration in the days shortly after the 2012 Benghazi attack.
In February 2014, a recording of a phone call between Nuland and U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt was leaked. The call is believed to have been intercepted and publicized by Russian agents. In the call, Nuland expresses frustration at the EU's reaction to the political unrest in Ukraine Nuland's comments stirred strong reactions in Europe, with German chancellor, Angela Merkel, calling the remarks "totally unacceptable".
References
- "Bureau of Public Affairs Front Office Changes".
- Nuland, Sherwin B. Lost in America: A Journey with My Father
- "Victoria Nuland to be State Department spokesman". Foreign Policy. May 16, 2011.
- "Obama nominates Nuland for assistant secretary of state". Politico. May 23, 2013. Her confirmation hearing is scheduled for July 11 .
- "Nominee Nuland Takes Heat Over Benghazi at Hearing - Washington Wire - WSJ". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ DOINA CHIACU AND ARSHAD MOHAMMED (Feb 6, 2014). "Leaked audio reveals embarrassing U.S. exchange on Ukraine, EU". Reuters. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- "BBC News - Victoria Nuland: Leaked phone call 'impressive tradecraft'". BBC Online. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Ed Pilkington, Luke Harding and agencies (7 February 2014). "Angela Merkel: Victoria Nuland's remarks on EU are unacceptable". Retrieved 19 May 2014.
External links
- Official biography at the U.S. State Department
- Official biography at the U.S. State Department (2008 archive)
- Official biography at the U.S. NATO Mission website
- Template:Worldcat id
- Appearances on C-SPAN
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byR. Nicholas Burns | U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO 2005–2008 |
Succeeded byKurt Volker |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded byPhilip Gordon | Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs 18 September 2013– incumbent |
Succeeded byincumbent |
