Victoria Jane Nuland Aka Toria Nuland, Third-Ranking US Diplomat, Staunch Supporter of Ukraine Retires; Know All About Her

The third-ranking US Diplomat, Victoria Jane Nuland also known as Toria Nuland has announced her retirement. The staunch supporter of Ukraine in the ongoing Russian -Ukraine war will leave her position as the under secretary of state for political affairs in the coming weeks, the State Department said on Tuesday, March 5.

Nuland, who has been serving as under secretary of state since 2021, assumed the post of Deputy Secretary of State after Wendy Sherman’s retirement. She was appointed under the administration led by US president Joe Biden. After serving as acting deputy for seven months, Nuland lost out on the position when President Joe Biden nominated Kurt Campbell to the number two spot. Following this, Nuland decided to retire from her office.

Nuland’s political career began in 1993 as deputy director for former Soviet Union affairs during Bill Clinton’s administration. She served as the U.S. embassy in Moscow during the eventful 1990s, and was in the city during the attempted coup against the former Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

Nuland was a policy adviser to the United States during George Bush’s administration, and had influential role during the Iraq War. Following her tenure at the U.S. embassy in Moscow, she assumed the role of U.S. ambassador to NATO. Subsequently, she was selected to serve as the State Department spokeswoman under former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton during President Barack Obama’s first term.