Careers in Diplomacy and the US Foreign Service with Ambassador Victoria Nuland

Ambassador Victoria Nuland is Shelby Cullom Davis Professor in the Practice of International Diplomacy and Director of the International Fellows Program at the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs. A U.S. diplomat for 35 years, she served six U.S. Presidents and 10 Secretaries of State of both political parties and holds the rank of Career Ambassador. She was Acting Deputy Secretary of State from July 2023 until March 2024, and served concurrently as Under Secretary for Political Affairs. Her tenure as U/S for Political Affairs began in April 2021.