As Ukraine Simmers, Victoria Nuland Is Now Highest-Ranking Member of US Foreign Service
As Ukraine Simmers, Victoria Nuland Is Now Highest-Ranking Member of US Foreign Service On April 29 the U.S. Senate confirmed Victoria Nuland as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, which has been described as the fourth most important position in the State Department. Though as the first three are filled by political appointees and the other by a career foreign service officer, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs is the highest-ranking member of the U.S. Foreign Service. In an appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in April as part of her confirm...