Nuland became special envoy for Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and then became [[State Department]] spokesperson in summer 2011.[6]<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>
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Nuland was nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, covering former Soviet satalite Republics and the [[Russian Federation]], in May 2013 and sworn in to fill that role in September 2013.