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. | 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. |