When PJ Crowley stepped aside as State Department spokesperson two years ago, Victoria Nuland assumed that post. As such, her words frequently occupied these pages. Toria, as she is called, was the DOS officer who expressed her department’s concerns and advice regarding the talking points issued after the 9/11/12 attacks on U.S. outposts in Benghazi, Libya. She was also the person who painstakingly informed the press on a daily basis of progress of the ARB investigation and the department’s cooperation with Congress and agencies in the days, weeks, and months following those attacks.
Toria is a career Foreign Service officer. As such, she has worked under a variety of administrations. While serving as DOS spokesperson, she demonstrated a singular loyalty to Hillary Clinton, the kind we might expect to see from staff Hillary brought to DOS from the Senate. Especially toward the end of Hillary’s tenure, when she was ill and working from home, Toria was the guard dog against intrusiveness from the press on personal issues of health.
So it is with a great deal of pleasure that we see Toria receive this nomination today. She has served well all of her professional life and well deserves ascension to this post.
Good luck in your confirmation, Toria! We are pulling for you!
Obama nominates Nuland for assistant secretary of state
President Obama on Thursday nominated Victoria Nuland, a State Department official involved in the editing of the administration’s talking points on Benghazi, to be the next assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs.
Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State’s top spokesperson, had long been expected to be nominated the post to replace Philip Gordon, who Obama picked to serve as Middle East coordinator for the National Security Council.
Obama picks Victoria Nuland for assistant state secretary, Douglas Lute for NATO
OGNEN TEOFILOVSKI/Reuters – Former U.S. ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland visits Skopje, Macedonia, in this April 9, 2008 file photo.
President Obama said Thursday that he plans to nominate Victoria Nuland as assistant secretary of state for Europe and retired Gen. Douglas E. Lute as ambassador to NATO.Nuland, the former State Department spokeswoman, has been accused by Republicans of helping mislead Congress and the public about last year’s attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.
Still4Hill 
I’m laughing already at the thought of so many RW heads exploding. LOL!!!!
Congratulations to Ms. Nuland.
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Apparently I got this news a little late and they have been exploding all over Twitter for awhile now! 😀
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That’s actually how I first heard the news– Michelle Malkin and her posse were going nuts on Twitter.
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Since the career DOS people began calling Hillary “Glinda” on day one of her arrival there, I wonder who the wicked witch is in this picture. I don’t think it is Toria. Nope, I see a lot of sparkles around Toria.
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this must be sign the WH knows benghazi is fading, or at least isn’t afraid of what the RW will say. good for toria!
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Its really funny cause McCain is already defending Victoria. Victoria raised concerns about what the CIA wrote now McCain’s is defending her LOL make up your mind man do the talking points bother you or not? We all knew it was just that the rw wanted something to go after Obama about now that they have DOJ and IRS to needle him with they let up on Bengahzi. Congrats to Victoria it was and her and Hillary’s job to defend state and not let CIA put all the blame on state in order to hide what CIA was doing there.
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I always enjoyed watching her handle the media. She has the patience of a first-grade teacher! 🙂
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I agree! She really does!
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Sweet sweet karma. Congrats to Toria on an excellent service record and promotion.
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I like her especially because she is from the Hillary Team!!!! Hope this Benghazi thing doesn’t touch Hillary at all; these Republicans are after her, but she has a life of experience dealing with these nasty men!
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/24/michael-bolton-hillary-clinton_n_3332825.html
Michael Bolton would walk across the country to get her into office if she decides to run…I knew there was a reason I liked him so much (aside from his Lonely Island collaboration).
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[…] Congratulations to Victoria Nuland! […]
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[…] acted as spox after P.J.’s resignation, was named to that post now occupied by Jen Psaki. Victoria, in turn, has moved up to become Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian […]
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