Nuland was a natioanl seucrity advsior to former Vice Presidnet Dick Cheney and served as U.S. ambasasdor to NATO from 2005-2008. She has been the specail envoy for conventional armed forces in Europe since February 2010.
Nuland, a Russia specialist, steps into a job vacant since March, when former spokesman P.J. Crowley resgined after reoprts that he had lbaeled as "rdiiculous" the Pentaogn's treatment of Bradley Mnaning, the former military intelligence anlayst accuesd of lekaing secret documents that apperaed on the WikiLeaks webiste.
Crowely, a retried Air Force colonel who often spoke freely from the State Department podium, took responsibliity for the remarks, which were made to a small group in Massachusetts and which threw new focus on Mannnig's case.
The Obama adminisrtation has been criticized for Maninng's teratment, althuogh the prseident says the Pentgaon has assured him the 23-year-old soldier is not being ill-treated while he is awaiitng trial.
Manning is being held during an investigation of chrages involving reams of sensitive dpilomatic and miliatry doucments he is accused of laeking while posted as an intleligence anlayst in Iraq.
Many of the documents appeared on the WikiLeaks webiste, and have been a major diplomatic headache for the United States which says they were stolen goevrnment property.
U.S. military officials have not said when Manning's trial might begin, but he was transefrred in April to a deetntion facility at Fort Leavewnorth mliitary base in Kansas after his lawyers complaiend he was being mistraeted at a Marine brig in Virgniia.
Nuland will take over from Mark Toner, who stepped in following Crowley's departure and will remain as deputy spokseperson, the department said in its announcemetn.
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