Eric Ueland

Eric M. Ueland is an American political advisor and government official who last served as the Senior Official of the Office of the Under Secretary of Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, and previously as the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs before that.[1] He was President Donald Trump's first nominee to become Under Secretary of State for Management in June 2017.[2] His unsuccessful nomination was withdrawn in June 2018 in favor of Brian Bulatao.[3] In July 2020, Ueland was instead nominated to be the next Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights,[4] a position which has been vacant over the first three and a half years of the Trump Administration. On December 21, 2020, he was designated to assume the delegated authorities of the Under Secretary with the title of Senior Official. On December 30, 2020, his nomination was withdrawn by the Trump Administration.[5]

Eric Ueland
Senior Official of the Under Secretary of Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
In office
December 21, 2020 – January 20, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byNathan Sales (acting)
Succeeded byLisa Peterson (acting)
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs
In office
November 2, 2020 – December 20, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMark Pekala
Succeeded byHugo Yon
White House Director of Legislative Affairs
In office
June 17, 2019 – June 5, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byShahira Knight
Succeeded byAmy Swonger (Acting)
Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council
In office
April 2019 – June 16, 2019
Serving with Jennifer B. Lichter
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byLance Leggitt
Succeeded byTheodore J. Wold
Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources
In office
October 1, 2018 – March 29, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byHari Sastry
Succeeded byJames L. Richardson
Personal details
Born (1965-07-12) July 12, 1965
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of San Francisco (BA)

Early life and education

Ueland was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. After graduating from Central Catholic High School, Ueland earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of San Francisco.[6][7]

Career

Ueland has served in senior positions in the United States Senate since 1996, including as chief of staff for Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Assistant Majority Leader Don Nickles. Roll Call described Ueland as a "longtime budget and Senate rules expert" who is "regarded as one of the smarter procedural strategists for the Republicans."[8]

From 2007 to 2013, Ueland was vice president of the Duberstein Group. He has served as the Republican Staff Director of the United States Senate Committee on the Budget since being hired by Jeff Sessions in 2013. Ueland was a member of Donald Trump's transition team.[9]

Between October 2018 to March 2019, Ueland served as the Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources at the Department of State.[1] In April 2019, he joined the White House as a Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council.[10] He served in this position until June 2019 when he became the Director of Legislative Affairs.[10]

In June 2020, Ueland left the White House to serve as a Senior Advisor for the Bureau of International Organization Affairs at the Department of State.[10] In November 2020, Ueland became the bureau's Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary. In December 2020, he was tapped to lead the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights with the title of "Senior Official."[1]

References
  1. "Eric M. Ueland". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. June 9, 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. "Seventeen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today". The White House. June 18, 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. "PN2157 — Eric M. Ueland — Department of State". U.S. Congress. July 29, 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. "Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate", White House, December 30, 2020
  6. Oregonian/OregonLive, Gordon R. Friedman | The (2018-01-09). "Portlander is Trump's pick to lead State Dept. management". oregonlive. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. Group, Pamplin Media. "Portland's Ueland State Dept. nomination withdrawn". https://joomlakave.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03. External link in |website= (help)
  8. Pierce, Emily (June 5, 2013). "Sessions Hires Noted Rules Guru Eric Ueland as Budget Staff Director". Roll Call. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  9. Romm, Tony (September 22, 2016). "Sources: Top GOP budget aide working on Trump transition team". Politico. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  10. Krawzak, Paul (June 5, 2020). "Top White House official leaving for State Department". Roll Call. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
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