Julie Stufft is an American public servant and diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Kazakhstan since 2026. She previously held the position of senior bureau official at the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Julie Stufft | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2026[1][better source needed] | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Daniel N. Rosenblum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wayne County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Case Western Reserve University (BA) Duke University (BS) | |
Early life and education
editStufft is from Wayne County, Ohio.[2] Stufft holds B.A. and B.S. degrees from Case Western Reserve University and a master’s degree from Duke University.[3]
Career
editStufft served as senior bureau official for Bureau of Consular Affairs until February 2025.[4][5] On July 9, 2025, she was nominated to serve as U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan.[6] The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing on her nomination in July 2025.[2]
Stufft speaks English, Russian, Romanian, French, and Polish.[7]
References
edit- ↑ https://x.com/i/status/2009593064797737154
- 1 2 "Opening Statement for Julie Stufft Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan Senate Committee on Foreign Relations" (PDF). July 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Stufft, Julie – Republic of Kazakhstan – July 2025". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ↑ Gramer, Robbie (March 3, 2025). "Can Trump and Zelenskyy find a way to get along?". POLITICO. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Julie Stufft". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ↑ Nominations & Appointments (July 9, 2025). "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ↑ English, Orda (July 30, 2025). "Julie Stufft Outlines Priorities as U.S. Ambassador Nominee to Kazakhstan". en.orda.kz. Retrieved August 23, 2025.