Kristen Silverberg
Former United States ambassador to the European Union; original co-founder of United Against Nuclear Iran
| Kristen Silverberg
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| Image |  Official portrait as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, 16 December 2005. Photograph by Ann Thomas, U.S. Department of State (public domain). |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Diplomat; lawyer |
| Known for | Former United States ambassador to the European Union; assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs; listed among the original co-founders and former advisory board members of United Against Nuclear Iran |
| Education | Bachelor's degree, Harvard College; J.D., University of Texas |
Kristen Silverberg is a former United States diplomat. An official United Against Nuclear Iran leadership listing, retrieved on 11 November 2026, places her among the organisation's "Original Co-Founders and Former Advisory Board Members" and describes her as a former U.S. ambassador to the EU and assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs. The official UANI biography page on the same date uses the same title wording. Those official titles are all stated.[1][2]
United Against Nuclear Iran
The official UANI leadership listing, retrieved on 11 November 2026, lists Kristen Silverberg under the heading "Original Co-Founders and Former Advisory Board Members", and describes her as a former U.S. ambassador to the EU and assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs. The official UANI biography page on the same date uses that title wording and does not add a longer biographical text.[1][2]
United States government service
An official biography issued by the U.S. Department of State, released on 1 October 2008, records that Ambassador Kristen Silverberg was nominated by President George W. Bush on 24 April 2008 and confirmed by the Senate on 27 June, that she took the oath of office on 8 July, and that she presented her credentials in Brussels on 22 July. The heading on that official biography describes her as Ambassador, European Union, with a term of appointment from 8 July 2008. An official record of the Office of the Historian of the Department of State describes the post as Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, appointed on 2 May 2008, with termination of mission on 18 January 2009. Those official titles and dates are all stated.[3][4]
The official State Department biography records that she served from August 2005 to July 2008 as assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs, that she managed the work of more than 450 employees in Washington and at seven U.S. missions, and that she oversaw U.S. contributions totalling over $2.4 billion. The Office of the Historian record states that she was appointed to that office on 2 August 2005, entered on duty on 16 August 2005, and that the appointment terminated on 7 July 2008. Those official dates are all stated.[3][4]
The official State Department biography records that, before joining the State Department, she served as deputy assistant to the president and advisor to the chief of staff in the White House, and that she previously served as deputy assistant to President Bush for domestic policy. It states that, in 2003, she worked in Baghdad, Iraq, as a senior advisor to Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, for which she received the Secretary of Defense Outstanding Public Service Award.[3]
Legal practice and education
The official State Department biography records that, before joining the government, she practised law at Williams and Connolly in Washington, D.C., with a focus on commercial litigation. It states that, during October Term 1999, she worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Clarence Thomas, United States Supreme Court, and that she previously clerked for the Honorable David Sentelle, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. It records that she earned her bachelor's degree cum laude from Harvard College and her J.D. with High Honors from the University of Texas.[3]
External links
- United Against Nuclear Iran, official biography
- United Against Nuclear Iran, leadership
- U.S. Department of State, official biography (released 1 October 2008)
- Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, official record
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United Against Nuclear Iran, Kristen Silverberg, official biography, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 United Against Nuclear Iran, Leadership, official listing, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 U.S. Department of State, Silverberg, Kristen, official biography, released 1 October 2008, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, Kristen Silverberg, official departmental history record, accessed 11 November 2026.