Nancy Soderberg
Nancy Soderberg | |
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Santurce, Puerto Rico, U.S. | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Vanderbilt University (BA) Georgetown University (MS) |
Website | Official website |
Nancy Elisabeth Soderberg (born March 13, 1958) is an American foreign policy strategist who currently serves as Resident Director for National Democratic Institute in Kosovo. Soderberg served as the third-ranking official on the Clinton Administration's National Security Council from 1993 to 1997 and as an Alternate Representative to the United Nations as a Presidential Appointee, with the rank of Ambassador, from 1997 to 2001. She has also held positions at the International Crisis Group, Connect U.S. Fund, and the Public Interest Declassification Board. In 2012 she ran unsuccessfully for Florida Senate District 4. Soderberg ran for Congress as a Democrat in the 2018 midterm elections in Florida's 6th congressional district.[1][2]
Education and early career
Soderberg was born in
She was accepted to
Political career
Early career
Albright got her a job counting delegates for
Clinton administration
In 1992,
After Clinton won the election, she was the Staff Director at the
In 1997, Clinton nominated her to be the Alternate Representative to the
Later career
Soderberg currently serves as NDI’s Senior Resident Director for Kosovo, President and CEO of Soderberg Global Solutions and Director of the Public Service Leadership Program at the
From 2001 to she was Vice President for Multilateral Affairs of the International Crisis Group, where she advocated conflict prevention at the United Nations and other multilateral institutions. Although she had moved to Jacksonville, Florida, in 2004, she served as President of Connect U.S. Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based foundation that promoted responsible global engagement, from 2009 to 2013. In that capacity, she advocated conflict prevention at the United Nations and other multilateral institutions. She also served as President of the Sister Cities Program of the City of New York from 2002 to 2006.[5] She is also Director of the Public Service Leadership Program at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, which encourages students, who are often first-generation students and refugees, to pursue careers in public service, including in government and at nonprofit organizations. She also teaches two courses in American foreign policy.[5]
Soderberg was a foreign-policy adviser to Michael Bloomberg during his second mayoral term, when he was receiving regular briefings on foreign policy from Soderberg, Henry Kissinger, and other experts.[7] One source called her "Bloomberg's Condi" and spurred rumors that he was contemplating a 2008 presidential campaign.[8]
In 2011, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown appointed Soderberg to the Jacksonville International Business Coalition,[9] and in 2013, he appointed her to the Board of the Jacksonville Port Authority.[10] After Lenny Curry defeated Alvin Brown in the 2015 mayoral election, the new mayor requested she resign, which she did "with deep regret" with two years remaining on her four-year term.[11]
In 2011, she was appointed by President
She was formerly on the Board of Advisors to the President of the Naval Postgraduate School and Naval War College. She is Vice Chairman of the Board of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy.[13]
Florida politics
Soderberg was a candidate for Florida Senate District 4 in the 2012 elections. She ran against Aaron Bean, former Florida State House Representative, in the newly open district. She ultimately lost but outperformed traditional voting patterns by 6 points.[14]
On July 12, 2017, Soderberg filed to run for Congress as a Democrat in the
Personal life
Soderberg was visiting
Media
Soderberg publishes and speaks regularly on national security policy. Her second book, The Prosperity Agenda What the World Wants from America—and What We Need in Return, written with Brian Katulis, was published in July 2008. It argues for American leadership in tackling the world’s challenges in exchange for the world assisting us with our threat. Her 2005 book, The Superpower Myth: The Use and Misuse of American Might, analyzes the use of force and diplomacy over the last decade. She is a regular commentator on national and international television and radio, having appeared on NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, BBC, Fox, National Public Radio, the Lehrer News Hour,
- The Superpower Myth: The Use and Misuse of American Might, Wiley, 2005, ISBN 9780471656838.[21]
- With Brian Katulis, The Prosperity Agenda: What the World Wants from America--and What We Need in Return, Wiley, 2008, ISBN 9780470105290 [22]
References
- ^ a b Piggott, Jim (July 12, 2017). "Former UN ambassador to run for Congress". WJXT. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ a b Soderberg for Congress [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f Strickland, Sandy (May 4, 2012). "EVE speaker Nancy Soderberg went from the biology lab to the world stage". The Florida-Times Union. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ a b "Executive Profile: Nancy Soderberg". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Biographies". US Naval War College. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Terms of reference of the Security Council mission to East Timor and Indonesia". ReliefWeb. October 25, 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Boren, Sam (December 31, 2007). "Bloomberg Moves Closer to Running for President". New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Stein, Sam (March 28, 2008). "Bloomberg Crams On Foreign Policy: Proof That He's Planning '08 Bid?". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ "Mayor names 3 to international business coalition". Jacksonville Daily Record. December 22, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ "JaxPort Welcomes New and Returning Board Members". JaxPort News. November 19, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Bauerlein, David (August 28, 2015). "Former ambassador Nancy Soderberg resigns from JaxPort board at mayor's request". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Public Interest Declassification Board (November 2012). Transforming the Security Classification System (PDF). Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration.
- ^ "Nancy E. Soderberg". National Committee on American Foreign Policy. January 20, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Dixon, Matt (November 6, 2012). "No contest for Aaron Bean in District 4 race". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Gancarski, A.G. (July 19, 2017). "Nancy Soderberg launches campaign for Ron DeSantis' seat". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Dixon, Matt (January 5, 2018). "DeSantis makes it official, enters governor's race". Politico. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ "Florida's 6th Congressional District - Ballotpedia".
- ^ Legorano, Giovanni (June 6, 2017). "Third London Bridge Attacker Youssef Zaghba Had Been Stopped in Italy". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Willsher, Kim (June 6, 2017). "Tourists shelter in Notre Dame Cathedral as hammer-wielding assailant attacks police". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Harper, Mark (June 6, 2017). "Ex-ambassador with Volusia, Flagler ties among U.S. visitors to Notre-Dame during attack". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ LaMoshi, Gary. "Unilateralism fails global tests". Asia Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2005. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Nancy Soderberg, Brian Katulis. "The Prosperity Agenda: What the World Wants from America—and What We Need in Return" Wiley, 2008, 272 pp.