▁then ▁became ▁State ▁Department ▁sp ok esp erson ▁in ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁European ▁and ▁E uras ian ▁Affairs ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁assistant ▁secretary , ▁she ▁managed ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁ 5 0 ▁countries ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁E uras ia , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁with ▁NAT O , ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Security ▁and ▁Co operation ▁in ▁Europe . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁lead ▁U . S . ▁point ▁person ▁for ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁crisis . ▁N ul and ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁figure ▁in ▁establish ing ▁loan ▁guarante es ▁to ▁Ukraine , ▁including ▁a ▁$ 1 ▁billion ▁loan ▁guarantee ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁non - le th al ▁assistance ▁to ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁military ▁and ▁border ▁guard . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁Ash ▁Carter , ▁she ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁leading ▁supp orter ▁of ▁def ensive ▁weapons ▁delivery ▁to ▁Ukraine . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁N ul and ▁ur ged ▁Ukraine ▁to ▁start ▁pro sec uting ▁cor rupt ▁officials : ▁" It ' s ▁time ▁to ▁start ▁lock ing ▁up ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁ri pped ▁off ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁population ▁for ▁too ▁long ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁time