About Nancy

Ambassador Soderberg is an author, public commentator, and foreign policy expert.  She serves as President of Connect U.S. Fund in Washington, D.C., a foundation initiative to promote U.S. engagement in today’s global challenges. She is also a Visiting Distinguished Scholar at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville and President and CEO of Soderberg Solutions, an international consulting firm.  From 2001-2005, she served as Vice President for Multilateral Affairs of the International Crisis Group in New York, a non-profit conflict prevention organization.  She served in the White House as the third-ranked official on the National Security Council (1993-1996) and as Alternate Representative to the United Nations (1997-2001), with the rank of Ambassador.  Prior to joining the Administration, she served as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator Edward M. Kennedy.  She has been active in national politics over the last twenty years, serving in a variety of positions on the campaigns of the Democratic nominee for President.

In 2012, President Barack Obama appointed Ambassador Soderberg as Chair of the Public Interest Declassification Board, an advisory committee established by Congress to promote pubic access to U.S. national security decisions.  In 2011, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown appointed her to the Jacksonville International Business Coalition.  In 2008, she was elected Precinct Committeewoman, Duval County Democratic Executive Committee, Jacksonville, Florida and currently serves as the chair of Florida’s National Security Network.

Her second book, The Prosperity Agenda: What The World Wants From America — and What We Need In Return, was published in July 2008.   Her first book, The Superpower Myth: The Use and Misuse of American Might, was published in March 2005.  She speaks and publishes regularly in leading newspapers and journals on national security policy.  She is a frequent commentator on national and international television and radio. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves on the advisory board of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and the Stanley Foundation.  She is on the board of the Jacksonville World Affairs Council.

Nancy is available to comment on the following topics:

  • Foreign policy
  • Iraq
  • Afghanistan
  • North Korea
  • Iran
  • Africa
  • The Middle East
  • Peacekeeping
  • Terrorism
  • Nonproliferation
  • The United Nations
  • National politics
  • Strategies behind policies, debates, key challenges for the candidates.