Julie Stufft

Julie Stufft is an American public servant and career diplomat who is serving the United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan.

Early life and education

Stufft is from Wayne County, Ohio. Stufft holds B.A. and B.S. degrees from Case [Western Reserve University] and a master’s degree from Duke University.

Career

Stufft served as senior bureau official for Bureau of Consular Affairs until February 2025. On July 9, 2025, she was nominated to serve as List of [ambassadors of the United States to Kazakhstan|U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan]. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing on her nomination in July 2025.
Stufft speaks English, Russian, Romanian, French, and Polish.