This is stated in a message on the website of the Biden team.
Biden also nominated Wendy Sherman for the post of first undersecretary of state.
Nuland has worked at the State Department for over 30 years.
She also served as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.
On January 13, it became known that Biden had nominated the country's ex-Permanent Representative to the UN, Samantha Power, to the post of head of the Agency for International Development (USAID).