Julie Stufft, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Ambassador to Kazakhstan, outlined her priorities during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing, pledging to support 'America's growing strategic partnership with Kazakhstan.
Stufft stated that if her candidacy confirmed, she will foster deeper bilateral economic ties, including through U.S. investment in energy, technology, and infrastructure.
"Today, we’re on the threshold of a new era of commercial and energy cooperation with Kazakhstan, a global leader in uranium production, a major oil exporter, and holder of vast reserves of critical minerals," she added.
But the partnership with Kazakhstan goes beyond commercial interests, as Kazakhstan is sandwiched between Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
"Russia looms over Kazakhstan across the world’s longest land border, with China trying to dominate the telecommunications and extractive sectors. The United States benefits from a Kazakhstan that is stable, independent, and prosperous," she stated, adding that Kazakhstan is a "solid partner to the United States" in other areas, including improving export controls to curb Russian sanctions avoidance and making essential contributions to the C5+1 diplomatic platform.
As a middle power, Kazakhstan is increasingly positioned to play a crucial role in fostering regional and global stability, peace, and sustainable development in the region.
"Kazakhstan enjoys a high level of international trust and is often referred to as a 'middle power.' Unburdened by the complexities of superpower politics, our agility enables us to navigate intricate diplomatic terrains and carve paths toward compromise and reconciliation," Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said in a statement published last January, adding that this status required not only consistent efforts in foreign policy, but also tangible progress in key domestic areas such as economics, investment, science, and technology.
While outlining the country’s foreign policy, he emphasized that Kazakhstan would focus on deepening regional partnerships and advancing to a new level of cooperation with its closest neighbours—particularly the countries of Central Asia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
"The implementation and progress of major investment projects involving China, Russia, the United States, the European Union, the Middle East, Asia, and other international partners must be kept under close and continuous oversight," he added.
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