Silverberg was previously
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs for the
United States government. In that role, she was in charge of the
Bureau of International Organization Affairs, a part of the
State Department. Prior to her appointment to the State Department, Silverberg served in the following positions in the
White House: • Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the
Chief of Staff • Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy • Deputy Assistant to the President and Advisor to the Chief of Staff Silverberg also served as Senior Adviser to
Paul Bremer when he was Administrator of the
Coalition Provisional Authority in
Iraq—reportedly "because she was interested in the work, and not at the behest of the White House." She has been described as a "rising star" in the White House, and as "one of the White House's most trusted behind-the-scenes aides." ==Personal life==