On October 29, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Levine to be the ambassador to Portugal.[1] Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 8, 2022. The committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor on March 8, 2022. The entire Senate confirmed Levine by voice vote on March 10, 2022.[3] She presented her credentials to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on April 22, 2022.[4]
Personal life
Levine's husband, Jeffrey E. Levine, is the founder of Douglaston Development and Levine Builders. He has also worked as the president of the Jewish National Fund–USA.[5] Levine has three children.[6]