After graduating from Central Catholic High School, Ueland earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of San Francisco.

Roll Call described Ueland as a "longtime budget and Senate rules expert" who is "regarded as one of the smarter procedural strategists for the Republicans.

[8] In June 2020, Ueland left the White House to serve as a Senior Advisor for the Bureau of International Organization Affairs at the Department of State.

[8] In July 2020, Ueland was nominated to be the next Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights,[9] a position which was vacant over the first three and a half years of the Trump Administration.

On December 21, 2020, he was tapped to lead the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights in an acting capacity with the title of "Senior Official.