Jeff Hovenier
Jeff Hovenier | |
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United States Ambassador to Kosovo | |
Assumed office January 10, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Philip S. Kosnett |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeffrey Hovenier |
Education | Brigham Young University (BA) Georgetown University (MA) |
Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Hovenier is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Kosovo since 2022.
Early life and education[]
Hovenier was raised in Bellingham, Washington. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from Brigham Young University and a Master of Arts in government and international relations from Georgetown University.[1]
Career[]
A member of the Senior Foreign Service, Hovenier has been assigned to embassies in Peru, Croatia, Greece, Panama, Germany, and Paraguay, in addition to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Hovenier also served as the director for Central and Southeastern European affairs for the United States National Security Council.[2] Hovenier also served in the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey as its charge d’affaires from August 2018 to July 2019,[1][3] and Deputy chief of mission from August 2018 to July 2021, when Scott M. Oudkirk assumed his post as DCM.[1][4]
Hovenier was nominated to serve as United States ambassador to Kosovo on July 2, 2021.[5][6] On July 13, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[7] On October 5, 2021, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[8] On October 19, 2021, his nomination was reported favorably out of committee.[9] The United States Senate confirmed him in November 18, 2021 by voice vote. He presented his credentials to President Vjosa Osmani in Pristina on January 10, 2022.[10]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Deputy Chief of Mission Jeffrey M. Hovenier". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Turkey. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ https://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Jeffrey Hovenier, U.S. charge d'affaires, summoned by Turkey over Twitter 'like'". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
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- ^ "Deputy Chief of Mission Scott M. Oudkirk". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Turkey. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Biden picks Penn president for Germany ambassador". GreenwichTime. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Jeff Hovenier, new US Ambassador to Kosovo – Latest News | Kosovo Now". Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 13, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PN779 - Nomination of Jeffrey M. Hovenier for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "SFRC APPROVES 33 CRITICAL FOREIGN POLICY NOMINATIONS" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Ambassador Hovenier Presenting His Credentials". U.S. Embassy in Kosovo. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- Living people
- 21st-century American diplomats
- Ambassadors of the United States to Kosovo
- Brigham Young University alumni
- Georgetown University alumni
- People from Bellingham, Washington
- United States Department of State officials
- United States Foreign Service personnel