W. Robert Kohorst | |
---|---|
![]() | |
United States Ambassador to Croatia | |
In office January 10, 2018 –January 13, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Julieta Valls Noyes |
Succeeded by | Nathalie Rayes |
Personal details | |
Born | William Robert Kohorst February 21,1953 Cincinnati,Ohio,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Shelley Allen |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Dayton (BS) University of Michigan (JD) |
William Robert Kohorst (born February 21,1953) is an American attorney and businessman who served as United States Ambassador to Croatia from January 2018 to 2021. [1] [2]
Kohorst is the son of William Robert and Mary Helen Kohorst. [3]
He graduated from La Salle High School in Pasadena,California,in 1971. [4] He graduated with honors from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Science in accounting,in 1975. [5] and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1978. [6]
Kohorst started his career as a law clerk with Judge Engel at the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1978. In 1979,he then went on to work as an attorney for a law office in California,where he made partner in 1982.
Afterwards,Kohorst worked as an investment banker for what later became a Fortune 1000 company and stayed until he founding his own firm,Private placement Group for Public Storage,Inc.,a U.S. real estate syndicator,in 1984. [6] [7] [8]
He worked as President in this position until 1990,when he bought two companies and became CEO and principal of Tiger Shark Golf,Inc. and Masquerade International,Inc. and also began serving as President of RK Holdings,Inc. [6] [8] [9] In 1991,Kohorst co-founded KH Financial,Inc.,which later became Everest Properties,a company that purchases and operates apartment,self-storage,and retail properties. [10] [8] In 2002,Kohorst began working for Maxus Realty,Inc. and stayed with the company until 2015. From 2015 until 2017,Kohorst served as Director of Posey Company. [11] Today Kohorst is the President,CEO,Chairman and Director of multiple businesses within the Everest Group. [11]
Kohorst donated over $1.1 million to Republican national and state committees and candidates from 2015 to 2017. [12]
He was nominated as United States Ambassador to Croatia in early September 2017,testified before the Senate on October 5 and was confirmed by Senate voice vote on November 2,2017. [13] [14] [15]
Kohorst has served as director and chairman of the San Gabriel chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization,regent of Loyola Marymount University,since 2009 trustee of La Salle College Preparatory,and president of the San Gabriel Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America. [16] [6] [17] [18]
Kohorst is also a trustee of the Maxus Realty Trust. [19]
Through the Kohorst Allen Family Foundation,which was established in 2008,the family has donated more than $1 million to La Salle College Preparatory and is part of the Saint Benilde Society. [11] [20] [21]
Kohorst is married to Shelley Allen,they have two sons and two grandchildren. [6] [15]
Daniel Ray Coats is an American politician,attorney,and diplomat. From 2017 to 2019,he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1989 to 1999 and again from 2011 to 2017. He was the United States Ambassador to Germany from 2001 to 2005,and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1989. Coats served on the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence while in the U.S. Senate.
Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician and former diplomat. A member of the Republican Party,he served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 before serving as the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and again as the 42nd Governor of the state from 2011 to 2017. He is the longest-serving governor in United States history. Branstad served as the United States Ambassador to China from 2017 to 2020 under President Donald Trump.
Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles,California located on the west side of the city in Los Angeles' tech hub,Silicon Beach,one mile from the Pacific Ocean and four miles north of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students making it the largest Catholic University on the West Coast.
Loyola Law School is the law school of Loyola Marymount University,a private Catholic university in Los Angeles,California. Loyola was established in 1920.
Vornado Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust formed in Maryland in 1982,with its primary office in New York City. The company invests in office buildings and street retail in Manhattan.
John Anthony Zaccaro is an American real estate developer and owner of P. Zaccaro &Company,which was founded by his father Philip Zaccaro. The company acts as a landlord for properties in the Little Italy,Chinatown,and East Side areas of Manhattan and previously in Queens.
Jamie D. McCourt is the former United States Ambassador to France and Monaco who served from 2017 to 2021. She was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in on November 2,2017. Ambassador McCourt is also the United States Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe. McCourt is the founder and CEO of Jamie Enterprises and a former executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers. She became the highest-ranking woman in Major League Baseball,appointed first as vice chairman of the Dodgers in 2004,then president in 2005,and finally CEO in 2009.
John Rakolta Jr is an American businessman and a former diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2019 to 2021. He is the former CEO of Walbridge,a full-service construction company headquartered in Detroit. He was also one of the National Finance Chairs for Mitt Romney's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns.
John Joseph Sullivan is an American attorney and government official who served as the United States Ambassador to Russia from 2020 to 2022,and who previously served as the 19th United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Sullivan served as Acting United States Secretary of State from April 1,2018,to April 26,2018,following President Donald Trump's dismissal of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 13,2018,until Tillerson's official successor,Mike Pompeo,was sworn in. Tillerson did not officially leave office until March 31,2018. Sullivan,however,was delegated all responsibilities of the Secretary of State beginning March 13.
Sung Yong Kim is an American diplomat of Korean descent who has served as the United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy since 2021,and previously from 2014 to 2016. He has also served as the acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from January to June 2021.
Thomas Joseph Barrack Jr. is an American private equity real estate investor and the founder and executive chairman of Colony Capital,a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT). Barrack has for decades been a close friend of and fundraiser for former U.S. President Donald Trump,representing him in television news appearances. He was senior advisor to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and served as the chairman of his Inaugural Committee.
William Francis HagertyIV is an American politician,businessman,and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 under President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump assumed office as the 45th president of the United States on January 20,2017,and his first term ended on January 20,2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
Carol Zelis Perez is a career Foreign Service Officer,who previously served as the Director General of the Foreign Service. Perez served as the U.S. Ambassador to Chile from October 2016 to January 2019.
This is a list of political appointments of current officeholders made by the 45th president of the United States,Donald Trump.
Robert Emmet Lighthizer is an American attorney and government official who was the U.S. Trade Representative in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021.
Mira Radielovic Ricardel,is an American businesswoman and former government official.
Robert Frank Pence is an American businessman who was United States Ambassador to Finland. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 22,2018.