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 Michael Hovenier Bellingham,Washington,U.S. |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BA) Georgetown University (MA) |
Jeffrey Michael Hovenier is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Kosovo since 2022.
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]
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]
On July 2,2021,President Joe Biden nominated Hovenier to serve as United States Ambassador to Kosovo. [5] [6] On October 5,2021,a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. [7] On October 19,2021,his nomination was reported favorably out of committee. [8] The United States Senate confirmed him on November 18,2021,by voice vote. He presented his credentials to President Vjosa Osmani in Pristina on January 10,2022. [9]
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