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. 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]
Hovenier speaks German, Greek, Croatian, and Spanish.
Jeff Hovenier | |
---|---|
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. 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]
Hovenier speaks German, Greek, Croatian, and Spanish.