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Jeff Hovenier
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Jeffrey M. Hovenier is a retired[1] American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Kosovo from 2022 to 2024.
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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.[2]
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A former member of the Senior Foreign Service, Hovenier served 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.[3] Hovenier also served in the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey as its charge d’affaires from August 2018 to July 2019,[2][4] and Deputy Chief of Mission from August 2018 to July 2021, when Scott M. Oudkirk assumed his post as Deputy Chief of Mission.[2][5]
United States ambassador to Kosovo
On July 2, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Hovenier to serve as United States Ambassador to Kosovo.[6][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 on November 18, 2021, by voice vote. He presented his credentials to President Vjosa Osmani in Pristina on January 10, 2022.[10]
Retirement from Foreign Service
Ambassador Hovenier retired from the Department of State in December 2024.[1]
Atlantic Council
Hovenier currently serves as a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council.[11]
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