Trump selects ambassador for the Netherlands, Bahrain
Jul 24, 2017 | 7:15 PM
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will nominate former Republican Congressman Peter Hoekstra to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands.
Hoekstra previously served as chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and was the ranking Republican on the Committee until 2011, the White House said.
Trump also picked career diplomat Justin Siberell to serve as ambassador to Bahrain.
Siberell is the current acting co-ordinator for counterterrorism at the Bureau of Counterterrorism at the State Department. He has worked throughout the Middle East.
