Republished July 24, 2017 - 6:14 PM
Original Publication Date July 24, 2017 - 5:19 PM
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.
The White House also announced that Trump has selected former New York Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle to chair the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Trump's picks must be approved by the Senate.
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