Pete Hoekstra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Pete Hoekstra

American politician

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1953

Place of Birth: Groningen, Netherlands

Profession: politician, diplomat, business executive

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Cornelis Pieter "Pete" Hoekstra (; born October 30, 1953) is a Dutch-American politician serving as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands since January 10, 2018.
A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S.
Representative for Michigan's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 2011. Born in the Netherlands, Hoekstra immigrated to the United States as a child.
In 1992, Hoekstra ran for the U.S.
House, defeating thirteen-term incumbent Guy Vander Jagt in the Republican primary and Democratic opponent John H.
Miltner in the general election.
Hoekstra was the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee from 2004 to 2007.
He was a candidate for governor in Michigan's 2010 gubernatorial election, but came in second to Rick Snyder in the Republican primary.
Hoekstra was also a candidate for the United States Senate in 2012, losing to Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow in the general election. In July 2017, Hoekstra was nominated to be United States Ambassador to the Netherlands by President Donald Trump.
This nomination was confirmed by the U.S.
Senate on November 9, 2017, and Hoekstra was sworn in as U.S.
Ambassador on December 11, 2017.
He took office on January 10, 2018.