Pete Hoekstra Quotes

United States, Politician
October 30, 1953

Cornelis Pieter "Pete" Hoekstra (/ˈhʊkstrə/; 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.

I think cleaning house at the CIA needed to happen.

Pete Hoekstra
- House
- Cleaning
We need to recognize the reality of the threat from radical Islam: that it will be an enduring conflict, that there are no easy decisions, and that mistakes have and will be made.

Pete Hoekstra
- Reality

Where the West has intervened in African domestic affairs, such as it did in Libya 2011, the country became a cradle of extremism that exports weapons, jihadists, and ideology to the rest of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

Pete Hoekstra
- Country
- Rest
The primary role of government is to provide for the safety and security of their populations.

Pete Hoekstra
- Safety
Islamists and their sympathizers hate us, and they will not stop hating us until we convert to ancient Islam. There is no middle ground or accommodation.

Pete Hoekstra
- Hate
- Stop