The president said he was considering three candidates for the role, whom he didn’t identify, and said he would discuss the matter over the weekend.
Among the candidates the president is considering, according to a person familiar with the matter, is Pete Hoekstra, whom Mr. Trump appointed as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands in July 2017. The U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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