Obama’s Nato rep has Dutch roots

US president Barack Obama has appointed Dutch-born Ivo Daalder as the country’s permanent representative to Nato.


Daalder, who is now a naturalised American, has caused quite a stir in Washington reports Wednesday’s Volkskrant.
Currently an advisor to Obama, Daalder has also served as Bosnian specialist to former US president Bill Clinton.

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