Steve King (businessman)
| Steve King | |
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United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic Nominee |
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Assumed office Pending Senate confirmation |
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| President | Donald Trump |
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July 4, 1941 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Western Illinois University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Steve King (born July 4, 1941) is a Wisconsin businessman and Republican Party activist. He is the founder of King Capital LLC, an equity investment and real estate company. He is a former FBI agent. In 1988, he campaigned unsuccessfully for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Wisconsin. He is President Donald Trump's nominee to become the next United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
King was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was raised in Chicago, Illinois. He received a BA in social science in 1963 and a MA in political science in 1966 from Western Illinois University. He worked as a social science teacher in Rushville, Illinois from 1963 to 1966 and then as Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools in the same school district until 1967.
King joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1967. He investigated civil rights violations in Jackson, Mississippi, followed by racially motivated crimes, homicide, arson, bombing and bank robbery. Three times he received special commendations for excellent performance.
In 1970, King resigned to serve as legislative assistant to Republican Senator Edward Gurney of Florida. As Gurney's representative, he served on the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, eventually becoming an investigator for the U.S. Senate.
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