The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Pete Hoekstra to be the US ambassador to Canada, as ties between the two traditional allies reach their lowest point in years.Hoekstra, a Republican, is ...

Hoekstra was serving as the state GOP Party chairman when President Trump nominated him in November for the role. He ...

The 60-37 Senate vote comes as Canadian PM Carney declares the "old relationship" with the U.S. is over, signaling diplomatic challenges ahead.

But despite heightened concerns over Trump’s ambitions for Canada, particularly among Democratic lawmakers, Hoekstra’s Senate confirmation process was a relatively smooth road. TRUMP PICKS FORMER ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm former congressman and ex-Michigan GOP chair Pete Hoekstra as the next U.S. Ambassador to Canada. Hoekstra previously served as the U.S.

Pete Hoekstra, former Michigan congressman and ambassador to the Netherlands, has been confirmed as the new U.S. ambassador to Canada. The Senate voted 60-37 in favor of Hoekstra's confirmation ...

WASHINGTON — Former Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new United States ambassador to Canada. He will become America's top diplomat in Ottawa in a fraught ...

Canada is our most valuable trading partner, our largest source of foreign investment, and our largest source of energy imports,” Hoekstra stated Wednesday. “ … As Ambass ...

WASHINGTON ― The U.S. Senate voted 60 to 37 Wednesday to confirm Michigan’s Pete Hoekstra to be U.S. ambassador to Canada ...

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Pete Hoekstra, a former ambassador to the Netherlands, to be ambassador to Canada, a ...