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.

The U.S. Senate approved Michigan's Pete Hoekstra to be U.S. ambassador to Canada, with support from both of his home state's ...

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 ...

Pete Hoekstra to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Canada. In a statement announcing his decision to nominate Hoekstra for the role, Trump praised the Michigan Republican and the work he did as the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Donald Trump nominated Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra as the nation’s ambassador to Canada, Trump announced in a statement this week.

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 ...

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