WASHINGTON — Former Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new United States ambassador to Canada.

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

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 ...

The former ambassador to the Netherlands previously backed Canada as "a sovereign state" despite annexation threats.

Pete Hoekstra, nominee for U.S. ambassador to Canada, testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing last month in Washington, D.C. (Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press) Social Sharing ...

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 ...

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

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.

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