Pete Hoekstra, nominee for ambassador to Canada, navigated a relatively smooth Senate confirmation hearing. Hoekstra emphasized strengthening U.S.-Canada relations while addressing President Trump ...

"Canada is a sovereign state, yes," Pete Hoekstra said during his confirmation hearing when asked by Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware whether he agreed that Canada is an independent nation ...

WASHINGTON – Former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra, who is President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. ambassador to Canada, affirmed his support for Canada’s sovereignty while testifying ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Pete Hoekstra, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada, said Thursday he would seek freer, fairer trade between the ...

Washington ― Former Michigan U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, who is President Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. ambassador to Canada, affirmed his support for Canada's sovereignty while testifying ...

If confirmed, Peter Hoekstra, a longtime former lawmaker from Michigan and former diplomat, will become the Canadian ambassador amid a quickly changing trade war spurred by Trump’s tariffs.

Pete Hoekstra to become the United States' ambassador to Canada. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations voted 14-8 to move forward the nomination for consideration before the full chamber.

Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra was asked by at his Senate confirmation hearing by Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., whether he agreed that Canada is a sovereign state and shouldn’t be “even jokingly ...