UPDATE: The story has been updated with comment from Ambassador Pete Hoekstra. President Donald Trump has put the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state “behind us,” according to Michigan’s ...

News Nation Pete Hoekstra, Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Canada, affirms that country’s sovereignty in Senate confirmation hearing March 13, 2025 Updated Thu., March 13, 2025 at 8:49 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Canada on Thursday reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Canada relationship and Canadian sovereignty, despite escalating attacks from the ...

The US ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, expressed optimism about ongoing trade negotiations between the two nations, suggesting that President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Pete Hoekstra as the U.S. ambassador to Canada. Hoekstra, previously the chairman of the Michigan Republican party, was ...

President Donald Trump's nominee to be the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa said on Thursday he views Canada as an independent nation, pledging to respect its sovereignty amid a global trade war and ...

Hoekstra will not be the first Michigan politician to serve as the ambassador to Canada. Then-President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, nominated former Gov. Jim Blanchard to fill the position in 1993.