Hoekstra, a former nine-term Michigan congressman, would assume the role amid historically high tensions between the two ...

A U.S. Senate panel voted Thursday to advance the nomination of former Michigan U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra to become the United ...

West Michigan's Pete Hoekstra, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada, enjoyed a relatively mild Senate confirmation hearing Thursday given tensions between the two countries and ...

Pete Hoekstra proved an able firefighter for Donald Trump last summer, extinguishing a Republican Party civil war in his home state of Michigan and ultimately helping ensure the crucial state ...

Pete Hoekstra, nominee for ambassador to Canada ... to Mexico and Japan — came at a fraught time. Since being elected, Trump has repeatedly threatened and in some cases implemented import ...

Pete Hoekstra, President Donald Trump's nominee ... most recently was chair of the Michigan Republican Party. He was elected to the House in 1993 and rose to become chair of the House Intelligence ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Pete Hoekstra, candidate for U.S. Ambassador to Canada, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the U.S. Ambassadors to Mexico, Japan, and Canada, Thursday, March 13, 2025, on ...

“Canada is a sovereign state,” Pete Hoekstra said when asked about Trump’s repeated threats to make the country a U.S. state. When asked whether a “joke” about annexation is ever ...