Michigan Republican Party Chairperson Pete Hoekstra gives a thumbs up during a watch party on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Suburban Showplace Collection in Novi, Mich.
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra to be his ambassador to Canada.Pete Hoekstra, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Michigan's second district from 1993 until 2011, has been named by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump as his choice for ambassador to Canada. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra to be his ambassador to Canada.
Canada's previous ambassadors in Trump's first presidency and under former president Barack Obama had largely been fundraisers or organizers for their respective parties. Before that, presidents typically picked nominees with political experience for the role. Bruce Heyman, who had been Obama's envoy to Canada from 2014 to 2017, said in a post on X that the early naming shows the "importance of the relationship," and pointed out that Hoekstra being from a border state gives him "direct knowledge and understanding of Canada."
Trade largely took centre stage in the ten-minute conversation, according to a source familiar with the call., the source said. The two also discussed other Chinese trade issues and Trump raised concerns about Chinese fentanyl in the U.S. market.
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