US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former congressman Pete Hoekstra as america’ Ambassador to Canada.”I’m very happy to announce that former Ambassador, and former Congressman, Pete Hoekstra, has been nominated as my United States Ambassador to Canada,” Trump stated in a press release on Wednesday.The assertion continued, “Pete is well-respected within the Nice State of Michigan – A State we received sizably. He represented Michigan’s 2nd District in Congress for almost 20 years, the place he was additionally Chairman of the Home Intelligence Committee, and was an incredible assist to our Marketing campaign as Chairman of the Michigan Republican Get together.”Trump stated that Hoekstra would assist his “America first” agenda throughout his second time period. “In my second time period, Pete will assist me as soon as once more put America first. He did an impressive job as United States ambassador to the Netherlands throughout our first 4 years, and I’m assured that he’ll proceed to characterize our Nation properly on this new position,” the US president-elect added.In a put up on X, Pete Hoekstra expressed his gratitude and stated he was “honoured for the chance.”Following his victory within the 2024 presidential election with 295 electoral votes in opposition to Kamala Harris’s 226, Trump has been actively assembling his overseas coverage and nationwide safety group earlier than his January 2025 inauguration.
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