LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — President-elect Donald Trump has introduced he’ll nominate Pete Hoekstra, chairman of the Michigan Republican Celebration, as the subsequent U.S. ambassador to Canada.
This implies Michigan Republicans should choose a brand new chief.
“I am very pleased to announce that former Ambassador, and former Congressman, Pete Hoekstra, has been nominated as my United States Ambassador to Canada,” Trump mentioned in a press release. “Pete is well-respected in the Great State of Michigan – A State we won sizably.”
Hoekstra beforehand represented Michigan’s 2nd congressional district between 1993 and 2011, the place he served as chairman of the Home Intelligence Committee. In 2017, he was confirmed as Trump’s U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands.
“He did an outstanding job as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands during our first four years,” wrote Trump in a press release. “And I am confident that he will continue to represent our Country well in this new role.”
Hoekstra just isn’t the primary Michigander to function Canadian ambassador—former Democratic Michigan Governor Jim Blanchard beforehand served as ambassador to Canada from 1993 to 1996 below President Invoice Clinton.
