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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hears Pete Hoekstra on U.S. Ambassadorship to Canada
Summary
Pete Hoekstra, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Canada, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he would work to repair ties with Ottawa, press allies on defense spending and advance trade priorities if confirmed.
WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Oct. 12 heard testimony from Pete Hoekstra, President Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Canada, as senators pressed nominees about defense spending, trade barriers and fentanyl trafficking.
Hoekstra told the committee he would “work tirelessly to build on that record of cooperation” with Canada and emphasized bipartisan outreach to recent predecessors in the post. “With your concurrence and approval, I look forward to beginning my work in Canada and once again serving the people of The United States Of America,” he said in his opening remarks.
The hearing came amid repeated questioning about the tone of U.S. rhetoric toward allies and specific bilateral irritants. Ranking…
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