Former Obama Envoy to Canada Weighs In on Trump’s Pick for Top Ottawa Job

Then-U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra attends the Memorial Day ceremony at the Margraten American Cemetery, in Margraten, the Netherlands, on May 24, 2020. Hoeskstra has been nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to serve as U.S. ambassador to Canada. Patrick Van Katwijk/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

A former U.S. ambassador to Canada under the Obama administration says Donald Trump’s pick for the role in Ottawa bodes well for the relationship between the two countries.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 20 that Pete Hoekstra will be heading to Ottawa to serve as U.S. ambassador once he’s confirmed by the Senate.