U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has nominated former diplomat and congressman Pete Hoekstra to be the U.S. ambassador to Canada.
“Pete is well-respected in the Great State of Michigan – A State we won sizably,” Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social on Wednesday.
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In his post, Trump called the “disastrous” NAFTA agreement “the worst Trade Deal in the History of the United States,” saying that he proudly overhauled it with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Agreement.
He added that during his first presidency, his administration “brought trade with Mexico and Canada to a level playing field for our wonderful Farmers and Working Families.”
Hoekstra thanked the president-elect in a post on X.
“Honored for the opportunity to serve.”
Hoekstra served as the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands from 2018 to 2021 and was formerly the U.S. …