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Trump nominates Michigan GOP chair for ambassador to Canada

Pete Hoekstra
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FILE - Michigan Republican Party chair Pete Hoekstra speaks during the Michigan GOP convention March 2, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Former President Donald Trump is urging Republican leaders in Michigan to target Black voters in the swing state. Trump met with Hoekstra last Tuesday, March 19, in Florida to strategize his reelection bid and keyed in on "nontraditional Republican voters," Hoekstra said Monday, March 25. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
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(WXMI) — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Pete Hoekstra for U.S. ambassador to Canada.

The news comes less than a year after the U.S. Republican Party recognized Hoekstra as chairman of the Michigan GOP.

Trump announced his pick Wednesday.

Hoekstra previously served as ambassador to the Netherlands during Trump’s first term. Before that, he was a representative in the U.S. House from 1993 to 2011.

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