WASHINGTON  – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed Pete Hoekstra, a former ambassador to the Netherlands, to be ambassador to Canada, a position he would assume as traditional close ties have been strained by President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and comments about annexing the neighboring country.

As voting continued, the tally was 52 to 28 in favor of confirming Hoekstra, who has also been a business executive and member of the House of Representatives.

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