Peter Hoekstra serves as the United States Ambassador to Canada.

What we found

Supports. The Congress.gov nomination record shows Peter Hoekstra was nominated as Ambassador to Canada and confirmed by the Senate on April 9, 2025 (60-37).[2]

Supports. AP reporting from October 23, 2026 refers to 'U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra' and quotes Carney criticizing him, placing him in the role at the time of the claim.[1]

Supports. Politico (Oct 27, 2026) and an AP photo caption (Oct 26, 2026) describe Hoekstra as the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, and the AFSA tracker updated Oct 30, 2026 lists him as the current Canada ambassador.[4][5][6]

Context. The embassy homepage lists Erika Olson at the top of its leadership section and describes Hoekstra's prior service, which is ambiguous but does not show that he had left the post.[3]

Sources

6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 3 not rated

1. 1Carney rejects US election interference claims, criticizes ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
2. 2PN25-18 — Peter Hoekstra — Department of State 119th ...congress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
3. 3Homepage - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canadaca.usembassy.gov · primary source · cited for: context
4. 4The US and Canada are talking trade. That doesn't mean they ...politico.eu · not rated · cited for: supports
5. 5Canada US Ambassadorsn.news.naver.com · not rated · cited for: supports
6. 6Tracker: Current U.S. Ambassadorsafsa.org · not rated · cited for: supports

Where this claim was made

Said in 1 published post

• The MeidasTouch Podcast · Oct 22, 2026“Pete Hoekstra, I mean, he's the ambassador. He's a vile, putrid piece of trash, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada.”Post →

Checked 2 times

Each check reads the sources again. The newest verdict is the one this page states.

1. Nov 2, 2026 · latestTrue
2. Jul 17, 2026Can’t tell