Trump pick for Canadian ambassador to face congressional hearing next week
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as ambassador to Canada will undergo her Senate confirmation hearing next Thursday, in an effort to have her in place in Ottawa as NAFTA negotiations commence.
The U.S. Senate foreign relations committee is responsible for approving diplomatic appointments and it announced Friday that Kelly Knight Craft and two other presidential nominees will have their hearing at a joint session next week, where they will face questions from lawmakers.
She will be testifying alongside Trump’s picks for ambassador to NATO and the UK.
The Trump administration wants to have its ambassador in Canada as soon as possible, given than NAFTA negotiations are expected to start next month. News of Knight Craft’s hearing comes on the same day that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heard plaudits about her from the governor of her home state of Kentucky.