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Huntsman to accept ambassadorship to China
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| Contributor | karin1492 |
| Last Edited | karin1492 May 15, 2009 11:48pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Salt Lake Tribune |
| News Date | Saturday, May 16, 2009 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. will resign from office to accept a nomination to become the ambassador to China.
Sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune that an announcement is scheduled for Saturday. Huntsman is in Washington, D.C., but calls to his spokeswoman and various staffers were not returned Friday night.
Huntsman, who had been mentioned as a potential Republican contender for the White House, was nominated by President George H.W. Bush as ambassador to Singapore -- he was the youngest ambassador in over a century --- and later was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as Deputy United States Trade Representative. He was unanimously confirmed to both positions.
He speaks Mandarin Chinese and he and his wife, Mary Kaye, have adopted a daughter from China.
Huntsman had been scheduled to travel to China next week as part of a delegation of Western governors visiting the nation to discuss climate change, alternative energy and clean air technologies.
That trip was canceled due to concerns by some of the governors over the swine flu outbreak.
Huntsman will be replaced by Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert who would serve through 2010, at which time a replacement would be elected until 2012. |
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