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Barack Obama sends 2012 election rival to China
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | Jason May 19, 2009 06:19am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Daily Telegraph |
| News Date | Sunday, May 17, 2009 06:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Mr Obama reached across the political divide to name Mr Huntsman, 49, who is currently the governor of Utah.
"I can think of no more important assignment than creating the kinds of bridges between our two countries that will determine the well-being, not just of Americans and Chinese, but also the future of the world," the president said.
Commentators pointed out that Mr Obama had cleverly removed a possible opponent from the 2012 election race. Mr Huntsman has won fans for his moderate politics and was the co-chairman of Senator John McCain's presidential campaign last year.
"I did not expect, as national co-chair of Senator McCain's presidential campaign, to be called into action by the person who beat us," said Mr Huntsman.
Mr Huntsman learned Chinese as a young missionary in Taiwan for the Church of the Latter Day Saints, or Mormons, between 1979 and 1981.
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