NEWSWATCH: “Senate Confirms Huntsman as US Ambassador to Russia” – AP

September 29, 2017 JRL Russia List United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

File Photo of John Huntsman, Men in Military Uniforms and Others, adapted from image at army.mil

“Jon Huntsman … former Utah governor … won easy confirmation Thursday as U.S. ambassador to Russia …. by voice vote. He breezed through his confirmation hearing last week as Republicans and Democrats praised his qualifications …. Huntsman has twice served before as a U.S. ambassador. … to Singapore under President George H.W. Bush and … to China under President Barack Obama before returning to the U.S. to run for president in 2012. … Huntsman and Trump buried their differences during Trump’s transition.”