a minute agoU.S. ambassador to Russia resigns
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)American Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. He submitted to President Donald Trump's resignation, signaling the end of his two-year mandate. In his letter, Mr. Huntsman thanks the president for the “confidence shown to serve as ambassador of the United States to Russia during this period of difficult bilateral relations”, as he writes, [...]
In his letter, Mr. Huntsman thanks the president for the “confidence shown to serve as the ambassador of the United States to Russia during this period of difficult bilateral relations”, as he writes, otherwise resignation comes into effect on October 3rd.
Huntsman, a member of the Republican Party, left the post of governor of the state of Utah in 2009, when former President Barack Obama named him ambassador to China. A year earlier he was re-elected to a second term as governor.
The president of the town's business room Salt Lake, who worked with Mr. Huntsman when he was a stoner, said he plans to return to his country and that reportedly he is seeing the opportunity to run again as governor.
Russian state news agency “Tass” quoted a foreign ministry spokesman who praised Mr. Huntsman's professionalism, but adds that the US “the internal political situation made the full development of bilateral ties” impossible.
Television Network CNN reported that the presidents of the two countries discussed the need for a new American ambassador to Russia during a call held last week. But according to CNN, the two leaders had not mentioned a name for replacing Mr. Huntsman.
Jon Huntsman has also served as US ambassador to Singapore in the early 1990s, as well as vice representative for trade during former President George W. Bush.
