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Jon Meade Huntsman Jr. (born March 26, 1960) is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat who served as the 16th governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the ambassador of the United States to Russia from 2017 to 2019, ambassador to China from 2009 to 2011, and ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1993.
In 1976, the Chief of the Liaison Office was promoted to the rank of ambassador. In December 1978, the United States severed official relations with the Republic of China and in January 1979, established formal relations with the People's Republic of China. The United States Liaison Office in Beijing was upgraded to an embassy on March 1, 1979.
Robert Nicholas Burns (born January 28, 1956) is an American diplomat and international relations scholar. He served as the United States ambassador to China from 2022 to 2025.
Jon Huntsman Jr., former Utah governor and ambassador to China, has accepted Trump administration's offer to serve as ambassador to Russia, reports say.
The Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. Stock Index From February 2012 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -9.3 percent return on your investment, compared to a 5.6 percent return from the S&P 500.
Previously, Huntsman was U.S. ambassador to China from 2009 to 2011 under President Barack Obama and ambassador to Singapore in the early 1990s under presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush.
A business executive before he entered politics, former Georgia Senator David Perdue has lived in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Huntsman's eldest son, Jon Jr., also served as a Huntsman Corporation executive. He was elected Governor of Utah in 2004 and was a candidate in the Republican Party presidential primaries in 2012. [26] He has also served in other governmental positions, including as Ambassador of the United States to Singapore, China, and (as of 2017) Russia. [27]