U.S. Ambassador to Russia may become the former Governor of Utah John huntsman. On Wednesday, March 1, CNN reported, with reference to own sources in the administration.
According to one of the interlocutors of the channel, last week the huntsman was talking about this with US Secretary of state Rex Tillerson, the negotiations continue. Another source added that a likely candidate was contacted on the matter with key advisers to the President of the United States and by Donald trump.
Official statements from the White house has not yet followed.
Currently, the U.S. Ambassador in Moscow is John Tefft, he has held this post since 2014.
At the end of December 2016, it was reported that it can change Congressman Dana Rohrabacher or diplomat Thomas Graham — Advisor to former Secretary of state Henry Kissinger
John huntsman, Republican, 56. Governor of Utah, he was from 2005 to 2009, from 2009 to 2011 served as the U.S. Ambassador to China. After that, he resigned to run for President of the United States, but was not successful at the party primaries.