Jon Huntsman resigning as U.S. ambassador to Russia; is set to consider run for Utah governor
SALT LAKE CITY — Jon Huntsman Jr. submitted his resignation as U.S. ambassador to Russia to the White House Tuesday and is expected to return to Utah to consider another run for governor.
He'll decide once he's back in Utah and has had an opportunity to talk with family and friends, a source told the Deseret News Tuesday, saying Huntsman is "keeping an open mind" about entering the 2020 governor's race.
A Republican who served as Utah's governor from 2005 to 2009, Huntsman has apparently seen himself as a potential candidate for some time. His resignation is effective Oct. 3.
In April, a source told the newspaper that Huntsman, appointed to the top diplomatic post in Russia by President Donald Trump in 2017, had not ruled out what would be his third race for Utah governor.
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