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Jon Huntsman tapped to be US Ambassador to China in Washington

Jon Huntsman Jr. testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding his nomination to be ambassador to China on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 23, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)


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WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday introduced moderate Republican Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as his new U.S. ambassador to China.
SALT LAKE CITY, April 1 (UPI) -- Gov. Jon Huntsman has signed a bill ending Utah laws that limited the sale of mixed drinks to private clubs and banned bartenders from working in plain sight.
SALT LAKE CITY, March 26 (UPI) -- Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has vetoed a bill that would have fined stores that sell violent or sexually explicit video games to minors.
SALT LAKE CITY, March 21 (UPI) -- The Utah legislature, by leaving out one word, inadvertently killed a bill that would have required cost studies of all climate change measures.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Republican governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman, backs a proposal that would give same-sex couples the right to civil unions in the state.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Most state offices in Utah are now closed on Fridays to help save taxpayers money, and other states are poised to follow suit, officials say.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A lawyer who sued Utah over its foster-care system has declared an end to 15 years of litigation, congratulating the state on its reforms.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Jon Huntsman was re-elected governor of Utah Tuesday, keeping alive a nearly 30-year string of Republicans holding the office.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 1 (UPI) -- Utah will become the first state to mandate a four-day work week for state employees, workforce experts said.
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nytimes.com at 24 May 2009 08:21 pm
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has made waves in Utah by suggesting that the Republican party must move toward the center.
nytimes.com at 24 May 2009 05:12 pm
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has made waves by suggesting that the Republican party must move toward the center.
sfgate.com at 18 May 2009 08:22 pm
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said Monday he agonized over the decision to join the Obama administration as ambassador to China, concerned about the impact it would have on his family and his...
sfgate.com at 18 May 2009 05:09 pm
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman says he and President Barack Obama believe that the United States' relationship with China is its most important in the world. In comments to reporters on Monday,...
telegraph.co.uk at 17 May 2009 07:28 am
Jon Huntsman who has been touted as a possible Republican candidate for the White House in 2012 has been appointed as US ambassador to China by President Barack Obama.
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