Jon Huntsman, Jr.
| Jon Huntsman Jr. | |||||||||||
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| 9th United States Ambassador to China | |||||||||||
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In office August 11, 2009 – April 30, 2011 |
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| President | Barack Obama | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Clark T. Randt Jr. | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gary Locke | ||||||||||
| 16th Governor of Utah | |||||||||||
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In office January 3, 2005 – August 11, 2009 |
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| Lieutenant | Gary Herbert | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Olene Walker | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gary Herbert | ||||||||||
| 11th United States Ambassador to Singapore | |||||||||||
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In office August 11, 1992 – June 15, 1993 |
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George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
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| Preceded by | Robert D. Orr | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ralph L. Boyce | ||||||||||
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Jon Meade Huntsman Jr. March 26, 1960 Redwood City, California, U.S. |
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| Political party | Republican | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Mary Kaye Cooper (1983–present) | ||||||||||
| Children | 7 (including Abby) | ||||||||||
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University of Utah University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
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| Chinese | 洪博培 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hóng Bópéi |
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| Hokkien POJ | Âng Phok-puê |
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, and as United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1993, and China from 2009 to 2011. He has served in the administrations of five U.S. Presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. In January 2014, Huntsman was named Chairman of the Washington-based foreign policy think-tank the Atlantic Council.
Huntsman began his career as a White House staff assistant for Ronald Reagan, and was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce and United States Ambassador to Singapore by George H.W. Bush. Later as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative under George W. Bush, he launched global trade negotiations in Doha in 2001 and guided the accession of China into the World Trade Organization. He also served as CEO of his family-owned Huntsman Corporation and chairman of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. In 2009, he was appointed United States Ambassador to China by Barack Obama.
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