By Karoun Demirjian | Washington Post
WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed Jon Huntsman as the next U.S. ambassador to Russia by voice vote Thursday, filling a critical diplomatic vacancy at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow.
The former Utah governor, Republican presidential candidate and U.S. ambassador to Singapore and China went through his confirmation process swiftly and with strong bipartisan support. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved his nomination, also by voice vote, earlier this week; Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., the committee’s top Democrat, later said that if Trump was going to make the Russian ambassadorship a political appointment, …read more
Source: The Mercury News
