US ambassador to China hints at presidential bid: report

US ambassador to China hints at presidential bid: report
Washington (AFP) Jan 2, 2011 - Jon Huntsman, the US ambassador to China, has hinted he is considering running for the Republican presidential nomination in comments made to Newsweek. Huntsman, former governor of Utah and a rising Republican star, was picked by US President Barack Obama for the China posting in 2009 in a bipartisan move that some speculated was aimed at removing a potential future rival. "You know, I'm ... more

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