Utah Governor Jon Huntsman speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House May 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. US president Barack Obama nominated Huntsman as the next US ambassador to China. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

Utah Governor Jon Huntsman speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House May 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. US president Barack Obama nominated Huntsman as the next US ambassador to China.

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  1. South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, 2nd right, talks with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens,1st left, U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr., 2nd left, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos as they pose for photographs before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday October 6, 2009.
  2. South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan , counter-clockwise from left, talks with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens, U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr. and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday October 6, 2009.
  3. South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, right to left, talks with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens, U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr. and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday October 6, 2009.
  4. South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, right to left, talks with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens, U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr. and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday October 6, 2009.
  5. South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan , counter-clockwise from left, talks with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens, U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr. and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday October 6, 2009.
  6. South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, 2nd right, talks with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens,1st left, U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr., 2nd left, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos as they pose for photographs before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Tuesday October 6, 2009.
  7. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  8. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  9. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  10. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: U.S Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) walk away from reporters after talking outside the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  12. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  13. Indonesian activists wear masks featuring US President Barrack Obama (L), Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd L), President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso(2nd R) and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd during a protest against biodiversity offset programs, in Jakarta on November 18, 2009. Scores of environment activists held a protest against the program of biodiversity offset as they believed that biodiversity offsets are conservation activities intended to compensate for the residual, unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects, and is not the real solution and will ruin ecological dignity of developing countries.
  14. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: In this photo illustration, a copy of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sits on end on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  15. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  16. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross (R) puts copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.

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