Washington • President Donald Trump says the No. 2 official at the State Department may be his next ambassador to Russia.
The president told reporters at the White House that Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan “could very well be” his nominee to fill the post. Ambassador Jon Huntsman announced his resignation earlier this month and said he would be returning home to Utah.
The president was asked about the matter Tuesday following a report in The New York Times that he was expected to nominate Sullivan to replace Huntsman.