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Jon Huntsman, U.S. ambassador to Russia, resigns to return to Utah for possible run for governor

Washington • U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman is returning home to Utah where he is reportedly mulling another run for governor.

Huntsman sent President Donald Trump a resignation letter Tuesday morning and is planning to move back to the Beehive State in October.

“American citizenship is a privilege and I believe the most basic responsibility in return is service to country,” Huntsman begins his letter to the president. “To that end, I am honored by the trust you have placed in me as the United States ambassador to Russia during this historically difficult period in bilateral relations.