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{{Short description|American politician (born 1960)}}
{{Hatnote|For Huntsman's father, the founder and chairman of Huntsman Corporation, see [[Jon Huntsman Sr.]]}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Jon Huntsman
| image               = Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2018
| order               = 9th
| office              = United States Ambassador to Russia
| president           = [[Donald Trump]]
| term_start          = October 3, 2017<!-- Huntsman presented his diplomatic credentials on October 3, 2017. See: [[Diplomatic accreditation]] and [[Diplomatic credentials]]. -->
| term_end            = October 3, 2019
| predecessor         = [[John F. Tefft]]
| successor           = [[John J. Sullivan (diplomat)|John Sullivan]]
| order1              = 9th
| office1             = United States Ambassador to China
| president1          = [[Barack Obama]]
| term_start1         = August 28, 2009
| term_end1           = April 28, 2011
| predecessor1        = [[Clark T. Randt Jr.]]
| successor1          = [[Gary Locke]]
| order2              = 16th [[Governor of Utah]]
| lieutenant2         = Gary Herbert
| term_start2         = January 3, 2005
| term_end2           = August 11, 2009
| predecessor2        = [[Olene Walker]]
| successor2          = [[Gary Herbert]]
| office3             = [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|United States Deputy Trade Representative]]
| president3          = [[George W. Bush]]
| term_start3         = August 3, 2001
| term_end3           = April 2, 2003
| predecessor3        = Susan Esserman
| successor3          = [[Josette Sheeran]]
| ambassador_from4    = United States
| country4            = Singapore
| president4          = [[George H. W. Bush]]<br>[[Bill Clinton]]
| term_start4         = September 22, 1992
| term_end4           = June 15, 1993
| predecessor4        = [[Robert D. Orr]]
| successor4          = [[Ralph L. Boyce]]
| birth_name          = Jon Meade Huntsman Jr.
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1960|3|26}}
| birth_place         = [[Redwood City, California]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|[[Mary Kaye Huntsman|Mary Cooper]]|1983}}
| children            = 7, including [[Abby Huntsman|Abby]]
| father              = [[Jon Huntsman Sr.]]
| relatives           = [[Peter R. Huntsman]] (brother)
| education           = [[University of Pennsylvania]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| signature           = Jon M Huntsman Jr Signature.svg
}}

'''Jon Meade Huntsman Jr.''' (born March 26, 1960) is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat who served as the 16th [[governor of Utah]] from 2005 to 2009. Huntsman is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Huntsman has served three times as an ambassador of the United States: 1992-1993 as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Singapore|ambassador to Singapore]], 2009-2011 as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to China|ambassador to China]], and 2017-2019 as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia|ambassador to Russia]].

Huntsman served in every presidential administration from the [[presidency of Ronald Reagan]] to the [[first presidency of Donald Trump|first Donald Trump administration]]. He began his career as a [[White House]] staff assistant for [[Ronald Reagan]], and was appointed [[United States Department of Commerce|deputy assistant secretary of commerce]] and U.S. ambassador to Singapore by [[George H. W. Bush]]. Later as [[United States Trade Representative|deputy U.S. trade representative]] under [[George W. Bush]], he launched [[Doha Development Round|global trade negotiations in Doha]] in 2001 and guided the accession of [[China]] into the [[World Trade Organization]]. He was CEO of Huntsman Family Holdings, a private entity that held the stock the family owned in [[Huntsman Corporation]]. He was a board member of Huntsman Corporation, and as chair of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Huntsman is the only American ambassador to have served in both Russia and China,<ref name = "ManInMoscow" /> having been the U.S. ambassador to China under [[Barack Obama]] from 2009 to 2011 and as the U.S. ambassador to Russia under [[Donald Trump]] from 2017 to 2019.

While governor of Utah, Huntsman was named chair of the [[Western Governors Association]] and joined the executive committee of the [[National Governors Association]]. Under his leadership, Utah was named the best-managed state in America by the [[The Pew Charitable Trusts|Pew Center on the States]].<ref name="nydailynews1">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/toplists/the_faces_of_the_new_gop_leadership/the_faces_of_the_new_gop_leadership.html |title=The New Faces of the GOP New York Daily News|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |access-date=May 25, 2011 |date=May 11, 2009}}</ref> During his tenure, Huntsman was one of the most popular governors in the country, and won reelection [[2008 Utah gubernatorial election|in a landslide in 2008]], winning every single county. He left office with approval ratings over 80 percent and was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor [[Gary Herbert]].<ref name="deseretnews1">{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705292540/Huntsman-lawmakers-ratings-soar.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327085158/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705292540/Huntsman-lawmakers-ratings-soar.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2009 |title=Huntsman, lawmakers' ratings soar |work=Deseret News|date=March 23, 2009 |access-date=May 25, 2011}}</ref> He was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[2012 Republican Party presidential primaries|2012 Republican presidential nomination]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/06/huntsmans-in-056928 |title=Jon Huntsman 2012 presidential announcement coming June 21 |author=Haberman, Maggie |work=[[Politico]] |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> He ran for governor again [[2020 Utah gubernatorial election|in 2020]], but narrowly lost in the Republican primary to Lieutenant Governor [[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/06/huntsman-loses-gop-primary-in-utah-349958|title=Huntsman loses GOP primary in Utah|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=POLITICO|date=July 6, 2020 }}</ref>

Huntsman is a [[No Labels]] National Co-chair, and in July 2023, appeared with US senator [[Joe Manchin]] as headliners for a No Labels Common Sense Agenda Town Hall in Manchester, New Hampshire.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bowman |first=Bridget |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Joe Manchin and Jon Huntsman to headline No Labels town hall |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/joe-manchin-jon-huntsman-headline-no-labels-town-hall-rcna93860 |access-date=August 12, 2023}}</ref> Huntsman is a member of the [[Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee]], but in April 2025 he was dismissed along with the entire board by [[Defense Secretary]] [[Pete Hegseth]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Defense Policy Board |url=https://policy.defense.gov/OUSDP-Offices/Defense-Policy-Board/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=policy.defense.gov}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Jon Meade Huntsman Jr. was born on March 26, 1960.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/26/politics/jon-huntsman-fast-facts|title = Jon Huntsman Fast Facts|date = September 26, 2013|accessdate = August 17, 2025|work = [[CNN]]}}</ref> His father, [[Jon Huntsman Sr.]], was a business executive who later became a billionaire through the company he founded, the [[Huntsman Corporation]], which achieved breakthrough success in the 1970s manufacturing generic styrofoam cartons for [[McDonald's]] and other fast food companies and by the 1990s was one of the largest [[petrochemical]] companies in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1899373,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522094410/http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1899373,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 22, 2009 |title=2-Min. Bio: Jon Huntsman: Obama's Nominee for Ambassador to China |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=May 25, 2011}}</ref> His mother is Karen (''née'' Haight) Huntsman, daughter of [[David B. Haight]], an [[Apostle (LDS Church)|apostle]] in [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huntsman.usu.edu/htm/alumni-and-friends-directory/memberID=5437 |title=Alumni and Friends Directory |work=[[Jon M. Huntsman School of Business]] |access-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref> Through his father, Huntsman is the great-great-great-grandson of early LDS Church leader [[Parley P. Pratt]].<ref name="Wash">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030305195_pf.html |title=Presidential hopefuls Huntsman, Romney share Mormonism and belief in themselves |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=March 4, 2011 |access-date=May 25, 2011 |first=Jason |last=Horowitz}}</ref>

In 1975, Huntsman earned the rank of [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]], the highest rank of the [[Boy Scouts of America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/06/10-things-you-can-call-jon-huntsman/240839/ |title=10 Things You Can Call Jon Huntsman |author= Carrie Mihalcik & Theresa Poulson |date=June 22, 2011 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref> He attended [[Highland High School (Utah)|Highland High School]] in [[Salt Lake City]] but dropped out before graduating to perform as a [[keyboard instrument|keyboard player]] in a [[Rock music|rock]] band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jon2012.com/jon |title=Interactive Timeline |publisher=[[Jon Huntsman presidential campaign, 2012|Jon Huntsman For President]] |access-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Smith |first=Robert |title=Jon Huntsman: A Political Path, Paved With Detours |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/05/01/135846743/jon-huntsman-a-political-path-paved-with-detours |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> He later obtained a [[General Educational Development|G.E.D.]] and enrolled at the [[University of Utah]], where he became a member of the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity like his father. He then studied Chinese at [[National Taiwan Normal University]] and served as a [[Missionary (LDS Church)|missionary]] for the LDS Church in [[Taiwan]] for two years before transferring to the [[University of Pennsylvania]], where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts|bachelor of arts]] in [[International relations|international politics]] in 1987.

==Political career==
While Huntsman was visiting the [[White House]] in 1971 during his father's service as [[Special Assistant to the President|special assistant]] to [[President of the United States|U.S. president]] [[Richard Nixon]], [[Henry Kissinger]] confided to the eleven-year-old that [[1972 Nixon visit to China|he was secretly traveling to China]].<ref name="liu20091115">{{Cite magazine |last=Liu |first=Melinda |date=2009-11-15 |title=Obama's Man in China: Ambassador Jon Huntsman |url=http://www.newsweek.com/obamas-man-china-ambassador-jon-huntsman-76639 |magazine=Newsweek}}</ref> Jon Huntsman Jr. worked as a White House staff assistant in [[Presidency of Ronald Reagan|Reagan administration]] in 1983. From 1987 to 1988, Huntsman and his family lived and worked in [[Taipei]], Taiwan.<ref name=nythuntsman />

Huntsman and [[Enid Greene Mickelsen]] were co-directors of Reagan's campaign in Utah.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 27, 1984 |title=Students work in trenches of Utah's political arena |page=1 |work=The Daily Utah Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-utah-chronicle/149243794/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613070249/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-utah-chronicle/149243794/ |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> During the [[1988 United States presidential election|1988 presidential election]], he was a state delegate at the [[1988 Republican National Convention]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rumors Project Huntsman into Position on Bush Cabinet |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/13942/RUMORS-PROJECT-HUNTSMAN-INTO-POSITION-ON-BUSH-CABINET.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321183834/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/13942/RUMORS-PROJECT-HUNTSMAN-INTO-POSITION-ON-BUSH-CABINET.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 21, 2012 |date=August 16, 1988 |first1=Lee |last1=Davidson |work=[[Deseret News]] |first2=Bob Jr. |last2=Bernick |access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref>

===George H. W. Bush administration===
Under President [[George H. W. Bush]], Huntsman was deputy assistant secretary in the [[International Trade Administration]] from 1989 to 1990.<ref name=nythuntsman /> He served as deputy assistant [[United States Department of Commerce|secretary of commerce]] for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, from 1990 to 1991.<ref name=nythuntsman>{{citation|url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/h/jon_m_huntsman_jr/index.html|work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=4 December 2016|title=Jon Huntsman Jr.|date=2016}}</ref>

In June 1992, Bush appointed Huntsman as [[United States Ambassador to Singapore|U.S. ambassador to Singapore]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F36053D40CD8C02&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Huntsman Jr. Tapped As Envoy to Singapore |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |date=June 18, 1992 |access-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> and he was unanimously confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] in August.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F36043841E26751&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Senate Panel OKs Utahn's Appointment | newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |date=August 6, 1992 |access-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> At 32 years old, he became the youngest U.S. Ambassador to serve in over 100 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=766e224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD |title=Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr.|work=Governor's Information|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date=December 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604144926/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=766e224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD|archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 1994 |title=The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JON M. HUNTSMAN, JR. |url=https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Huntsman,%20Jon%20M.%20Jr.%20toc.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627031512/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Huntsman,%20Jon%20M.%20Jr.%20toc.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2024 |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training}}</ref>

===George W. Bush administration===
In January 2001, after [[George W. Bush]] took office as president, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported there was a strong possibility Huntsman would be appointed to be the new [[United States Ambassador to China|U.S. ambassador to China]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F369E7D6C6E49C6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=NewsLibrary.com - newspaper archive, clipping service - newspapers and other news sources |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=January 26, 2001|access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> In March, Huntsman reportedly turned down the nomination to be the [[U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F369C3B01652A59&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=NewsLibrary.com - newspaper archive, clipping service - newspapers and other news sources |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=March 22, 2001 |access-date=October 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026065906/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F369C3B01652A59&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On March 28, Bush appointed Huntsman to be one of two Deputy [[United States Trade Representative|United States trade representative]]s in [[George W. Bush administration|his administration]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SLTB&p_theme=sltb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=100E83B1CDE91255&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=The Salt Lake Tribune - Archives |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=March 28, 2001|access-date=January 13, 2012|first=Phil |last=Sahm}}</ref> he served in this role from 2001 to 2003.<ref name=nythuntsman />

===Governor of Utah===
{{Main|2004 Utah gubernatorial election|2008 Utah gubernatorial election}}

In March 2003, Huntsman resigned his post in the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|Bush administration]]. In mid-August, three-term incumbent governor [[Mike Leavitt]], who Huntsman strongly supported, decided not to run for re-election in order to become [[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency|EPA administrator]] in the Bush administration.<ref>{{cite news| title=Bush picks Utah governor for EPA|date=August 15, 2003 |newspaper=[[Capital Press]] |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CTOR&p_multi=CTSB&p_theme=ctor&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11650B303A268920&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | first=Larry | last=Swisher}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SLTB&p_theme=sltb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=100D37EC86582092&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=The Salt Lake Tribune - Archives |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=August 18, 2003|access-date=January 13, 2012 |first=Dan |last=Harrie}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FA1DD71B9919240&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=NewsLibrary.com - newspaper archive, clipping service - newspapers and other news sources |publisher=Nl.newsbank.com |date=March 30, 2003|access-date=January 13, 2012}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Huntsman filed papers to run for [[Governor of Utah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/510053399/Huntsman-Jr-files-campaign-papers.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730184306/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/510053399/Huntsman-Jr-files-campaign-papers.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |title=Huntsman Jr. files campaign papers |work=Deseret News |date=September 11, 2003|access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> In the June 2004 Republican primary, Huntsman defeated State Representative [[Nolan Karras]] 66–34%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87523 |title=UT Governor - R Primary Race|publisher=Our Campaigns |date=June 22, 2004|access-date=January 13, 2012}}</ref> In November 2004, Huntsman was elected with 58% of the vote, defeating Democratic Party nominee [[Scott Matheson Jr.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Utah election results 2004 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/ut/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 24, 2004 }}</ref> In 2008, Huntsman won re-election with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee [[Bob Springmeyer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705285611/Huntsman-still-popular-despite-civil-unions-flap.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007053754/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705285611/Huntsman-still-popular-despite-civil-unions-flap.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |title=Huntsman still popular despite civil unions flap |work=Deseret News|date=February 17, 2009 |access-date=May 25, 2011}}</ref>

Huntsman maintained high approval ratings as governor of Utah, reaching 90% approval at times. He left office with his approval ratings over 80%.<ref name="deseretnews1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hotair.com/archives/2011/01/03/are-you-ready-for-president-huntsman/ |title=Are you ready for President Huntsman? |date=January 3, 2011 |publisher=Hotair.com |access-date=May 25, 2011 |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021184930/http://hotair.com/archives/2011/01/03/are-you-ready-for-president-huntsman/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=McKay Coppins |url=http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/04/the-manchurian-candidate.html |title=The Manchurian Candidate |work=Newsweek  |date=January 1, 2011 |access-date=May 25, 2011}}</ref> Utah was named the best managed state by the [[Pew Center]] on the States.<ref name="nydailynews1"/> Following his term as governor, Utah was also named a top-three state to do business in.<ref>{{cite web|last=Badenhausen |first=Kurt |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/33075535 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222062733/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/33075535 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |title=Best states for business |publisher=NBC News |date=October 2, 2009 |access-date=May 25, 2011}}</ref> The 2006 [[Cato Institute]] evaluation gave Huntsman an overall fiscal policy grade of "B"; the institute gave him an "A" on tax policy and an "F" on spending policy.<ref name="Club For Growth">{{cite web|url=http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=911|title=2012 Presidential White Paper #6|publisher=[[Club for Growth]]|access-date=October 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017234821/http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=911|archive-date=October 17, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Depending on the methodology used, Utah was either the top-ranked state or fourth-ranked state in the nation for job growth during Huntsman's tenure, with a rate of either 5.9% or 4.8% between 2005 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/sep/08/jon-huntsman/jon-huntsman-says-utah-was-no-1-job-creation-when-/ |title=Jon Huntsman says Utah was No. 1 in job creation when he was governor |publisher=PolitiFact |access-date=January 13, 2012}}</ref>

The Utah Taxpayers Association estimates that "tax cuts from 2005 to 2007 totaled $407 million." Huntsman proposed eliminating the [[Corporate tax in the United States|corporate franchise tax]] for [[small businesses]] making less than $5 million. During his term as governor, he was successful in having Utah replace its [[progressive income tax]] with a top rate of 7%, with a [[flat tax]] of 5%; cut the statewide sales tax rate from 4.75% to 4.65% and sales tax on unprepared food from 4.70% to 1.75%; and raise [[Motor vehicle registration|motor vehicle registration fees]]. He proposed a 400% increase in [[Cigarette taxes in the United States|cigarette taxes]], but the measure was never signed into law. In 2008, he successively proposed tax credits for families purchasing their own health insurance, as well as income tax credits for capital gains and solar projects.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=911 |title=Club for Growth whitepaper on Huntsman |publisher=Clubforgrowth.org |access-date=January 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017234821/http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=911 |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

During Huntsman's administration, the state budget rose from $8.28 to 11.57 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://le.utah.gov/interim/2013/pdf/00001950.pdf|title= FY 2013-2014 Appropriations Report |publisher=Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst|access-date=January 27, 2020 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Huntsman supported [[cap and trade]] policies, and as governor, signed the [[Western Climate Initiative]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2011-06-20-Huntsman-GOP-presidential-race-Obama-administration_n.htm | work=[[USA Today]] |first=Jackie | last=Kucinich | title=Huntsman's Utah record will face increased scrutiny | date=June 21, 2011}}</ref> He also supported an increase in the [[Minimum wage in the United States|federal minimum wage]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=911 |title=Presidential White Papers: Jon Huntsman |publisher=Clubforgrowth.org |access-date=January 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017234821/http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=911 |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He also cut some regulations, including [[Alcohol laws of Utah|Utah's very strict alcohol laws]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Humphrey |first=Shawn |url=https://news.yahoo.com/jon-huntsmans-economic-policy-focused-governorship-experience-162300826.html |title=Jon Huntsman's Economic Policy Focused on Governorship Experience|publisher=News.yahoo.com |date=October 11, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2012}}</ref> In 2007, he signed into law the Parent Choice in Education Act, which he said was "the largest [[School voucher|school-voucher]] bill to date in the United States. This massive school-choice program provides scholarships ranging from $500 to $3000 to help parents send their children to the private school of their choice. The program was open to all current public school children, as well as some children already in private school." The voucher law was later repealed in a public referendum.<ref>{{cite news|last=Urbina |first=Ian |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E0DB123AF93BA35752C1A9619C8B63 |title=Voters Split on Spending Initiatives on States' Ballots |location=United States; Pennsylvania; Maryland; Colorado; Georgia |work=The New York Times |date=November 8, 2007 |access-date=January 13, 2012}}</ref>

Huntsman was one of [[John McCain]]'s earliest supporters in his [[John McCain 2008 presidential campaign|2008 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/27/AR2007012700858.html |title=Giuliani Stresses Vision and Performance |newspaper=The Washington Post|date= January 28, 2007|access-date=January 13, 2012 |first=Liz |last=Sidoti}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/24/AR2007022401155.html |title=Governors See Influence Wane in Race for Presidency |newspaper=The Washington Post|date= February 25, 2007|access-date=January 13, 2012 |first=Dan |last=Balz}}</ref> Huntsman helped McCain campaign in New Hampshire and other early primary states and went with him to Iraq twice including over Thanksgiving in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695229365/Huntsman-goes-to-Iraq-with-McCain.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729091419/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695229365/Huntsman-goes-to-Iraq-with-McCain.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |title=Huntsman goes to Iraq with McCain |work=Deseret News |date=2007-11-20 |access-date=January 13, 2012}}</ref> At the [[2008 Republican National Convention]], Huntsman delivered a nominating speech for [[List of Governors of Alaska|Alaska Gov.]] [[Sarah Palin]], the party's nominee for vice president.<ref name=Palin>Burns, Alexander (February 3, 2011) [https://www.politico.com/story/2011/02/when-huntsman-hearted-palin-048755 When Huntsman hearted Palin], ''[[Politico]]''</ref> Huntsman also helped raise more than $500,000 for McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obama's New Ambassador Nominees Gave Big – and Bundled Bigger |author=Beckel, Michael |url=http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/06/obamas-new-ambassador-nominees.html |newspaper=OpenSecrets.org |date=June 18, 2009 |access-date=August 18, 2011}}</ref> Speaking about McCain's loss, Huntsman later observed, "We're fundamentally staring down [[Demography of the United States|a demographic shift]] that we've never seen before in America".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08322/928624-473.stm#ixzz1g6ZjB2m1 |title=Republicans ask: Just how bad is it? |publisher=Post-gazette.com |date=November 17, 2008|access-date=January 13, 2012 |first=Jonathan |last=Martin}}</ref>

===Ambassador to China===
[[File:Ambassador Jon Huntsman.jpg|thumb|Huntsman's official portrait as [[United States Ambassador to China|U.S. ambassador to China]] in July 2009]]
[[File:Jon Huntsman, Jr. on Air Force One.jpg|thumb|Huntsman aboard [[Air Force One]] en route to [[Beijing]] in November 2009]]
President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Jon Huntsman to serve as the [[United States Ambassador to China]] on May 16, 2009, noting his experience in the region and proficiency in [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin Chinese]]. His nomination was formally delivered to the Senate on July 6, 2009, and on July 23, 2009, he appeared before the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]],<ref>{{cite web |author=Gehrke, Robert |url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12877943 |title=Huntsman among 5 going before Senate committee |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=July 20, 2009 |access-date=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316161007/http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12877943 |archive-date=March 16, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> which favorably reported his nomination to the full Senate on August 4, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jcvc9YyJjj-tLZOYuC-luDq5KpZw |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524164911/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jcvc9YyJjj-tLZOYuC-luDq5KpZw |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2012 |title=Senate panel endorses Obama ambassadors to Japan, China |agency=Agence France-Presse|date=August 4, 2009 |access-date=February 5, 2011}}</ref> On August 7, 2009, the Senate unanimously confirmed Huntsman<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc4.com/content/news/state/story/Huntsman-nomination-gets-unanimous-Senate/e6SG30iNOEaC-awk9PSyiA.cspx |title=Huntsman nomination gets unanimous Senate confirmation |publisher=KTVX |location=Salt Lake City |date=August 7, 2009 |access-date=February 5, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and he formally resigned as governor of Utah and was sworn in as ambassador to China on August 11, 2009.<ref>{{cite news |author=Loomis, Brandon |url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13037539 |title=Huntsman out as guv, takes new post as ambassador |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=August 11, 2009 |access-date=June 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604213816/http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13037539 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Huntsman arrived in Beijing on August 21, 2009, to begin his assignment, and he delivered his first press conference on August 22 after a meeting with Commerce Minister [[Chen Deming]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051013061247/http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2005 |title=Embassy of the United States Beijing, China |access-date=February 5, 2011 }}</ref>

In February 2011, Huntsman made a controversial appearance at the site of a [[2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests|planned pro-democracy protest]] in Beijing.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://shanghaiist.com/2011/02/24/video-jon-huntsman-jasmine-revolution.php |title=Video of US Ambassador Jon Huntsman at 'Jasmine Revolution' protests in Beijing hits the Chinese interwebs |author=Kenneth Tan |date=February 24, 2011 |work=Shanghaiist |access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> The spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in China stated that Huntsman had been unaware of the planned protest, and happened to be strolling through the area on a family outing.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/02/23/china-ambassador-huntsman-unusual-jasmine-protest-cameo/ |title=What's He Doing Here? Ambassador's Unusual Protest Cameo |author=Jeremy Page |date=February 23, 2011 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/02/24/after-protest-video-u-s-envoys-name-censored-online/ |title=After Protest Video, U.S. Envoy's Name Censored Online |author=Jeremy Page |date=February 24, 2011 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref>

Huntsman resigned from his position as ambassador, effective April 30, 2011, in order to return to the United States to explore a [[Jon Huntsman presidential campaign, 2012|2012 presidential bid]].

===2012 presidential campaign===
{{Main|Jon Huntsman 2012 presidential campaign}}

[[File:Jon Huntsman by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|Huntsman speaking in [[Orlando, Florida]] in September 2011]]

====Background====
Huntsman's name appeared on lists of potential Republican nominees for the 2012 presidential election as early as 2008 and 2009,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090706194711/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/29/cheney-says-gop-presidential-bench-still-strong/ Cheney says GOP presidential bench still strong], [[CNN]] June 29, 2009</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120914150208/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/12/the_rising_jon_huntsman_jr.html?nav=rss_blog "The Rising: Jon Huntsman Jr."], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', December 9, 2008</ref> and [[John McCain]] specifically mentioned Huntsman as a potential candidate for the 2012 election in March 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wtop.com/?nid=213&sid=1635991 |title=McCain: Let's see who runs in 2012 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=[[WTOP-FM|WTOP]] |date=March 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021192040/http://wtop.com/?nid=213&sid=1635991 |archive-date=October 21, 2015 }}</ref>

In August 2010, a group of political strategists close to Huntsman formed a [[political action committee]] called Horizon PAC.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lisa Riley Roche|title=White House says Huntsman leaving ambassadorship|work=Deseret News|date=January 31, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2011|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700105741/White-House-says-Huntsman-leaving-ambassadorship.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203003536/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700105741/White-House-says-Huntsman-leaving-ambassadorship.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2011}}</ref> On February 22, 2011, Horizon PAC launched its official website, stating that it "supports free-market values, principled leadership and a commitment to long-term solutions".<ref>{{cite news|title=Pro-Huntsman effort launches website, offering 2012 clues|author=Peter Hamby|publisher=CNN|date=February 22, 2011|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/22/pro-huntsman-effort-launches-website-offering-2012-clues/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226132343/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/22/pro-huntsman-effort-launches-website-offering-2012-clues/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 26, 2011|access-date=February 22, 2011}}</ref>

====Campaign====
On January 31, 2011, Huntsman submitted his formal resignation from his post as U.S. Ambassador to China effective April 30, 2011, indicating his plans to return to the United States at that time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wh-ambassador-huntsman-to-leave-china-post/|title=WH: Ambassador Huntsman To Leave China Post|access-date=2017-03-13|language=en}}</ref> Huntsman's associates indicated that he was likely to explore a 2012 Republican presidential bid.<ref name=Resigns>{{cite web|author=Mike Allen|date=January 31, 2011|work=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]|access-date=January 31, 2011|title=Jon Huntsman resigns, may run|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/01/huntsman-resigns-may-run-048533}}</ref><ref name=Gibbs>{{cite news|author=MJ Lee|author2=Alexander Burns|title=Gibbs confirms: Envoy is leaving|work=Politico|date=January 31, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2011|url=http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0111/replacing_huntsman_39985424-7857-4738-ad80-69b614809fee.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204191323/http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0111/replacing_huntsman_39985424-7857-4738-ad80-69b614809fee.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref><ref name=Braces>{{cite news|author=Jonathan Martin|author2=Alexander Burns|title=Barack Obama braces for Jon Huntsman 2012 bid|work=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/01/huntsman-team-preps-for-possible-2012-bid-048454|date=January 31, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2011}}</ref>

On May 3, 2011, he formed an official fundraising [[political action committee]], building on the efforts of the previously established Horizon PAC.<ref name="PAC announce">{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/05/huntsman-takes-step-toward-2012-bid-054226 | title=Jon Huntsman Takes Step Toward 2012 Bid | work=Politico | date=May 3, 2011 | access-date=May 4, 2011 | author=Martin, Jonathan}}</ref> On May 18, 2011, Huntsman opened his 2012 national campaign headquarters in Orlando, Florida. Huntsman formally entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on June 21, 2011, announcing his bid in a speech at [[Liberty State Park]] in [[New Jersey]], with the [[Statue of Liberty]] in the background—the same site where [[Ronald Reagan]] launched his [[Ronald Reagan presidential campaign, 1980|campaign in 1980]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/republicans/8589714/Jon-Huntsman-enters-presidential-race.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/republicans/8589714/Jon-Huntsman-enters-presidential-race.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Jon Huntsman enters presidential race|date=June 21, 2011|work=Daily Telegraph| access-date=June 21, 2011|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/huntsman-announces-candidacy-for-president/|title=Huntsman Announces Run for President|date=June 21, 2011|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 21, 2011|first=Jim|last=Rutenberg}}</ref>

Huntsman sought to establish himself as an anti-[[Negative campaigning|negative]] candidate and take the "high road". In his announcement, he also stated "I don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the office of President."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june11/huntsman_06-21.html |title=Huntsman Joins GOP 2012 Field, Touting Varied Resume, Hobbies (NewsHour Transcript) |publisher=PBS |date=June 21, 2011 |access-date=January 15, 2020 |archive-date=January 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118180301/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june11/huntsman_06-21.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Huntsman focused his energy and resources on the New Hampshire primary. On October 18, 2011, he boycotted the Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas, out of deference to New Hampshire, which was locked in a political scheduling fight with Nevada.<ref name = "FastFacts">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/26/us/jon-huntsman-fast-facts/index.html|title=Jon Huntsman Fast Facts|publisher=CNN}}</ref> Huntsman eventually finished third in New Hampshire, and announced the end of his campaign on January 16, 2012. He endorsed Mitt Romney at that time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-campaign-huntsman-idUSTRE80F03G20120116|title=Huntsman ends campaign, endorses Romney|last=Youngman|first=Sam|date=January 16, 2012|work=Reuters|access-date=January 16, 2012}}</ref>

===Post-campaign politics===
[[File:Jon Huntsman Jr. official photo.jpg|thumb|Huntsman's official photograph in September 2017 during the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|first Trump administration]]]]
A month after dropping out of the 2012 race, Huntsman suggested there was a need for a [[Third party (politics)|third party]] in the United States, stating that "the real issues [were] not being addressed, and it's time that we put forward an alternative vision." Huntsman said that he would not run as a third-party presidential candidate in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bingham|first=Amy|title=Jon Huntsman Calls for the Rise of a Third Party|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/jon-huntsman-calls-for-the-rise-of-a-third-party/|work=ABC News|date=February 23, 2012|access-date=August 12, 2012}}</ref> In early July, Huntsman announced that he would not be attending the [[2012 Republican National Convention]] for the first time since he attended as a [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan delegate]] in 1984; he stated he would "not be attending this year's convention, nor any Republican convention in the future until the party focuses on a bigger, bolder, more confident future for the United States—a future based on problem solving, inclusiveness, and a willingness to address the trust deficit, which is every bit as corrosive as our fiscal and economic deficits."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=54442102&itype=cmsid|title=Huntsman scolds GOP for losing focus, will skip convention|publisher=Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref>

Shortly after Obama's [[2012 United States presidential election|re-election]], Obama's campaign manager [[Jim Messina (political staffer)|Jim Messina]] admitted that the [[Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign|Obama campaign]] believed Huntsman would have been a particularly difficult candidate to defeat in the general election. Messina said that the campaign was "honest about our concerns about Huntsman" and that Huntsman "would have been a very tough candidate".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/11/20/obama-campaign-viewed-huntsman-as-very-tough-candidate/ | newspaper=The Wall Street Journal | title=Obama Campaign Viewed Huntsman as 'Very Tough Candidate' | date=November 20, 2012| access-date=December 28, 2012}}</ref>

In January 2014, Huntsman was named chairman of the [[Atlanticist]] [[think-tank]] the [[Atlantic Council]].<ref name=Atlantic>{{cite news|last=Howell|first=Tom|title=Jon Huntsman tapped as Atlantic Council chairman|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/15/jon-huntsman-tapped-atlantic-council-chairman|access-date=January 16, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Times}}</ref> Huntsman indicated in an interview with [[Politico]] that he would not run in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/jon-huntsman-2016-111678.html| publisher=Politico|title=Jon Huntsman says no thanks to 2016 run|date=October 8, 2014|access-date=November 24, 2014}}</ref>

In April 2016, Huntsman decided to endorse [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Donald Trump]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aol.com/article/2016/04/30/jon-huntsman-adds-to-the-growing-list-of-gop-elite-supporting-tr/21368357/|title=Jon Huntsman adds to the growing list of GOP elite supporting Trump|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=AOL.com|access-date=2016-04-30}}</ref> but later retracted his endorsement of Trump following the [[Donald Trump Access Hollywood controversy|''Access Hollywood'' controversy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/4444721-155/after-video-huntsman-says-it-is|title=Utah Gov. Herbert and Rep. Chaffetz pull Trump endorsements, Huntsman says Trump should drop out after explicit video leaks|access-date=September 8, 2018}}</ref> However, Huntsman later defended Trump in interviews with ''[[Fox News]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]'' after Trump received criticism for accepting a congratulatory phone call with the president of [[Taiwan]], [[Tsai Ing-wen]], during his transition process.<ref name=nontraditionalthinkin /> Huntsman said the critics were overreacting to Trump's decision to accept the phone call, and that Trump's nontraditional style might be an opportunity for a shift in Asia relations in future talks with China.<ref name=nontraditionalthinkin />

In November 2016, Huntsman said he was considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2018, though he ultimately chose not to run for the seat.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-29/former-utah-governor-huntsman-considers-u-s-senate-run-in-2018|title=Former Utah Governor Huntsman Considers U.S. Senate Run in 2018|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref>

Huntsman was the co-chair of the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property, along with [[Dennis C. Blair]].<ref name = "IPtheft">{{Cite news|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/counterfeiters-hackers-cost-us-up-to-billion-a-year/article_ef473724-eb4e-5c4a-bec6-4ce35bee8b45.html|title=Counterfeiters, hackers cost US up to $600 billion a year |author=Paul Wiseman |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|work=stltoday.com|access-date=2017-02-27|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227114008/http://www.stltoday.com/business/counterfeiters-hackers-cost-us-up-to-billion-a-year/article_ef473724-eb4e-5c4a-bec6-4ce35bee8b45.html|archive-date=February 27, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The commission is an independent and bipartisan initiative from the public and private sectors. Its mission is to document and assess the extent of international [[intellectual property theft]], particularly by China, and propose appropriate policy responses. According to the commission's analysis, the U.S. has lost up to $600 billion in illicit technology transfers to China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbr.org/program/commission-on-the-theft-of-intellectual-property/|publisher=The National Bureau of Asian Research|title=Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property}}</ref> According to Huntsman,

{{cquote|The vast, illicit transfer of American innovation is one of the most significant economic issues impacting U.S. competitiveness that the nation has not fully addressed. It ... must be a top priority of the new administration [in 2016].<ref name="IPtheft" />}}

=== Ambassador to Russia ===
On December 3, 2016, the [[Associated Press]] reported Huntsman was being considered by [[Donald Trump]] and the [[First presidential transition of Donald Trump|Trump transition team]] as a possible choice for [[United States Secretary of State]] in 2017,<ref name=nontraditionalthinkin>{{citation|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/4667017-155/jon-huntsman-trumps-nontraditional-thinking-could|access-date=4 December 2016|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=3 December 2016|title=Jon Huntsman Jr.: Trump's 'nontraditional thinkin' could signal a new approach to U.S.-China relations|author1=Thomas Burr|author2=Matthew Piper}}</ref> although [[Rex Tillerson]] was chosen 10 days later.

On March 8, 2017, it was reported that Huntsman accepted a position as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia|United States Ambassador to Russia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/323050-huntsman-offered-russia-ambassadorship-report/|title=Huntsman accepts ambassadorship to Russia: report|first=Rebecca|last=Savransky|work=The Hill |date=March 8, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Landler">{{cite news|last1=Landler|first1=Mark|title=Jon Huntsman Is Said to Accept Post as Ambassador to Russia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/world/europe/jon-huntsman-jr-ambassador-russia.html|access-date=29 September 2017|work=The New York Times|date=9 March 2017}}</ref> During his Senate confirmation hearings, he said, "There is no question that the [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russian Government interfered in the U.S. election]]" in 2016. He also said the relationship between the two countries was "among the most consequential and complex foreign policy challenges we face."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/351347-trumps-pick-for-ambassador-to-russia-says-no-question-moscow-interfered/|title=Trump's pick for Russian ambassador: 'No question' Moscow interfered in US election|last=Chalfant|first=Morgan|date=2017-09-19|work=The Hill|access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref> Huntsman was unanimously confirmed by the Senate, via voice vote, on September 28, 2017.<ref name="Romboy">{{cite web|last1=Romboy|first1=Dennis|title=Full Senate confirms Jon Huntsman Jr. as U.S. ambassador to Russia {{!}} KSL.com|url=https://www.ksl.com/?sid=45973395&nid=148|website=KSL Salt Lake City|access-date=September 28, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lardner|first1=Richard|title=Senate confirms Huntsman as US ambassador to Russia|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senate-confirms-huntsman-us-ambassador-russia-50165267|access-date=September 28, 2017|agency=Associated Press|work=ABC News|date=September 28, 2017|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929135153/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senate-confirms-huntsman-us-ambassador-russia-50165267|archive-date=September 29, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

During his time as ambassador, Huntsman reported having access to senior Russian officials, which he stated was not always the case during his ambassadorship to China. He also expressed a desire to avoid repeating past mistakes in the relationship, stating: "In the years past, every new administration has tried to reset or redo of some sort.(...) Let's not repeat the cycles of the past, because in every case,(...) those resets could not be sustained. Let's not even begin with that thought in mind; no resets, no redos. Just take the relationship for what it is, clear-eyed and realistically."<ref name="ManInMoscow">{{cite magazine |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/14/trumps-man-in-moscow-ambassador-jon-huntsman-russia-trump-investigation/ |first1=Amie |last1=Ferris-Rotman |first2=Emily |last2=Tamkin |first3=Robbie |last3=Gramer |title=Trump's Man in Moscow |date=March 14, 2018 |magazine=[[Foreign Policy]]}}</ref>

Huntsman submitted his resignation as U.S. Ambassador to Russia to President Trump on August 6, 2019, with his resignation taking effect on October 3, 2019.<ref name="departmenthistory">{{Cite web |title=Jon M. Huntsman Jr. (1960–) |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/huntsman-jon-m |publisher=[[Office of the Historian]], [[U.S. Department of State]] |access-date=2022-02-09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220209121141/https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/huntsman-jon-m |archive-date=2022-02-09 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/08/06/jon-huntsman-us/|title=Jon Huntsman, U.S. ambassador to Russia, resigns to return to Utah for possible run for governor|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref> After Huntsman left post, Bartle B. Gorman, deputy ambassador to Russia, served as the embassy's [[Chargé d'Affaires]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Bartle B. Gorman
 |url=https://ru.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ |publisher=[[Embassy of the United States, Moscow|U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Russia]] |access-date=2019-12-17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191217171834/https://ru.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/our-ambassador/ |archive-date=2019-12-17}}</ref> (until the arrival of [[John J. Sullivan (diplomat)|John J. Sullivan]] as new ambassador).

=== 2020 Utah gubernatorial campaign ===
{{Main|2020 Utah gubernatorial election}}

After his resignation as U.S. ambassador to Russia in August 2019, many speculated that Huntsman was considering another run for Utah governor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/08/06/jon-huntsman-us/|title=Jon Huntsman resigns as U.S. ambassador to Russia to return to Utah for possible run for governor|last=Burr|first=Thomas|date=2019-08-06|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref> An October 2019 poll of likely Utah voters showed Huntsman as a favorite among several potential gubernatorial candidates.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2019/10/23/20928743/utah-2020-governor-race-poll-jon-huntsman-spencer-cox|title=Poll: Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. favorite on list of possible candidates for governor|publisher=Deseret News}}</ref>

On November 14, 2019, Huntsman announced on [[KSL (radio network)|KSL Radio]] that he would run for [[List of governors of Utah|Governor of Utah]] in the [[2020 Utah gubernatorial election|2020 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/14/jon-huntsman-launches-another-run-for-utah-governor-070899|title=Jon Huntsman launches another run for Utah governor|last=Strauss|first=Daniel|website=POLITICO|date=November 14, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> In the six weeks between Huntsman's announcement and the end of 2019, Huntsman's campaign raised $520,000, and visited all 29 Utah counties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/1/10/21060736/utah-governor-election-jon-huntsman-gary-herbert-spencer-cox|title=Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox raises $1.2 million in governor's race|publisher=Deseret News}}</ref>

His daughter, [[Abby Huntsman]], announced in January 2020 that she would leave her position on [[The View (talk show)|''The View'']] to join his gubernatorial campaign as a senior advisor.<ref name="Business">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/13/business/abby-huntsman-quits-the-view/index.html|title=Abby Huntsman quits 'The View'|author=Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy|website=CNN|access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref> On February 7, 2020, Huntsman announced that [[Provo, Utah|Provo]] city mayor [[Michelle Kaufusi]] would be his gubernatorial running mate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/jon-huntsman-jr-announces-provo-mayor-as-his-running-mate/article_209313d4-de3c-5038-abd2-b09f359e26a9.html|title=Jon Huntsman Jr. announces Provo mayor as his running mate|publisher=Daily Herald}}</ref> A poll taken among likely voters in February showed Huntsman leading the race with 32% support, while 31% remained undecided.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/3/6/21168084/jon-huntsman-spencer-cox-governor-poll-deseret-news-hinckley-institute-politics-republican|title=Jon Huntsman, Spencer Cox leading GOP field in Utah governor's race|publisher=Deseret News|date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> However, Lieutenant Governor [[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]] ultimately won the primary with 36.4% of the vote against Huntsman's 34.6%, and went on to win the general election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/7/6/21315218/gop-republican-primary-governor-cox-lead-over-jon-huntsman-shrinks-slightly|title=Utah GOP gubernatorial race called for Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox|website=www.deseret.com}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Political positions==

Huntsman has been described as "a conservative [[Technocracy|technocrat]]-optimist with moderate positions who was willing to work substantively with President [[Barack Obama]]"<ref>Linkins, Jason (February 11, 2011) [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/11/jon-huntsman-2012-staff_n_822055.html "Jon Huntsman Staff Choice Suggests The Direction His Campaign Will Take"], ''[[The Huffington Post]]''</ref> and identifies himself as a center-right [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jon-huntsman-does-a-center-right-presidential-candidate-have-a-prayer/ |work=CBS News |title=Jon Huntsman: Does a 'center right' presidential candidate have a prayer? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824184432/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20095503-503544.html |archive-date=August 24, 2011 }}</ref>

During his first term as Utah governor, Huntsman listed economic development, healthcare reform, education, and [[energy security]] as his top priorities. He oversaw tax cuts and advocated reorganizing the way that services were distributed so that the government would not become overwhelmed by the state's fast-growing population.

{{cquote
| quote = Building a winning coalition to tackle the looming fiscal and trust deficits will be impossible [for Republicans] if we continue to alienate broad segments of the population. We must be happy warriors who refuse to tolerate those who want Hispanic votes but not Hispanic neighbors.
| source = Jon Huntsman Jr.<ref name="MarriageEquality" />
}}

===Healthcare===
During his time as Utah governor, Huntsman proposed a plan to reform healthcare, mainly through the private sector, by using tax breaks and negotiation to keep prices down.<ref>[[Kathleen Parker|Parker, Kathleen]] (July 26, 2009). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/24/AR2009072401956.html "Reforming Health Care Utah's Way Under Gov. Huntsman"]. ''[[The Washington Post]]''.</ref>

In 2007, when asked about a [[healthcare mandate]], Huntsman said, "I'm comfortable with a requirement–you can call it whatever you want, but at some point we're going to have to get serious about how we deal with this issue". The healthcare plan that passed in Utah under Huntsman did not include a healthcare mandate.<ref>Smith, Ben (May 31, 2011) [https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2011/05/huntsman-was-comfortable-with-mandate-036252 "Huntsman was 'comfortable' with mandate"]. ''[[Politico]]''.</ref>

===Fiscal policy===
[[File:Jon M. Huntsman Jr. - Annual Meeting of the New Champions Dalian 2009.jpg|thumb|Huntsman speaking at the [[World Economic Forum]] in [[Dalian]], China, in September 2009]]
In a 2008 evaluation of state governors' fiscal policies, the libertarian [[Cato Institute]] praised Huntsman's conservative tax policies, ranking him in a tie for fifth place on overall fiscal policy. He was particularly lauded for his efforts to cut taxes. The report specifically highlighted his reductions of the sales tax and simplification of the tax code.<ref name=Cato>{{cite web|author=Chris Edward|title=Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2008|publisher=Cato Institute, Policy Analysis No. 624|date=October 20, 2008|url=http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-624.pdf}}</ref> However the report concluded that: "Unfortunately, Huntsman has completely dropped the ball on spending, with per capita spending increasing at about 10 percent annually during his tenure."<ref name=Cato/> He defines his taxation policy as "business friendly".<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Jon_Huntsman.htm Jon Huntsman], OnTheIssues</ref>

As part of his presidential campaign Huntsman said "our tax code has devolved into a maze of special-interest carve-outs, loopholes, and temporary provisions that cost taxpayers more than $400 billion a year to comply with". The candidate called for "[getting] rid of all tax expenditures, all loopholes, all deductions, all subsidies. Use that to lower rates across the board. And do it on a revenue-neutral basis".<ref>Parker, Ashley (August 31, 2011). [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/us/politics/01huntsman.html "Huntsman Urges Stripping Deductions From Tax Code"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref>

In addition, Huntsman has proposed reducing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%, eliminating corporate taxes on income earned overseas, and implementing a [[tax holiday]] to encourage corporations to return profits from offshore tax havens. He favored eliminating taxes on capital gains and dividends.<ref>[http://jon2012.com/issues/jobs-economy-tax-reform Huntsman 2012 website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128151421/http://jon2012.com/issues/jobs-economy-tax-reform |date=November 28, 2011 }}. Retrieved December 5, 2011.</ref>

===Social issues===
As the governor of Utah, Huntsman signed several bills placing limits on abortion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g3_e8iNt4o | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/7g3_e8iNt4o| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|title=Huntsman's pro-life credentials |publisher=YouTube |date=June 3, 2011|access-date=January 13, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

During the 2012 presidential race, and as governor of Utah, Huntsman supported civil unions for same-sex couples but not [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ambinder|first=Marc|title=2012 And Huntsman's Surprise|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/02/2012-and-huntsmans-surprise/602/|date=February 13, 2009|magazine=The Atlantic|access-date=May 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>Gehrke, Robert (May 11, 2010). [http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/51795519-90/civil-cowan-gay-governor.html.csp "Huntsman's civil-union stance may prove political liability"]. ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]''.</ref><ref name = "NYT">{{cite news|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/us/politics/prominent-republicans-sign-brief-in-support-of-gay-marriage.html|title=Prominent Republicans Sign Brief in Support of Gay Marriage|date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=January 21, 2020|last1=Stolberg |first1=Sheryl Gay }}</ref>

In a February 2013 [[op-ed]] published in ''[[The American Conservative]]'', Huntsman updated his stance to one of support for [[same-sex marriage in the United States|same-sex marriage]], stating: "All Americans should be treated equally by the law, whether they marry in a church, another religious institution, or a town hall. This does not mean that any religious group would be forced by the state to recognize relationships that run counter to their conscience. Civil equality is compatible with, and indeed promotes, freedom of conscience."<ref name = "MarriageEquality">{{cite web | url=http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/marriage-equality-is-a-conservative-cause485/ | title=Marriage Equality Is a Conservative Cause | work=[[The American Conservative]] | date=February 21, 2013 | access-date=February 21, 2013 | author=Huntsman, Jon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/huntsman-republicans-should-embrace-gay-marriage | title=Huntsman: Republicans Should Embrace Gay Marriage | publisher=[[Talking Points Memo]] | date=February 21, 2013 | access-date=February 21, 2013 | author=Levy, Pema| work=TPM }}</ref> In 2013, Huntsman was a signatory to an ''[[amicus curiae]]'' brief submitted to the Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage during the ''[[Hollingsworth v. Perry]]'' case.<ref name = "NYT" />

===Environment and energy===
In 2007, in response to the issue of [[global warming]], Huntsman signed the [[Western Climate Initiative]], by which Utah joined with other governments in agreeing to pursue targets for reduced production of [[greenhouse gas]]es.<ref name="struglinski"/> He also appeared in an advertisement sponsored by [[Environmental Defense]], in which he said, "Now it's time for Congress to act by capping greenhouse-gas pollution."<ref name="struglinski">{{Citation| last = Struglinski| first = Suzanne | title = Huntsman appears in climate ad| newspaper=[[Deseret News]] | date = November 16, 2007| url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695228198/Huntsman-appears-in-climate-ad.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110803001648/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695228198/Huntsman-appears-in-climate-ad.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = August 3, 2011| access-date =June 6, 2011}}</ref>

In 2011, in response to comments by [[Rick Perry]] and other Republican presidential candidates, Huntsman stated he "believe[s] in evolution and trust[s] scientists" on [[climate change]].<ref>{{Cite news | last = Blake| first = Aaron| title = Jon Huntsman believes in evolution and global warming, so can he win a Republican primary?| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| date = August 18, 2011| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/jon-huntsman-believes-in-evolution-and-global-warming-but-can-he-win-a-republican-primary/2011/08/18/gIQAIyuBOJ_blog.html | access-date =August 24, 2013}}</ref> Commenting later on his statement, Huntsman remarked "I felt that it was important to remind a lot of Republican voters who care and a lot of independent voters who care, that there is a candidate who does believe in science."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/jon-huntsman-the-gops-lonely-climate-hawk|title=Jon Huntsman: The GOP's Lonely Climate Hawk|website=BuzzFeed News|date=January 15, 2013 }}</ref>

Huntsman has stated a preference for international cooperation in handling climate change, stating "it's a global issue. We can enact policies here [in the United States], but I wouldn't want to unilaterally disarm as a country."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Huntsman shifts stance on climate change|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-presidential-primary/180644-huntsman-shifts-stance-on-climate-change/|date=December 6, 2011|first=Daniel|last=Strauss|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=December 6, 2011}}</ref>

===Foreign policy===
[[File:蔡英文總統接見大西洋理事會訪問團乙行.jpg|thumb|Huntsman meeting with [[President of the Republic of China|Taiwan President]] [[Tsai Ing-wen]] in June 2016]]
Huntsman has repeatedly stated, "We need to continue working closely with China to convince [[North Korea]] to abandon its nuclear weapons program". He has also named Taiwan, human rights, and Tibet among the "areas where we have differences with China" and vowed "robust engagement" as ambassador. Huntsman, who lived in [[Taiwan]] as a [[Mormon]] [[Missionary (LDS Church)|missionary]], said he felt "personally invested in the peaceful resolution of cross-strait differences, in a way that respects the wishes of the people on both Taiwan and the mainland. In 2009, he said that then-current U.S. policy "support[ed] this objective, and [he was] encouraged by the recent relaxing of cross-strait tensions."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/07/25/2003449509|title=Hoklo-speaking diplomat aims for realistic PRC ties|work= [[The Taipei Times]] |date=July 29, 2009}}</ref>

During his 2020 gubernatorial campaign, and after serving as Ambassador to Russia, Huntsman stated that "<nowiki>[the Russians]</nowiki> want to see us divided. They want to drive a wedge into politics... The American people do not understand the expertise at their disposal to divide us, to prey on our divisions. They take both sides of an issue to deepen the political divide. They are active during mass shootings. They are active during racial tension. They take advantage of us. We think it's fellow Americans who are taking extreme positions sometimes. It's not."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/23211-video-huntsman-says-states-not-the-feds-should-take-the-lead-in-responding-to-coronavirus-outbreak|title=Video: Huntsman says states, not the feds, should take the lead in responding to coronavirus outbreak|publisher=UtahPolicy.com|date=March 10, 2020}}</ref>

===Immigration===
In 2005, Huntsman signed a bill giving undocumented migrants access to "driving-privilege cards", which allowed them to have driving privileges but unlike driver licenses, cannot be used for identification purposes. In a 2011 presidential debate, Huntsman defended the move, explaining that "[illegal immigrants] were given a driver's license before and they were using that for identification purposes. And I thought that was wrong. Instead we issued a driver privilege card, which in our state allowed our economy to continue to function. And it said in very bold letters, not to be used for identification purposes. It was a pragmatic local government driven fix and it proved that the [[Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Tenth Amendment]] works."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/september-13-2011/perry-huntsman-have-immigration-records-challenged-during-gop-debate.html |title=Perry, Huntsman Have Immigration Records Challenged During GOP Debate|publisher=NumbersUSA |date=September 13, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>

In June 2007, Huntsman joined other Western governors in urging the Senate to pass comprehensive immigration reform.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=6238768&itype=NGPSID&keyword=&qtype= |title=Guv, peers ask U.S. Senate to pass immigration reform |work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=June 27, 2007|access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref> As governor, Huntsman threatened to veto a measure repealing in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/29/jon-huntsman-record-_n_868635.html |title=Jon Huntsman's Record Has Pros And Cons For Conservatives |work=The Huffington Post|date=May 28, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>

Huntsman has stated support for a [[border fence]], saying that, "as an American, the thought of a fence to some extent repulses me&nbsp;... but the situation is such that I don't think we have a choice".<ref>{{cite news|last=Gehrke |first=Robert |url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/51859956-90/border-huntsman-fence-repulses.html.csp |title=Huntsman says border fence 'repulses' him, but may be necessary|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=May 21, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>

Huntsman supports granting more [[H-1B visa]]s to foreigners.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2011/09/01/my-chat-with-jon-huntsman-about-his-economic-plan/|author=Pethokoukis, James|title=My chat with Jon Huntsman about his economic plan|work=Reuters|date=September 1, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015071832/http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2011/09/01/my-chat-with-jon-huntsman-about-his-economic-plan|archive-date=October 15, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Huntsman also supported the [[DREAM Act]], which proposed a path to citizenship for young people brought to the United States by their parents illegally.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Rachel|last=Streitfeld|date=August 5, 2011|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/05/huntsman.moderates/index.html|title=Huntsman woos New Hampshire moderates|publisher=CNN}}</ref>

==Business career==
From 1993 to 2001, Huntsman served as an executive for the [[Huntsman Corporation]], chairman of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, and CEO of Huntsman Family Holdings Company.

In January 2012, [[Huntsman Cancer Institute]] announced that Huntsman had been appointed to the position of chairman, replacing his father, who founded the institute.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Jon M Huntsman Jr named Chairman of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation|url=http://www.huntsmancancer.org/newsroom/2012/01/jon-huntsman-jr.php|publisher=Huntsman Cancer Institute|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=April 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011152944/http://www.huntsmancancer.org/newsroom/2012/01/jon-huntsman-jr.php|archive-date=October 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Huntsman was appointed to the board of directors of the [[Ford Motor Co.]] in February 2012. The announcement quoted Ford's executive chairman, [[William Clay Ford Jr.]], as praising Huntsman's global knowledge and experience—especially in Asia—as well as his tenure as the governor of Utah.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Ford Names Jon Huntsman to Board of Directors|url=http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=35970|publisher=Ford Motor Co.|date=February 9, 2012|access-date=March 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212220747/http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=35970|archive-date=February 12, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Huntsman was appointed to the board of [[Caterpillar Inc.]] in April 2012.<ref>Caterpillar Inc. (2012). [http://www.caterpillar.com/cda/components/fullArticleNoNav?x=7&id=3461139 Former Utah Governor and United States Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman to Join Caterpillar Board of Directors]. Retrieved April 12, 2012.</ref>

From 2014 to 2017, and again from September 2020, Huntsman served on the board of directors of [[Chevron Corporation]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Jon Huntsman Jr. Rejoins Chevron's Board of Directors|url=https://www.chevron.com/stories/jon-huntsman-jr-rejoins-chevrons-board-of-directors|publisher=Chevron Corporation|date=September 8, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2021|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Huntsman is a founding director of the [[Pacific Council on International Policy]] and has served on the boards of the [[Brookings Institution|Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]], the [[Asia Society]] in New York, and the [[National Bureau of Asian Research]].

==Personal life==
Huntsman has eight brothers and sisters. He married activist [[Mary Kaye Huntsman|Mary Kaye]] and they have seven children: daughters Mary Anne (b. 1985, who is married to Evan Morgan, son of CNN commentator [[Gloria Borger]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/fashion/weddings/mary-huntsman-and-evan-morgan.html |title= Weddings: Mary Huntsman and Evan Morgan |work= The New York Times |date=2015-10-18 |access-date=2016-04-02}}</ref>), [[Abby Huntsman|Abigail]] (b. 1986), Elizabeth ("Liddy"; b. 1988), Gracie Mei (b. 1999; [[adoption|adopted]] from [[China]]), and Asha Bharati (b. 2006; adopted from [[India]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/jon-huntsman|title=The Road to Presidency 5|work=Sunshine State News|access-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021184930/http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/jon-huntsman|archive-date=October 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and sons Jon III (b. 1990), William (b. 1993), both of whom are graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy, and serving active duty assignments.

Huntsman is distantly related to 2012 Republican presidential nominee [[Mitt Romney]].<ref>Romney's great-great-grandfather, the early Mormon missionary [[Parley Pratt]], is Huntsman's great-great-great-grandfather.{{cite magazine|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/12/20/family-ties-ancestry-com-finds-that-romney-and-george-w-are-cousins/|title=Romney and Bush Are Cousins, Ancestry.com Finds - TIME.com|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/31/13589085-stephen-colbert-jon-stewart-talk-politics-conventions-with-republican-outcasts?lite| title=Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart talk politics, conventions with Republican outcasts| work=ABC News| first=Craig| last=Berman| date=August 30, 2012| access-date=September 1, 2012| archive-date=September 2, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902211159/http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/31/13589085-stephen-colbert-jon-stewart-talk-politics-conventions-with-republican-outcasts?lite| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/us/politics/on-stage-an-awkward-reminder-of-personal-rifts-in-gop.html?_r=2| title=On Stage, an Awkward Reminder of Personal Rifts in G.O.P.| work=The New York Times| first=Michael| last=Barbaro| date=January 4, 2012| access-date= September 1, 2012}}</ref> Their relationship has been reported to be one of rivalry. After a [[2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal|scandal]] erupted over the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in Salt Lake City, Romney and Huntsman were both considered to take over the [[Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002|Salt Lake Organizing Committee]] for the games. After intense lobbying, Romney was chosen, and the Huntsman family was reportedly "livid".<ref name="nymag">{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/news/politics/jon-huntsman-mitt-romney-2011-8/index2.html|title=The Commonalities Between GOP Candidates Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney -- New York Magazine|work=NYMag.com|date=July 29, 2011 }}</ref> As Romney prepared his [[Mitt Romney 2008 presidential campaign|2008 presidential run]], he began consulting Huntsman on foreign policy and trade issues. Huntsman's father signed on as a finance chair for Romney's campaign, and it was expected that Huntsman would endorse Romney; instead, Huntsman backed [[John McCain 2008 presidential campaign|John McCain]] and became one of the McCain campaign's national co-chairs.<ref name="nymag"/> Huntsman did endorse Romney in the 2012 election after dropping out.<ref name="nymag"/>

Huntsman is a self-proclaimed fan of the [[progressive rock]] genre and played keyboards during high school in the band Wizard.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-xpm-2011-may-09-la-pn-huntsman-rocks-20110509-story.html |title=Jon Huntsman was a keyboard wizard, but is a presidential run a rock 'n' roll fantasy?|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 9, 2011 |access-date=May 25, 2011 |first=James |last=Oliphant}}</ref> Huntsman joined [[REO Speedwagon]] on the piano for two songs during their concert at the [[Utah State Fair]] in 2005. Huntsman is a fan of riding [[motocross]], and he helped in pushing extreme sports and outdoor sports and tourism for the State of Utah.<ref>{{cite web |author=Michele Roberts |url=http://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/recreation/land/sports/article_b8d794f4-4cf3-5bfd-8f0a-a1642c3e3dce.html |title=Gov. Huntsman's 30-year Passion |publisher=Heraldextra.com |date=May 16, 2008 |access-date=May 25, 2011 |archive-date=September 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911210410/http://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/recreation/land/sports/article_b8d794f4-4cf3-5bfd-8f0a-a1642c3e3dce.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Huntsman has been awarded eleven [[honorary degree|honorary doctorate degrees]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/ambassador09.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211123912/http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/ambassador09.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 11, 2009 |title=Embassy of the United States Beijing, China – Ambassador |date=August 11, 2009 |access-date=February 5, 2011 }}</ref> including an honorary doctorate of public service from [[Snow College]] in 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snow.edu/publicr/HuntsmanJnr.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007093800/http://www.snow.edu/publicr/HuntsmanJnr.htm |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |title=Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. to Give Snow College 2005 Commencement Address |date=March 21, 2005 |access-date=February 5, 2011 |publisher=[[Snow College]]}}</ref> an honorary doctorate of science from [[Westminster College, Salt Lake City|Westminster College]] in 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westminstercollege.edu/campus_events/index.cfm?id=543 |title=Westminster Announces 2008 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients |year=2008 |access-date=February 5, 2011 |publisher=[[Westminster College, Salt Lake City|Westminster College]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723185558/http://www.westminstercollege.edu/campus_events/index.cfm?id=543 |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the [[University of Utah]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unews.utah.edu/old/p/042610-1.html |title=U of U Commencement on May 7 to Graduate More than 7,000 |date=April 26, 2010 |access-date=February 5, 2011 |publisher=[[University of Utah]] |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928151437/http://www.unews.utah.edu/old/p/042610-1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> an honorary doctorate of laws from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/jon-m-huntsman-jr-us-ambassador-china-speak-penn-s-254th-commencement |title=Jon M. Huntsman Jr., U.S. Ambassador to China, to Speak at Penn's 254th Commencement |date=February 22, 2010 |access-date=February 5, 2011 |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania]]}}</ref> and an honorary doctorate of law from [[Southern New Hampshire University]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/csp/cms/sites/sltrib/pages/printerfriendly.csp?id=51858592 |title=Huntsman to N.H. grads: Don't sell America short |date=May 21, 2011 |access-date=February 5, 2011 |work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021214827/http://www.sltrib.com/csp/cms/sites/sltrib/pages/printerfriendly.csp?id=51858592 |archive-date=October 21, 2013 }}</ref> He also received honorary doctorates from the [[University of Washington]], [[University of Arizona]], [[Utah State University]], and [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]]. He has been recognized as a [[Sigma Chi#The Significant Sig Award|Significant Sig]] by Sigma Chi.<ref>[http://www2.sigmachi.org/foundation/significant_sigs.phtml?strLetter=H "Significant Sigs"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001051435/http://www2.sigmachi.org/foundation/significant_sigs.phtml?strLetter=H |date=October 1, 2011 }}. [[Sigma Chi]] International Headquarters.</ref>

In 2007 Huntsman was awarded the [[Distinguished Eagle Scout Award]] by the BSA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/02-529.pdf |title=Distinguished Eagle Scout Award |year=2007 |publisher=[[Boy Scouts of America]] |access-date=June 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312002744/http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/02-529.pdf |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2018, Huntsman was diagnosed with stage-1 [[melanoma]] and sought treatment at the [[Huntsman Cancer Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/11/01/ambassador-huntsman/|title=Ambassador Huntsman diagnosed with skin cancer, sought treatment at Huntsman Cancer Institute|publisher=Salt Lake City Tribune|access-date=November 2, 2018|date=November 1, 2018}}</ref> On June 10, 2020, Huntsman announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/politics/jon-huntsman-coronavirus-utah-covid/index.html|title=Jon Huntsman announces he has coronavirus|author=Jamie Ehrlich|website=CNN|date=June 10, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/news/502069-jon-huntsman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/|title=Jon Huntsman tests positive for coronavirus|first=J. Edward|last=Moreno|date=June 10, 2020|website=The Hill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/6/10/21286511/jon-huntsman-jr-covid19-coronavirus-utah-governor-race-tests-positive-covid-19|title=Jon Huntsman Jr. tests positive for COVID-19|first=Lisa Riley|last=Roche|date=June 10, 2020|website=Deseret News}}</ref>

===Religious views===
Huntsman is a member of the LDS Church and served a church mission to Taiwan. In an interview with ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, he stated that he considers himself [[Spiritual but not religious|more spiritual than religious]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2071003,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513053727/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2071003,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2011|title=Jon Huntsman: The Potential Republican Presidential Candidate Democrats Most Fear|access-date=May 12, 2011 | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=May 12, 2011}}</ref><ref name="distancing">{{Cite news| last = Burr| first = Thomas| title = Is Huntsman distancing himself from LDS faith?| newspaper = [[The Salt Lake Tribune]]| date = May 9, 2011| url = http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/huntsman/51779611-188/church-faith-former-governor.html.csp| access-date = June 15, 2011| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110613021225/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/huntsman/51779611-188/church-faith-former-governor.html.csp| archive-date = June 13, 2011| df = mdy-all}}</ref> and in December 2010, he told ''[[Newsweek]]'' that the LDS Church doesn't have a monopoly on his spiritual life.<ref name = "NewsMorm">Kirn, Walter (June 5, 2011). [http://www.newsweek.com/2011/06/05/mormons-rock.print.html "Mormons Rock!"]. ''[[Newsweek]]''.</ref> In a May 2011 interview, Huntsman said "I believe in God. I'm a good [[Christians|Christian]]. I'm very proud of my Mormon heritage. I am Mormon."<ref>{{Cite news|author=George Stephanopoulos|title=Transcript: Exclusive Interview With Jon Huntsman|date=May 20, 2011|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2011/05/exclusive-interview-with-jon-huntsman.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724084432/http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2011/05/exclusive-interview-with-jon-huntsman.html|archive-date=July 24, 2011|df=mdy-all|author-link=George Stephanopoulos}}</ref>

Huntsman rejects the notion that faith and evolution are mutually exclusive. He said, "The minute that the Republican Party becomes . . . the anti-science party, we have a huge problem. We lose a whole lot of people who would otherwise allow us to win the election in 2012."<ref>{{cite web|title=Huntsman: GOP can't become 'anti-science' party|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-now/2011/08/huntsman-gop-cant-become-anti-science-party-038575|first=Scott|last=Wong|publisher=[[Politico]]|date=August 21, 2011|access-date=September 12, 2012}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
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| candidate = [[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 190,565
| percentage = 36.15%
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| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 184,246
| percentage = 34.95%
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| candidate = [[Greg Hughes]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 110,835
| percentage = 21.02%
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| candidate = [[Thomas Wright (Utah politician)|Thomas Wright]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 41,532
| percentage = 7.88%
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| percentage = 100.0%
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 |votes = 531,190
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 |candidate = [[Scott Matheson Jr.]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Politics|Utah}}
* [[2004 Utah gubernatorial election]]
* [[2008 Utah gubernatorial election]]
* [[List of U.S. political appointments that crossed party lines]]
* [[List of people and companies named in the Paradise Papers]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Sister project links|Jon Huntsman|auto=1|n=y}}
*{{C-SPAN|18239}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110416034944/http://www.p2012.org/candidates/huntsmanorgprec.html Huntsman Presidential Campaign Staff] (archived)
* [http://ballotpedia.org/Jon_Huntsman Biography] at [[Ballotpedia]]
* [http://www.worldcat.org/identities/np-huntsman,%20jon Works by or about Jon Huntsman Jr.] in libraries ([[WorldCat]] catalog)
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/candidate.php?id=N00033338 Financial information] at [[OpenSecrets.org]]
* [https://www.state.gov/huntsman-jr-john-m-russian-federation-july-2017/ Official Biography] at the [[United States Department of State]] (2017)
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/magazine/jon-huntsman-could-do-without-bill-clintons-kudos.html "Jon Huntsman Could Do Without Bill Clinton's Kudos"], Andrew Goldman, ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'', 4 January 2013

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