Utah Governor Nominated Ambassador to China

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Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, a Republican, has been nominated by President Obama as ambassador to China.

Huntsman, 49, learned to speak Mandarin Chinese during his days as a Mormon missionary in Taiwan. He and his wife Mary Kaye have seven children, one of whom was adopted from China.

Huntsman previously served as ambassador to Singapore and as a deputy U.S. trade ambassador.

He has been a political moderate on issues like immigration, gay rights and the environment, even though he represented one of the most conservative states in the country.

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