Netrebsky man and ties with the Russian Federation whom the President of the United States appointed Ambassador to Russia
The US President Donald trump has appointed a new Ambassador to Russia, former Governor of Utah John Huntsman, who was U.S. Ambassador to Singapore and China. A politician who often criticized trump during the election campaign, almost like the Kremlin, according to U.S. media. But after scandals from-for relations of the presidential administration of Russia, the tramp tries to appoint to the Russian people, who are so easily approve of Congress.
Writes about this “Medusa”.
The huntsman was Ambassador to Singapore under George H. W. Bush and in China under Barack Obama. Until recently he also held the post of Chairman of the “Atlantic Council” — the American non-governmental analytical center, which, as the WSJ notes, actively criticizing the policies of Vladimir Putin and trump’s plans to improve relations with the Russian President. The huntsman also claimed to be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, but lost in the primaries.
In October 2016 the huntsman advocated for the release of the trump from the race after allegations of a future President in the sexism and harassment of women. Since then, the huntsman and trump established relations, told Politco, a source close to the politicians. Huntsman himself called himself center-right and moderate conservative.
According to WSJ, Congress should easily endorse the candidacy of Huntsman. With great respect to Chatmenu treated and the democratic administration under Obama.
The Kremlin in place of the American Ambassador has traditionally wants to see the person without their own policy.
We will add that after scandals from-for communication team members trump with Russian officials politicians relations with Russia is given special attention. The Huntsman these relationships are. In 2011, his fortune was made 71 million dollars. The politician made a fortune through the family business, in 1970, his father founded the chemical company Huntsman Corp, which until 2005 was the world’s largest private chemical company. However, after huntsman first became Ambassador, he withdrew from this business to avoid conflict of interest. The heir to the Corporation was his younger brother.
Since 2007, the company also has production in Russia — the Russian “daughter” of “huntsman-NMG” there is a plant in the Kaluga region and a branch network in several cities. According to “Spark-Interfax” its revenue in 2015 amounted to 1.5 billion rubles with a net profit of 257 million rubles. The company Huntsman has also provided financial assistance to Armenia after the 1988 earthquake. The Corporation at the time agreed with “Aeroflot” on the supply of plastic tableware for the Russian carrier.
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