The Senate on Thursday confirmed former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to be U.S. ambassador to Russia, according to Politico.
Huntsman's unanimous approval gives President Donald Trump a permanent envoy in Moscow at a consequential moment for U.S.-Russia relations, with the White House facing multiple investigations into potential Russian interference in the 2016 election, Politico said.
Huntsman, a former GOP presidential candidate, testified earlier this month before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that there is "no question" that Moscow meddled in the election — a perspective that differs from Trump, who has called Russian disruption a "hoax."
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