Jon Huntsman Jr. was a diplomat.
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 , and as United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1993 , and China from 2009 to 2011 . In 2009 , he was appointed United States Ambassador to China by Barack Obama . The United States Ambassador to China is the chief American diplomat to People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) .