Who is the father of the current United States ambassador to Russia?
Jon Huntsman Jr. Jon Meade Huntsman Jr. (born March 26, 1960) is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat who serves as the current United States ambassador to Russia. Huntsman was also the former governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009, and as United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1993, and China from 2009 to 2011. He has served in the administrations of five U.S. Presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. In January 2014, Huntsman was named Chairman of the Washington-based foreign policy think-tank the Atlantic Council. In March 2017 it was reported that he would be appointed as the next Ambassador to Russia. This nomination was submitted to the Senate on July 20, 2017 and confirmed on September 28, 2017.
Robert J. McCloskey Robert James McCloskey (November 25, 1922 – November 28, 1996) was an American diplomat. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas McCloskey and Anna Wallace; He was spokesperson for the United States Department of State from 1964–1973 but after a short stint (June 20, 1973 to January 14, 1974) as United States Ambassador to Cyprus, he was asked to return to his old job as spokesperson. From February 21, 1975 to September 10, 1976 he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations. He later served as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands and to Greece.