Jon Huntsman, the U.S ambassador to Russia, will step down this fall, he told the president today
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Huntsman’s resignation will take effect Oct. 3, which he said he hopes will allow enough time for his replacement to be named and confirmed. His decision to step down comes as relations between Washington and Moscow have cooled considerably. His tenure was marked by tit-for-tat sanctions and diplomatic expulsions, fallout from Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections, and warnings that Moscow plans to do so again in 2020. The U.S. has also struggled with the Kremlin's aggression in cyberspace and its role in other international affairs, notably in Venezuela and Syria, as well as new diplomatic forays with North Korea.
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