Jon Huntsman the position as U.S. ambassador to Russia, a high-profile and sensitive post amid investigations into the contacts between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. Trump made the offer to Huntsman earlier this week, according to a White House official not authorized to discuss the move publicly until it is announced. Trump also went after Huntsman during his tenure as ambassador to Beijing. But Huntsman and Trump buried their differences during the transition, the official said. Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was forced to resign after misleading Pence about the nature of his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States.

Source: CBC News March 09, 2017 07:07 UTC