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Jon Huntsman to resign from Obama administration



By Anne E. Kornblut and Rachel Weiner



U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman (R) has sent a resignation letter to President Barack Obama in possible preparation for a presidential bid against his boss. He will step down from his post in April.

Huntsman submitted his resignation late Monday, a senior administration official said. His resignation will take effect on April 30, giving the administration barely three months to name -- and get confirmed - an ambassador to one of the most critical postings in the world.

Administration officials expressed chagrin at Huntman's change of heart, but said they were doubtful he could make a successful run at the presidency. They chalked much of his aspirations up to the wishful thinking of adviser John Weaver, and dismissed the idea that there is suddenly a market for centrists such as Huntsman after the tea party sweep of 2010.

Huntsman began laying his plans in private many months ago, spreading the word that he hoped to leave China and using multiple opportunities to forge connections with national political reporters.



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