U.S. ambassador to Russia diagnosed with
early-stage cancer: report
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[November 02, 2018]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.
Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman has early-stage cancer and is being
treated, according to comments he gave to a Utah-based newspaper in an
interview published on Thursday.
Huntsman, who spoke in Moscow with Deseret News in a series of
conversations in August, said at the time he planned to return for
treatment to Utah, where he served twice as governor.
"It’s just stage 1," he told the paper. "So we’ll probably get it taken
care of, and we’ll be fine."
Representatives for the U.S. Department of State and for Huntsman could
not immediately be reached for comment.
Huntsman was diagnosed over the summer when he was in the United States,
after noticing two small black spots behind his ear and on his thigh, he
told the paper.
He has appeared in Moscow for recent events, attending national security
adviser John Bolton's Oct. 23 news conference in the city.
Huntsman previously served as U.S. ambassador to China and had sought
the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 before dropping his bid.
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U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman looks on during a news
conference of U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton in Moscow,
Russia June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
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His late father, billionaire Jon Huntsman Sr, died in February of
cancer, and Huntsman Sr's parents also died of cancer, according to
his father's obituary.
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(Writing by Susan Heavey; Additional reporting by Andrew Osborn in
Moscow; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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