Jon Huntsman

The former U.S. ambassador to China and governor of Utah withdraws as a contender for the Republican presidential nomination.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman quits the GOP race and throws his support behind the leading Republican in the race, Mitt Romney.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman quits the GOP race and throws his support behind the leading Republican in the race, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, during a press conference in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post

Jan. 16, 2012

Jon Huntsman, former Utah governor and ambassador to China, quits the GOP presidential race and throws his support behind Mitt Romney.

Nikki Kahn / The Washington Post

Jan. 15, 2012

Jon Huntsman descends stairs during an event at Virginia's on King restaurant in Charleston, S.C. Huntsman is expected to withdraw Monday from the race for the Republican presidential nomination. According to campaign officials, Huntsman will endorse Mitt Romney.

Matt Rourke / AP

Jan. 14, 2012

Jon Huntsman departs the Huckabee Forum 2, a televised event, in Charleston, S.C.

Jason Reed / Reuters

Jan. 12, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman speaks to supporters and undecided voters at the Honeycomb Cafe on Daniel Island in Charleston, S.C.

Randall Hill / Reuters

Jan. 11, 2012

Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman speaks at a town hall meeting during a GOP presidential campaign stop in North Charleston, S.C.

David Goldman / AP

Jan. 12, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman greets a supporter at the Honeycomb Cafe on Daniel Island in Charleston, S.C.

Randall Hill / Reuters

Jan. 10, 2011

Republican presidential candidate and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman holds up the hand of his wife, Mary Kaye, at a primary night rally at the the Black Brimmer in Manchester, N.H. Huntsman came in third, behind former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, in the first-in-the-nation primary.

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Jan. 7, 2011

Huntsman meets supporter Claire Natola of Meredith, N.H., during a campaign stop at the Main Street Station diner in Plymouth, N.H. Natola said she normally votes for Democrats, but planned to vote for Huntsman in New Hampshire's primary. Huntsman, who skipped the Iowa caucuses, instead staked his primary bid on the Granite State.

Matthew Cavanaugh / Getty Images

Jan. 9, 2011

Huntsman rallies supporters as he campaigns in Eagle Square in Concord, N.H.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr., a former governor of Utah, tries to comfort Paul Schwaegler, as he’s held by his mother, Vicki Schwaegler, during a campaign stop at the Horse Meadow Senior Center in North Haverhill, N.H.

Jim Cole / AP

Jan. 4, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr., center, shakes hands with supporters during an event at his campaign headquarters in Manchester, N.H.

Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters

Jan. 5, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr. pauses as he speaks to local business owners during a business lunch in Portsmouth, N.H.

Alex Wong / Getty Images

Jan. 5, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr. is reflected in the window of his car as he speaks with a reporter, while his wife, Mary Kaye, looks out the window in Portsmouth, N.H.

Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters

Jan. 3, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr. leaves an event at Strong Foundations Charter School in Pembroke, N.H.

Matt Rourke / AP

Jan. 2, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr., accompanied by his wife, Mary Kaye, is greeted by Bill Higgins and his goat Izak as they arrive at an event at McConnell Community Center in Dover, N.H.

Matt Rourke / AP

Jan. 3, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr. speaks during a campaign event in Peterborough, N.H.

Matt Rourke / AP

Jan. 3, 2012

Jon Huntsman Jr. watches as students explore new iPads from iSchool Campus during an event at Strong Foundations Charter School in Pembroke, N.H. Huntsman helped distribute the iPads, which the Utah company offered to the school at a reduced price in part to capitalize on publicity generated by Huntsman’s presidential campaign.

Matt Rourke / AP

Jan. 3, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman campaigns at an event Tuesday in Peterborough, N.H.

Matt Rourke / AP

Jan. 2, 2012

Huntsman, accompanied by his wife, Mary Kaye, stops to shake hands Monday while touring businesses in downtown Nashua, N.H.

Cheryl Senter / AP

Jan. 2, 2012

Huntsman reaches in to shake hands with a motorist while touring downtown Nashua, N.H., on Monday.

Cheryl Senter / AP

Jan. 1, 2012

Huntsman talks with reporters after a presidential campaign stop at the Adams Memorial Opera House in Derry, N.H. The 2012 Republican presidential candidate is crisscrossing the state as its Jan. 10 primary nears.

Winslow Townson / AP

Jan. 1, 2012

The former U.S. ambassador to China addresses a crowd at the Adams Memorial Opera House. Huntsman is skipping the Iowa caucuses and putting all his focus on the New Hampshire primary instead.

Winslow Townson / AP

Dec. 31, 2011

Huntsman holds hands with his wife, Mary Kaye, while they and their daughter Gracie Mei wait as he is introduced at a town hall meeting in Thornton, N.H.

Cheryl Senter / AP

Dec. 30, 2011

Huntsman, accompanied by state Rep. Julie Brown (R), gets a slice of "Rat Trap" cheese, at Calef's Famous Country Store in Barrington, N.H.

Cheryl Senter / AP

Dec. 30, 2011

Huntsman holds a news conference at Bid2Win in Portsmouth, N.H. Despite a constant media and personal appearance barrage, Huntsman is lagging in pre-election polls. CNN/Opinion Research poll put him in fourth place at 9 percent.

Cheryl Senter / AP

Dec. 20, 2011

Republican 2012 presidential candidate and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman takes questions during a town hall meeting at BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H.

Cheryl Senter / AP

Dec. 20, 2011

Huntsman shakes hands with employees heading into work at BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H.

Cheryl Senter / AP

Dec. 19, 2011

Mary Kaye Huntsman listens to her husband, Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, speak during a visit to the Manchester Republican Committee Christmas party in Manchester, N.H.

Charles Krupa / AP

Dec. 19, 2011

Huntsman slides into his SUV after a tour of Andover Corp. in Salem, N.H.

Elise Amendola / AP

Dec. 19, 2011

Huntsman peers into a porthole of a machine during a tour of Andover Corp., manufacturer of optical filters and coatings, in Salem, N.H.

Elise Amendola / AP

Dec. 18, 2011

Huntsman speaks at a town hall meeting in Rochester, N.H.

Winslow Townson / AP

Dec. 12, 2011

Republican presidential candidate and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, left, stands with his daughter Gracie Mei before his Lincoln-Douglas-style debate with fellow Republican candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Dec. 12, 2011

Huntsman speaks at the Peterborough and Jaffrey-Rindge Rotary meeting in Peterborough, N.H.

Winslow Townson / AP

Dec. 8, 2011

Huntsman speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Jacquelyn Martin / AP

Dec. 8, 2011

Huntsman, center, talks with people after holding a town hall meeting in Milford, N.H.

Cheryl Senter / AP

Dec. 1, 2011

Huntsman arrives at a house party hosted by Don and Melinde Byrne in Bedford, N.H.

Cheryl Senter / AP

Nov. 30, 2011

Huntsman speaks to the New Hampshire legislature during a campaign stop at the New Hampshire State House in Concord.

Jim Cole / AP

Nov. 12, 2011

Huntsman speaks with his family after the CBS News/National Journal debate in Spartanburg, S.C.

Richard Shiro / AP

Nov. 11, 2011

Jon Huntsman smiles as Carter Mead shows off the decorations on his prosthetic leg during a tour of Next Step Orthotics and Prosthetics in Manchester, N.H.

Jim Cole / AP

Nov. 11, .2011

Huntsman talks with Scott Cummings during a tour of Next Step Orthotics and Prosthetics in Manchester, N.H. Huntsman is campaigning for the nation's earliest presidential primary, less than two months away.

Jim Cole / AP

Oct. 11, 2011

Jon Huntsman Jr., former governor of Utah, right, is congratulated at a student rally after a presidential debate sponsored by Bloomberg and The Washington Post held at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. The event, moderated by U.S. television talk show host Charlie Rose and featuring eight Republican candidates, was the first debate of the 2012 political season focused solely on the economy.

Daniel Acker / Bloomberg

Oct. 11, 2011

Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. speaks during the presidential debate sponsored by The Washington Post and Bloomberg at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

Toni Sandys / The Washington Post

Sept. 24, 2011

Jon Huntsman Jr. listens to waiter Will Cossey of Merrimack, N.H., at Joey's Diner in Amherst, N.H.

Cheryl Senter / AP

Sept. 23, 2011

In Florida, Huntsman addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

Joe Burbank / AP

Sept. 22, 2011

Texas Gov. Rick Perry points out a member of the audience to Jon Huntsman Jr. during a Fox News/Google debate in Orlando.

Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP

Jon Huntsman greets Shep Haufman after addressing members of the Republican Jewish Coalition in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Bill Ingram / AP

Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.), businessman Herman Cain and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. stand together before a GOP presidential candidate debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.

Chris Carlson / AP

Huntsman departs after participating in the GOP presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.

David McNew / Getty Images

Jon Huntsman Jr. kisses 5-month-old Mallory Blais during the Salem-Windham Republican Labor Day picnic in Salem, N.H.

Justin Sullivan / Getty Images

Huntsman speaks with students building robots during a tour of FIRST, as founder and inventor Dean Kamen listens at far left in Manchester, N.H. FIRST is an organization founded by Kamen in 1989 to develop ways to inspire students in the engineering and technology fields.

Elise Amendola / AP

Huntsman talks with Katherine Swett as he orders lunch after walking through the Alton Bay crafts fair in Alton, N.H.

Jim Cole / AP

June 21, 2011

Huntsman waves after announcing he will run for the U.S. presidency, at Liberty State Park in New Jersey.

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June 21, 2011

Former ambassador to China Jon Huntsman launches his 2012 White House bid, vowing to reverse U.S. decline and sharply assailing President Obama's handling of the economy. "For the first time in history, we are passing down to the next generation a country that is less powerful, less compassionate, less competitive and less confident than the one we got," he told scores of supporters.

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June 21, 2011

Huntsman takes the stage just before he announces that he will run for the U.S. presidency at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J.

Stan Honda / AFP/Getty Images

June 11, 2011

Huntsman, wife Mary Kaye and former New Hampshire VFW leader Paul Chevalier at the Department of New Hampshire VFW Annual Convention in Nashua.

Cheryl Senter / AP

June 11, 2011

Huntsman visits a Harley-Davidson store in Manchester, N.H.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

May 19, 2011

Huntsman talks to people at a Meet and Greet in Lebanon, N.H.

Cheryl Senter / AP

May 21, 2011

Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. looks at a Winchester rifle at Riley's Gun shop in Hookset, N.H., as he tests the waters for a 2012 presidential run.

Jim Cole / AP

May 1, 2010

Huntsman, left, greets the first group of visitors to the U.S. Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo.

Eugene Hoshiko / AP

Aug. 11, 2009

Utah Gov.Huntsman signs his resignation document in the Gold Room at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City.

Michael Brandy / AP

Nov. 18, 2009

President Obama, center, poses with China's ambassador to the United States, Zhou Wenzhong, left, and Hunstman as he tours the Great Wall in Badaling, China.

Charles Dharapak / AP

Sept. 4, 2008

Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman nominates Sarah Palin for vice president at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.

Ron Edmonds / AP

May 28, 2008

President George W. Bush greets Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., center, and his wife, Mary Kaye, as he steps off Air Force One in Salt Lake City.

Charles Dharapak / AP

April 13, 2006

Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman tries out the dirt motocross section of a track at a motorsports park in Tooele, Utah.

Douglas C. Pizac / AP

Sept., 9, 2007

Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., right, speaks with Steve Allred after a memorial service at Canyon View Middle School in Huntington, Utah, for six miners and three rescue workers who were killed in the Crandall Canyon Mine.

Kenny Crookston / AP

May 21, 2007

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger watches in Salt Lake City as Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman signs a document pledging to fight global warming.

Douglas C. Pizac / AP

Jan. 3, 2005

Jon Huntsman Jr. is sworn in as Utah's governor by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine M. Durham during the inaugural ceremony in Salt Lake City. Huntsman's wife, Mary Kaye, holds the Bible.

Douglas C. Pizac / AP

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