Trump says Deputy Secretary of State Sullivan could be next envoy to Moscow

FIL PHOTO: US Deputy State Secretary John J. Sullivan attends the round table during the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Dinard, France April 5, 2019. Thibault Vandermersch/Pool via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan “could very well be” the next U.S. ambassador to Russia, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.

If nominated, Sullivan would succeed Jon Huntsman who resigned earlier this month as Washington’s envoy to Moscow amid speculation he plans to run for Utah governor.

Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama

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