Quotes by Jon Huntsman, Jr.

About Jon Huntsman, Jr.:

Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009, and as United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1993, and China from 2009 to 2011. He has served in the administrations of five U.S. Presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. In January 2014, Huntsman was named chairman of the Atlanticist think-tank the Atlantic Council.
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I had the trade minister in China sit down as we were preparing for trade negotiations. He said, 'Please don't let people in the United States lose their confidence because when you lose your confidence, the rest of the world suffers'.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

The reality, sitting ten thousand miles away, is that we remain the country that inspires. We remain that shining city on a hill.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

I'm not competing in Iowa for a reason.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

It's taken a lot of presidents to get us where we are today, a lot of deployments, a lot of wars, a lot engagements. You add them all up.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

I'm surprised that we've gotten to a point where we don't put our country first and put our party first.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

I'm a true native of the Bay Area.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Today, I'm a candidate for the office of president of the United States of America. My kids can't believe I just said that.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

I don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the office of president.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

For those of us who have lived abroad and seen our nation in a highly competitive 21st century, and kind of see where this world is going - unless we are able to strengthen our core, we're going to see the end of the American century. And that is tot...

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

I would vote to increase the debt limit if there was a corresponding level of cuts. And if there was some serious talk about a balanced budget amendment, which we as governors always had to deal with.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

This is the marketplace of political ideas. This is how America operates. It's a free market. It's free-wheeling. From the outside, it looks unpredictable. There's a circus-like free market.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

What is important is that you're honest with the American people.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

That's what governors do, they wrestle with the issues, they find solutions and they move the agenda forward. At the appropriate time we'll talk about all of these issues, while remembering that our party is a big tent party. We lose when we try to b...

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

If you can't define a winning exit strategy for the American people, where we somehow come out ahead, then we're wasting our money, and we're wasting our strategic resources.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

In our own state, we came up with, I think, what was a very novel approach to closing the gap on the uninsured. To harmonize medical records - which was a major step in getting costs out of the system.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Politics is a lot of serendipity. You're in the right place and the right time and you've got the right message, and it either connects for you or, or it doesn't.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

We're fighting an enemy that is far different than any we have got before. It's a nontraditional kind of war, and I think we need to step back, recalibrate how we go about protecting our borders and protecting our people, and resetting our position i...

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Author Bio

  • NameJon Huntsman, Jr.
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, businessman, and diplomat
  • AliasesJon Meade Huntsman, Jr.
  • BornMarch 26, 1960
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Diplomat