Republican Party member Jon Huntsman Jr. has agreed to become the new United States ambassador to Russia, informed the US media.

A respective official statement, however, has not yet been made either from the administration of US President Donald Trump, or Huntsman himself.

The Huntsman family business has been linked to Russia and the other former USSR countries ever since the devastating earthquake that hit Armenia in 1988.

Renowned American businessman and philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr. was bestowed two state awards of Armenia and was granted Armenian citizenship, in recognition of his investments to the country.