While visiting the White House in 1971 during his father 's service as special assistant to the president , Henry Kissinger confided in the 11-year-old Huntsman that he was secretly traveling to China . He worked as a White House staff assistant in President Ronald Reagan 's administration in 1983 . From 1987 to 1988 , Huntsman and his family lived and worked in Taipei , Taiwan . During the 1988 presidential election , he was a state delegate at the 1988 Republican National Convention
1988 Republican National Convention
1988 Republican National Convention
Jon Huntsman Jr.