Why???? He is overly qualified for the job....I will give you that. But what do Ambassadors do???? They go to dinners and give a speech occasionally. I would take every Ambassador out of the countries if I were President. I refuse to care about this pick. It is a qualified pick for sure.
Huntsman is a backstabbing POS, whose "qualifications" to be Ambassador to Russia, for this president, are questionable in the extreme.
And FYI...they do far more than go to dinners, throw them, and give a speech here and there.