Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman has formally entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Huntsman launched his candidacy on Tuesday with a public event in New Jersey.

Jon Huntsman: “I’m a candidate for the office of President of the United States of America. For the first time in history, we are passing down to the next generation a country that is less powerful, less compassionate, less competitive and less confident than the one we got. This, ladies and gentlemen, is totally unacceptable, and it is totally un-American.”

Huntsman most recently served as the U.S. ambassador to China, stepping down earlier this year.