Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev has died at the age of 66, Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday (November 11), without specifying the cause.
Appointed by President Vladimir Putin in March 2025, Darchiev was tasked with improving strained US-Russia relations following Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Before taking the Washington post, he served as Russia’s ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021 and later headed the Foreign Ministry’s North American Department.
Source: CNN
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