RUSSIA APPOINTS ALEXANDER DARCHIYEV AS AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.- His predecessor completed his mission in October 2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin today has appointed Alexander Darchiev, the Foreign Ministry’s North Atlantic Department chief, as Moscow’s ambassador to Washington.
The decree, published on the government portal’s website, confirmed the head of Russia’s diplomatic mission in the US almost five months after Darchiev’s predecessor Anatoly Antonov completed his mission in Washington, DC, in October 2024.
Darchiev has been serving in Russia’s diplomatic corps since 1992. and has held various positions, including adviser and minister-counselor at the Russian Embassy.
