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Russian ambassador to the USA is dead: foreign ministry
The ministry called Darchiev an "outstanding diplomat, an experienced leader and a kind colleague". He was appointed in March 2025.
Alexander Darchiev. (AFP)
By: AFP ., Journalist @New Vision
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MOSCOW — Russia's ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has died "suddenly" at the age of 66 after just one and a half years in the job, Moscow's foreign ministry announced Wednesday.
The ministry called Darchiev an "outstanding diplomat, an experienced leader and a kind colleague". He was appointed in March 2025.
Moscow did not give more details on the death.
Darchiev previously served as Russia's ambassador to Canada between 2014 and 2021.
He was appointed to the US role last year, shortly after President Donald Trump returned to power, and several years into Moscow's Ukraine offensive that has pitted Russia against the West.
Darchiev previously served as Russia's ambassador to Canada between 2014 and 2021.
He was appointed to the US role last year, shortly after President Donald Trump returned to power, and several years into Moscow's Ukraine offensive that has pitted Russia against the West.
Darchiev was a specialist in Russia-US relations and was the director of the foreign ministry's North America department between 2021-2024.
In 2022, when Russia attacked Ukraine, Darchiev called the move a "necessary measure".
A release obtained from TASS, Russia's state-owned website quotes e diplomatic service records indicating that Darchiev was "an outstanding diplomat, an experienced leader, a kind friend, and a mentor." "A consummate professional and a brilliant expert on American affairs, Alexander Darchiev worked in one of the most critical areas of Russian foreign policy," the ministry emphasised.