Today, at the age of 67, a diplomat of the highest class, a scientist and a man of rare professionalism, dedicated to his work, left us.
Alexander Nikitich Darchiev, Russia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, passed away today.
The RIAC team deeply mourns the loss of a good friend, wise mentor and like-minded person. We express our sincerest condolences to Alexander Nikitich's family, friends and colleagues.
Biography of Alexander Nikitich Darchiev:
Alexander Nikitich Darchiev was born on May 14, 1960 in Budapest. In 1983 he graduated from the Faculty of History of Moscow University named after M.V. Lomonosov, then worked at the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and defended his thesis for a candidate of historical sciences.
He joined the diplomatic service at the Russian Foreign Ministry in 1992 and devoted his entire career to North American orientation. Over the years, he held the positions of adviser and minister-counselor of the Russian Embassy in the United States, and headed the North American Department and the North Atlantic Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between 2014 and 2021 he was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Canada. In March 2025, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to the United States of America.
He had the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (awarded in 2016). He was awarded the Order of Friendship, the Order of Honor, and was also awarded the gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation.