Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev has died. He was 66 years old.
Alexander Darchiev was a well-known Russian diplomat and expert on relations with North America. After working at the Russian Embassy in the United States (including as an adviser to the minister), he headed the North American Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, and then was the Russian Ambassador to Canada between 2014 and 2021. In 2021, he returned to the position of director of the North American department, where he oversaw the interaction with the US in bilateral tensions. In 2025, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to the United States.