Russia's ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, died suddenly at the age of 66, the foreign ministry of the Eurasian country announced.
"The management and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia announce with deep sorrow the death on November 11 of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States of America, Alexander Nikitich Darchiev, at the age of 66," a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reads.