Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, died suddenly Wednesday at age 66, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said, according to TASS.
The ministry’s announcement said he died November 11 but did not disclose a cause of death.
President Vladimir Putin appointed Darchiev in March 2025 as Washington and Moscow were working to restore diplomatic contacts. He succeeded Anatoly Antonov, who left the post in October 2024, according to Reuters.
A longtime North America specialist, Darchiev previously served as Russia’s ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021. Before joining the diplomatic service in 1992, he worked as a researcher studying the United States and Canada, according to Anadolu’s profile.
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