Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Alexander Darchiev has died

Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev has died aged 66, Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on 11 November. His death marks the loss of a senior diplomat who had recently taken up one of Russia’s most prominent overseas postings.

Darchiev became ambassador to the United States in March 2025, after joining the Foreign Ministry in 1992. He had served at the Russian Embassy in Washington from 2005 to 2010, was ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021, and led Russia’s delegation at talks with the United States in Istanbul in February 2025.