Alexander Darchiev, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Digi Mart USA News: Alexander Darchiev, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, died Wednesday at the age of 66, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The diplomat had headed the Russian Embassy in Washington since March 2025. No cause of death was immediately announced.
The Foreign Ministry said Darchiev “passed away suddenly.”
The ministry called Darchiev “an outstanding diplomat, an experienced leader, a kind friend, and a mentor,” as well as “a consummate professional and a brilliant expert on American affairs” who “served in one of the most critical areas of Russian foreign policy.”
Before becoming ambassador to the United States, Darchiev headed the Russian Foreign Ministry’s North America Department and served at Russia’s diplomatic mission in the United States. He was Russia’s ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021.
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