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The Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev has died at the age of 66. Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced his sudden death on Wednesday, without specifying the cause or location of his passing.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the death of Ambassador Darchiev on the Foreign Ministry’s official Telegram channel Wednesday evening in Moscow. The notice was also carried by Interfax and RIA Novosti. NBC News reported on the announcement saying Darchiev was 66 and an “outstanding diplomat, experienced leader, good comrade and mentor” who had worked on one of the most important areas of foreign policy for Russia.
Ambassador Darchiev was born on May 14, 1960. President Vladimir Putin named him ambassador to Washington on March 6, 2025, succeeding Anatoly Antonov. He had served as ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021, and earlier as minister-counselor at the embassy in Washington. He also headed the Foreign Ministry’s North America department and later its North Atlantic department.
Darchiev had led the Russian side at the talks held in Istanbul in February 2025 with the participation of the United States. NBC News mentioned this in its account of his death. The Foreign Ministry did not name a successor to Darchiev, and did not say when and where his funeral would take place.
The Foreign Ministry expressed condolences to the family and colleagues of a colleague who died before his time. In this statement, the Ministry seemed to be bringing an end to the matter of Ambassador Darchiev’s sudden passing with no indication of cause, no place of death, and no indication of who might be replacing him.
