Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 20, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
Add as preferred source on Google
The US has approved the new Russian ambassador to Washington. Grigory Karasin confirmed the appointment, with Alexander Darchiev expected to take the role.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has been told by the United States that it has granted approval for the appointment of the new Russian ambassador to Washington, a senior Russian lawmaker told state television on Monday.
The new ambassador may be formally appointed in the coming weeks, said Grigory Karasin, head of the International Affairs Committee in the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament.
"The agrément has not yet been received," Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry, told the TASS state news agency.
Neither Karasin nor Zakharova named the new ambassador. The last Russian ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, left his post in October.
Russia will name Alexander Darchiev, currently head of the foreign ministry's North American department, as its new ambassador to Washington, the Kommersant newspaper reported in November.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Andrew Osborn/Guy Faulconbridge)
Grigory Karasin, head of the International Affairs Committee in the Federation Council, confirmed that the US has granted approval for the new Russian ambassador.
The new ambassador is expected to be Alexander Darchiev, who is currently the head of the foreign ministry's North American department.
The last Russian ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, left his post in October.
No, the agrément has not yet been received according to Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry.
The new ambassador may be formally appointed in the coming weeks, as stated by Grigory Karasin.
Explore more articles in the Headlines category
