Russian ambassador to US dies suddenly at 66
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
Alexandre Dartchiev, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, died suddenly on 11 November at 66, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. He had taken up his post in Washington in March 2025, amid a rapprochement between Moscow and Washington, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday 11 November the sudden death of Alexandre Dartchiev, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, at the age of 66. The diplomat died the same day, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Alexandre Dartchiev had taken up his post in Washington in March 2025, as Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had begun a rapprochement between their two countries, notably over the conflict in Ukraine, according to AFP.
Before arriving in the United States, Alexandre Dartchiev had headed the North America department of the Russian Foreign Ministry from 2021, then took charge in early 2025 of relations with the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States. He had previously been Russia’s ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021, according to AFP.
Alexandre Dartchiev succeeded Anatoli Antonov in Washington, whose post had remained vacant since October 2024, amid strong tensions between Moscow and the Joe Biden administration over the conflict in Ukraine, launched in 2022, according to AFP.
