Published: 12:48, March 28, 2025
New Russian ambassador to US arrives in Washington DC
By Xinhua
Alexander Darchiyev, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's North America Department and a candidate for the position of a new ambassador to the United States, poses for a picture before a session of the Federation Council's committee on foreign affairs in Moscow, Russia, Nov 25, 2024. (PHOTO / REUTERS)

WASHINGTON - Russia's new Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev arrived in Washington DC on Wednesday.

Darchiev will informally present his credentials to the Trump administration on Thursday, according to the US State Department.

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US Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Louis L Bono will attend the informal credential presentation in Washington, DC at 2:15 pm Eastern Time (1815 GMT) Thursday, according to schedule posted on the US State Department website.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Darchiev as the new ambassador to the United States on March 6. The position had been vacant since last October, when the previous envoy, Anatoly Antonov, left his post.