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List of ambassadors of Russia to the United States

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List of ambassadors of Russia to the United States

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FieldValue
postAmbassador
bodyRussia to the United States
native_nameпосол Российской Федерации в США
insigniaMID emblem.png
insigniasize120px
insigniacaptionSeal of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
departmentMinistry of Foreign Affairs
incumbentAlexander Darchiev
incumbentsince6 March 2025
styleHis Excellency
residenceRussian ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C.
appointerPresident of Russia
termlengthAt the pleasure of the president
inauguralAndrey Yakovlevich Dashkov
As ambassador of the Russian Empire
formation17 August 1808
successionCharge d'affairs
website

As ambassador of the Russian Empire The Russian ambassador to the United States is the official representative of the president of the Russian Federation and the Russian government to the president of the United States and the United States government. The ambassador's official title is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States of America.

Russian ambassador's residence]] in Washington, D.C.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Washington, D.C. The ambassador to the United States is concurrently appointed as the Russian representative to the Organization of American States. The ambassador's residence is located at 1125 16th Street Northwest. Russia also maintains consulates general in New York and Houston. Alexander Darchiev is the current ambassador, serving since 6 March 2025.

List of Ambassadors

[[Russian Empire]]

NamePhotoResidenceAppointedArrivedExequaturUntilPrior positionLater position
Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov (as consul general and chargé d'affaires)[[File:A .Dashkov.jpg100pxcenter]]PhiladelphiaJune 20, 1808July 1, 1809-07-01July 15, 1809August 17, 1811NoneNone
Friedrich von der Pahlen (minister)Washington, PhiladelphiaApril 13, 1809June 26, 1810 (entered duty)July 23, 1811NoneMinister to Portugal-Brazil
Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov (as minister)[[File:A .Dashkov.jpg100pxcenter]]WashingtonJuly 28, 1811November 1811 (entered duty)March 1819NoneNone
Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika[[File:Poletika-pi.jpg100pxcenter]]1817April 24, 1822NoneForeign Ministry adviser
Fyodor van Tuyll van Serooskerken[[File:Teyl van Seraskerken (cropped).jpg100pxcenter]]April 19, 1823April 11, 1826Minister to Portugal-BrazilNone
Pavel Kridener[[File:Kridener_PA.jpg100pxcenter]]18271837NoneMinister to Switzerland
Alexander de Bodisco[[File:Portrait of Alexander Andreevich Bodisko. Illustration for an American newspaper (edition not specified). 1840.jpg100pxcenter]]18371854Consul General in StockholmNone
18541855
Eduard de Stoeckl[[File:Eduard de Stoeckl.jpg100pxcenter]]18551869Secretary of the U.S. LegationNone
Konstantin Katakazi[[File:Konstantin Katakazi.jpg100pxcenter]]18691872Foreign MinistryNone
Heinrich von Offenberg18721875Minister to RomaniaNone
[[File:Shishkin NP.jpg100pxcenter]]18751880Minister to SerbiaMinister to Greece
18801882Minister to GreeceMinister to Japan
Karl von Struve[[File:Portrait of the Russian Minister at Washington.jpg100pxcenter]]18821892Minister to JapanAmbassador to the Netherlands
18921895NoneMinister to Wuerttemburg
18951897Minister to WuerttemburgNone
Count Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini[[File:Portrait of Count Cassini.jpg100pxcenter]]18981905Minister to ChinaAmbassador to Spain
Roman Rosen[[File:TR Roman Baron Rosen.jpg100pxcenter]]19051911Minister to JapanState Council
George Bakhmetev[[File:Portrait of George Bakhmeteff.jpg100pxcenter]]19111917Minister to JapanNone

[[Russian Provisional Government]]

NamePhotoAppointedUntil
Boris Bakhmetev[[File:Boris Bakhmetev.jpg100pxcenter]]19171917

[[Soviet Union]]

NamePhotoResidenceAppointedCredentials presentedUntil
Maxim Litvinov[[File:Litvinoff Profile.jpg100pxcenter]]19181919
Ludwig Martens[[File:Martens-1920.jpg100pxcenter]]19191921
[[File:Boris Skvirsky (cropped).jpg100pxcenter]]19221933
Alexander Troyanovsky[[File:Alexander Troyanovsky (cropped).jpg100pxcenter]]November 20, 1933January 8, 1934October 1, 1938
Konstantin Umansky[[File:Konstantin Umansky (cropped).jpg100pxcenter]]May 11, 1939May 9, 1941November 5, 1941
Maxim Litvinov[[File:RIAN archive 409024 Soviet diplomat Maxim Litvinov.jpg100pxcenter]]November 10, 1941December 8, 1941August 22, 1943
Andrei Gromyko[[File:Andrej Gromyko 1967.png100pxcenter]]August 22, 1943October 4, 1943April 11, 1946
Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov[[File:Nikolai_Novikov.jpg100pxcenter]]April 11, 1946June 3, 1946October 25, 1947
Alexander Panyushkin[[File:Alexander Panyushkin.jpg100pxcenter]]October 25, 1947December 31, 19471952 June 12, 1952
Georgy Zarubin[[File:Georgi Zarubin 1956.jpg100pxcenter]]June 14, 1952September 25, 19521958 January 7, 1958
[[File:Mikhail_A._Menshikov.jpg100pxcenter]]January 7, 1958February 11, 1958January 4, 1962
Anatoly Dobrynin[[File:AF Dobrynin 01.png100pxcenter]]January 4, 1962March 30, 1962May 19, 1986
Yuri Dubinin[[File:Reagan and Dubinin at the Soviet Embassy.png100pxcenter]]May 19, 1986May 15, 1990
Alexander Bessmertnykh[[File:Alexander Bessmertnykh.jpg100pxcenter]]May 15, 1990January 15, 1991
[[File:Viktor Komplektov.jpg100pxcenter]]March 15, 1991December 26, 1991

[[Russia|Russian Federation]]

NamePhotoAppointedAppointerCredentials presentedUntil
[[File:Viktor Komplektov.jpg100pxcenter]]1991Boris Yeltsin1992
Vladimir Lukin[[File:Vladimir Lukin Moscow Interfax 02-2011.jpg100pxcenter]]January 24, 1992Boris YeltsinFebruary 8, 1994
Yuli Vorontsov[[File:Yuli_Vorontsov_(cropped).jpg100pxcenter]]July 23, 1994Boris YeltsinDecember 16, 1998
Yuri Ushakov[[File:Юрий Викторович Ушаков.jpg100pxcenter]]1999Boris YeltsinJanuary 22, 1999May 31, 2008
Sergey Kislyak[[File:Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak 2016.jpg100pxcenter]]title = УКАЗ Президента РФ от 26.07.2008 N 1122publisher = Presidential Press and Information Officeurl = http://document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=047256access-date = October 16, 2008language = ruurl-status = deadarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080813171844/http://document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=047256archive-date = August 13, 2008 }}Dmitry MedvedevSeptember 16, 2008July 22, 2017
Anatoly Antonov[[File:Antonov HR(1).jpg100pxcenter]]September 1, 2017Vladimir PutinSeptember 9, 2017last=first=date=October 10, 2024title=Putin Relieves Russian Ambassador to U.S. With No Replacement Namedurl=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/10/putin-relieves-russian-ambassador-to-us-with-no-replacement-named-a86643access-date=November 26, 2024website=The Moscow Timeslanguage=en}}
Alexander Darchiev[[File:Alexander Darchiev 05.2025 (cropped).jpg100pxcenter]]March 6, 2025Vladimir PutinPresent

Notes

References

Bibliography

References

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  2. "Ambassador". [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)]].
  3. "Residence of the Ambassador". [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)]].
  4. {{harvnb. Bashkina. 1980b; {{harvnb. Saul. 1991
  5. {{harvnb. Saul. 1996
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  7. "00151". Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898–1991.
  8. "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 26.07.2008 N 1122". [[Presidential Press and Information Office]].
  9. (29 May 2009). "Diplomatic List: Order of Precedence and Date of Presentation of Credentials". [[Department of State]].
  10. [https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3384934 Новый посол России в США Анатолий Антонов заступит на пост 1 сентября]
  11. [https://ria.ru/world/20170908/1502113201.html Посол России в США Антонов вручил Трампу верительные грамоты]
  12. (October 10, 2024). "Putin Relieves Russian Ambassador to U.S. With No Replacement Named".
  13. (6 March 2025). "Putin, mending ties with US, names veteran diplomat Darchiev as new ambassador". [[Reuters]].
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