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List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia

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Field	Value
post	Ambassador
body	the United States of America to the Russian Federation
native_name	Посол Соединëнных Штатов в России
insignia	US Department of State official seal.svg
insigniasize	120
insigniacaption	Seal of the United States Department of State
image	Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia J. Douglas Dykhouse.jpg
incumbent	J. Douglas Dykhouse
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
incumbentsince	June 27, 2025
residence	Spaso House
nominator	President of the United States
appointer	President of the United States
appointer_qualified	with Senate advice and consent
inaugural	Francis Dana
as Ambassador
formation
website
flag	Flag of a United States ambassador.svg
flagcaption	Flag of a United States ambassador

Chargé d'affaires ad interim as Ambassador

The ambassador of the United States of America to the Russian Federation is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Russian Federation. From January 30, 2023, to June 27, 2025, Lynne M. Tracy served as the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The position is currently vacant, but J. Douglas Dykhouse is serving in an ad interim capacity.

History

The United States first established diplomatic relations with the Russian Empire in 1780. Diplomatic relations were broken off in 1917 when the Bolsheviks seized power, and they were not reestablished until 1933. From 1933 to 1991, the United States recognized the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the ambassador's title was changed to Ambassador to the Russian Federation, as Russia is the USSR's direct successor.

List of ambassadors

Russian Empire (1780–1917)

Name	Appointment	Termination	Saul	1996a}};	Later position	Notes
		September 1783			Proceeded to post, but was not officially nominated at court.
William Short	August 1808	March 1809			The United States Senate rejected Short's nomination, and President Thomas Jefferson withdrew the nomination accordingly. He never reached Saint Petersburg.
			Senator	Minister to the United Kingdom, Secretary of State, President	Nomination of March 6, 1809 rejected by the Senate; nomination of June 26, 1809 confirmed.
			Senator, Attorney General	None
			Senator, Secretary of the Treasury	None
			Congressman, Governor	None
			Senator	None	Proceeded to post, but did not present credentials.
			Congressman	Senator, Secretary of State, President
	June 30, 1834		Senator	Congressman, Secretary of War
			Senator	Minister to the United Kingdom, Vice President
Churchill C. Cambreleng			Congressman	None	Commissioned not of record; letter of credence issued on May 25, 1840.
			Army officer	None
			Congressman	None
			Senator	None
			Governor	None
			Governor	None	Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 6, 1853.
			Congressman	Governor
			None	Assistant Secretary of State
			None	None
			Senator, Secretary of War	Senator
			Governor	Congressman
			Governor	None
			Governor	None	Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 10, 1873.
			Minister to the Ottoman Empire	None
			Businessman	None
			Minister to Mexico	Secretary of State
			Cabinet	None	Died at post.
			Minister to Austria	None
			Publisher	Publisher	Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 13, 1886.
			Judge	Judge
					Took oath of office, but died in the United States before proceeding to post.
			Publisher	Publisher
			College president	Ambassador to Germany
			Congressman	None	Officially recognized on November 1, 1894.
			Business		Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 18, 1897.
				Cabinet	Position upgraded to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
			Ambassador to Austro-Hungary	Ambassador to Germany
			Ambassador to Austro-Hungary	Ambassador to France	Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on December 8, 1902.
			Ambassador to Italy	Cabinet
			Secretary, Russia	Army
			Minister to China	Ambassador to Turkey
			Governor	None
					date=February 23, 1916	title=Ambassador Marye, Broken in Health Resigns	work=East Oregonian	location=Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon	url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88086023/1916-02-23/ed-1/seq-1/	access-date=February 23, 2016}}
					Normal relations interrupted, November 7, 1917, after the October Revolution; the new Soviet regime unrecognized by the United States when Francis left Russia on November 7, 1918. He was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when Embassy in Russia was closed September 14, 1919.

Soviet Union (1933–1991)

Name	Appointment	Presentation	Termination	Notes
				Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 15, 1934.
				Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on January 23, 1937.
				The Government of the Soviet Union declared Kennan persona non grata on October 3, 1952, and he did not return to his post.
				Adolph Dubs served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim between January 1973 and March 1974.
				Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on June 8, 1977.
				Commissioned to the Soviet Union – continued to serve as Ambassador to the Russian Federation after the collapse of the USSR.

Russian Federation (1992–present)

Image	Name	Appointment
[[File:ThomasRPickering.jpg	50px]]		Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Richard M. Miles (November 1996–May 1997), and John F. Tefft (May 1997–January 1998).
[[File:JamesFCollins.jpg	50px]]
[[File:Alexander Vershbow.JPG	50px]]
[[File:Assignment- 59-CF-DS-22432-05) Official portrait of William Burns, U.S. Ambassador-designate to Russia (Photographer- Ann Thomas--State) (59-CF-DS-22432-05 Amb BillBurns0086 fromPSD - DPLA - 24e3adb7aadd75ad1930cff23ef02645.jpg	50px]]
[[File:John Beyrle official resized.jpg	50px]]
[[File:Michael McFaul.jpg	50px]]
[[File:John F Tefft ambassador 2014.jpg	50px]]		Anthony Godfrey, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
[[File:Jon Huntsman Jr.jpg	50px]]
[[File:John J Sullivan (cropped).jpg	50px]]	John J. Sullivan	Elizabeth Rood, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
[[File:Lynne M. Tracy, U.S. Ambassador.jpg	50px]]	Lynne Tracy	J. Douglas Dykhouse, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim

Notes

References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Russia

References

{{harvnb. Saul. 1996a; {{harvnb. Saul. 1991
{{harvnb. Bashkina. 1980
(February 23, 1916). "Ambassador Marye, Broken in Health Resigns". East Oregonian.

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