List of ambassadors of Russia to the United States

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.

Ambassador of Russia to the United States
посол Российской Федерации в США
Seal of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
since 6 March 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRussian ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C.
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holderAndrey Yakovlevich Dashkov
As ambassador of the Russian Empire
Formation17 August 1808
SuccessionCharge d'affairs
WebsiteRussian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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.[1] The ambassador to the United States is concurrently appointed as the Russian representative to the Organization of American States.[2] The ambassador's residence is located at 1125 16th Street Northwest.[3] Russia also maintains consulates general in New York and Houston. Alexander Darchiev is the current ambassador, serving since 6 March 2025.

List of Ambassadors

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List of ambassadors and ministers of the Russian Empire to the United States[4]
Name Photo Residence Appointed Arrived Exequatur Until Prior position[5] Later position[5]
Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov (as consul general and chargé d'affaires)
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)
WashingtonJuly 28, 1811November 1811 (entered duty)March 1819[a]NoneNone
Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika
1817April 24, 1822NoneForeign Ministry adviser
Fyodor van Tuyll van Serooskerken
April 19, 1823April 11, 1826Minister to Portugal-BrazilNone
Pavel Kridener
18271837NoneMinister to Switzerland
Alexander de Bodisco
18371854Consul General in StockholmNone
Alexander Medem [ru]18541855
Eduard de Stoeckl
18551869Secretary of the U.S. LegationNone
Konstantin Katakazi
18691872Foreign MinistryNone
Heinrich von Offenberg18721875Minister to RomaniaNone
Nicolai Pavlovich Shishkin [ru]
18751880Minister to SerbiaMinister to Greece
Mikhail von Bartholomäi [ru]18801882Minister to GreeceMinister to Japan
Karl von Struve
18821892Minister to JapanAmbassador to the Netherlands
Grigory Kantakuzen [ru]18921895NoneMinister to Wuerttemburg
Ernst Paul von Kotzebue [ru]18951897Minister to WuerttemburgNone
Count Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini
18981905Minister to ChinaAmbassador to Spain
Roman Rosen
19051911Minister to JapanState Council
George Bakhmetev
19111917Minister to JapanNone
Name Photo Appointed Until
Boris Bakhmetev
19171917
Name Photo Residence Appointed Credentials presented Until
Maxim Litvinov
1918 1919
Ludwig Martens
1919 1921
Boris Skvirsky [ru]
1922[citation needed]1933
Alexander Troyanovsky
November 20, 1933January 8, 1934October 1, 1938
Konstantin Umansky
May 11, 1939

(as plenipotentiary representative)[7]

May 9, 1941November 5, 1941
Maxim Litvinov
November 10, 1941December 8, 1941August 22, 1943
Andrei Gromyko
August 22, 1943October 4, 1943April 11, 1946
Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov
April 11, 1946June 3, 1946October 25, 1947
Alexander Panyushkin
October 25, 1947December 31, 19471952 June 12, 1952
Georgy Zarubin
June 14, 1952September 25, 19521958 January 7, 1958
Mikhail A. Menshikov [ru]January 7, 1958February 11, 1958January 4, 1962
Anatoly Dobrynin
January 4, 1962March 30, 1962May 19, 1986
Yuri Dubinin
May 19, 1986May 15, 1990
Alexander Bessmertnykh
May 15, 1990January 15, 1991
Viktor Komplektov [ru]March 15, 1991December 26, 1991
Name Photo Appointed Appointer Credentials presented Until
Viktor Komplektov [ru]1991 Boris Yeltsin1992
Vladimir Lukin
January 24, 1992 Boris YeltsinFebruary 8, 1994
Yuli Vorontsov
July 23, 1994 Boris YeltsinDecember 16, 1998
Yuri Ushakov
1999 Boris YeltsinJanuary 22, 1999May 31, 2008
Sergey Kislyak
July 26, 2008[8] Dmitry MedvedevSeptember 16, 2008[9]July 22, 2017
Anatoly Antonov
September 1, 2017[10] Vladimir PutinSeptember 9, 2017[11]October 10, 2024[12]
Alexander Darchiev
March 6, 2025[13] Vladimir PutinPresent

See also

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Notes

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  1. The ukase recalling him was promulgated in 1817 but he remained chief of the Russian Legation until this time.[6]

References

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  1. "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the USA". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. "Residence of the Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. Bashkina 1980b; Saul 1991
  5. 1 2 Saul 1996
  6. Bashkina 1980b
  7. "00151" Полномочное представительство – Посольство СССР в Соединённых Штатах Америки (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898–1991. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  8. "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 26.07.2008 N 1122" (in Russian). Presidential Press and Information Office. Archived from the original on August 13, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
  9. "Diplomatic List: Order of Precedence and Date of Presentation of Credentials". Department of State. 29 May 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
  10. Новый посол России в США Анатолий Антонов заступит на пост 1 сентября
  11. Посол России в США Антонов вручил Трампу верительные грамоты
  12. "Putin Relieves Russian Ambassador to U.S. With No Replacement Named". The Moscow Times. October 10, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  13. "Putin, mending ties with US, names veteran diplomat Darchiev as new ambassador". Reuters. 6 March 2025.

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