# Russian ambassador to US ‘suddenly’ dead at 66

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5 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 11, 2026, 11:47 AM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4800214/russian-ambassador-us-darchiev-suddenly-dead-66-known-as-vigorous-defender/>

Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, died on Wednesday at age 66, Russia’s foreign ministry announced. Darchiev, who began his tenure in March 2025, “passed away suddenly,” the ministry said. His cause of death wasn’t immediately announced. “We have lost an outstanding diplomat, an experienced leader, a kind comrade, and a mentor,” the

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- Nov 11, 2026, 10:53 AM: [Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia’s ambassador to US has died](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxQVEpFSU5nWVJyOXFQdWZ6WndMUnYyU1ZJNkpiUFBCMVNLX2VJVk1HQWI5UUpNTzRmdUNJb29IWnV0czZoelN1QS03b1EzbFo2WV9HR0k0dFVNajRoMmtldnNtV1ZKaXNJWWU3bHkwT01Zb2h4Tkk1dUhwWW9lY004S0lVSklMVzl1UHk4SjgweHRKaFBRaWtPTjgydEl6LUhFU09zcXNWa1dzc00?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:17 AM: [Russia's Ambassador To The US Dead At 66, Reports Say](<https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/11/11/russias-ambassador-to-the-us-dead-at-66-reports-say/>) — Forbes (Magazine, United States)
  Russia’s U.S. ambassador Alexander Darchiev died suddenly Wednesday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced.
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:47 AM: [Russian ambassador to US ‘suddenly’ dead at 66](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4800214/russian-ambassador-us-darchiev-suddenly-dead-66-known-as-vigorous-defender/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, died on Wednesday at age 66, Russia’s foreign ministry announced. Darchiev, who began his tenure in March 2025, “passed away suddenly,” the ministry said. His cause of death wasn’t immediately announced. “We have lost an outstanding diplomat, an experienced leader, a kind comrade, and a mentor,” the
- Nov 11, 2026, 1:02 PM: [Russian Ambassador to US Alexander Darchiev dies suddenly at 66](<https://www.foxnews.com/world/russian-ambassador-us-alexander-darchiev-dies-suddenly-66>) — Fox News (TV network, United States)
  Russia's ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev, 66, had been appointed by Putin to lead a rapprochement with the Trump administration.
- Nov 11, 2026, 1:13 PM: [Russian ambassador to the US ‘suddenly’ dies at 66](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/us-news/russian-ambassador-to-the-us-suddenly-dies-at-66/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  No cause of death for Alexander Darchiev was given by the Russian Foreign Ministry.