John Sullivan, the United States’ ambassador to Russia, concluded his time in the role and left Moscow on Sunday after almost three years as envoy, according to a statement from the U.S. embassy in Russia.
Elizabeth Rood, another diplomat who was the deputy chief of the embassy, will take it over until the ambassador’s successor is appointed and confirmed, the statement said. She has been stationed at the embassy since June, but has been nominated to be the next ambassador to Turkmenistan.
Sullivan was appointed by former President Donald Trump in 2019, but was asked to stay on by President Joe Biden. “Following his departure, he will retire from a career in public service that has spanned four decades and five U.S. presidents,” the statement said.
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