Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Anatoly Antonov Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to the United States.
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This was reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent with reference to the Kremlin website.
“By Decree of the President, Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States of America and Permanent Observer of the Russian Federation to the Organization of American States in Washington, United States of America, concurrently,” the statement says.
It is also reported that Antonov was relieved of his post as Deputy Foreign Minister.
Let us remind you that US Ambassador to the Russian Federation John Tefft will leave his post in the fall. This was reported by the Deputy Head of the American Diplomatic Mission in Russia Lynn Tracy.