U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan walks past members of the Federal Protective Service as he arrives to attend a memorial service for Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, at the Column Hall of the House of Unions in Moscow, Russia September 3, 2022.
An official of the U.S. State Department said Sullivan had served "a typical tour length for U.S. Ambassadors to Russia.""Ambassador Sullivan's departure is planned and part of a normal diplomatic rotation. He has served a full tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Russia, managing one of the most critical bilateral relationships in the world during unprecedented times," said the official, who did not want to be otherwise identified.
It said Elizabeth Rood, who has served as deputy chief of mission since June, would assume duties as charge d’affaires at the Moscow embassy until a successor arrives. A loquacious grandson of Irish immigrants, Sullivan told Reuters in an interview in March that he wanted to stay on as ambassador to advocate for Americans detained in Russia, including basketball star Brittney Griner and former Marines Trevor Reed and Paul Whelan. Reed was released in April.
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