US undecided about candidate for next ambassador to Russia — TASS source

US undecided about candidate for next ambassador to Russia — TASS source Washington has not yet requested a relevant agrement© AP Photo/Julia Demaree NikhinsonMOSCOW, October 1. /TASS/. Washington has not yet decided on who will be its next ambassador to Moscow and has not yet requested a relevant agrement, a source told TASS. "The agrement has not yet been requested, the United States is undecided about a candidate," the source said. The US embassy in Moscow said on June 27, 2025 that the then ambassador, Lynne Tracy, had completed her mission and was leaving Russia. 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