The US ambassador to Moscow, Lynne Tracy, the first woman to hold this position, will leave Russia
Lynne Tracy, Photo: Upi / Alamy / Alamy / Profimedia
Lynne Tracy, US ambassador to Russia, named during the Joe Biden administration, will leave Moscow, announced on Friday, saying that he was in one of the most tense periods in relations between Moscow and Washington, according to Reuters.
The departure of a career diplomat named under the administration of former President Joe Biden takes place while Russia and the United States discuss a potential reset of their relationships, which have suddenly deteriorated after Moscow launched the wars in Ukraine in 2022.
President Donald Trump said that there is the possibility of concluding major investment agreements, but it is increasingly frustrated by his efforts to intermediate a peace agreement to end the Ukraine have not until now led to a significant cessation of fire.
“I am proud to have represented my country in Moscow in such a difficult time. As I leave Russia, I know that my colleagues at the embassy will continue to work to improve our relationships and to maintain links with the Russian people,” Tracy said in a statement quoted by the embassy.
The embassy said that the period in which Tracy was in office was marked by his belief that the significant dialogue is important even during difficult times.
The embassy declared earlier this month that Tracy, who arrived in Moscow in January 2023 and was greeted by protesters who were chasing anti-American slogans when he went to the Foreign Ministry to present his credentials, will leave his post soon.
Lynne Tracy was the first woman to hold this position in the history of the United States, according to AFP.
His successor has not been publicly announced.
His mandate is similar in duration to that of his predecessor, John Sullivan, who was an ambassador for two years and seven months, from February 2020 to September 2022.
Tracy was especially involved in the efforts to obtain the release of American citizens in Russia, including journalist Gershkovich and former prisoner Marin Paul Whelan, who were eventually released in August 2024 as part of a great prisoners' exchange.
