Former deputy foreign minister Sergei Kislyak, who was in charge of the U.S. relations, will proceed with this business in Washington in capacity of Russia’s ambassador.
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Ambassador of Uncertain Will
President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Russia’s new ambassador to the United States. In line with all expectations, it is Sergei Kislyak that has supervised the country’s relations with Washington in the rank of the deputy foreign minister. The ambassador will be following orders of the Kremlin, people in the U.S. Department of State are sure.
Sergei Kislyak, 57, has become Russia’s new ambassador to the United States. President Dmitry Medvedev inked the respective ruling July 26 and the document was promulgated yesterday. The former deputy foreign, who was in charge of the U.S. relations in Moscow, will proceed with this business in Washington in capacity of the RF ambassador.
Kislyak’s predecessor, Yuri Ushakov that had led the diplomatic mission of Russia since 1999, was appointed the deputy of Vice Premier, Government Office Chief Sergei Sobyanin in June and Kislyak was thought the frontrunner from the very beginning.
In Washington, they know Kislayk very well. A source close to the U.S. Department of State said the U.S. diplomats call him an experienced, tough and professional negotiator. At the same time, they cherish no illusions in respect of Kislyak, saying he wouldn’t be independent but execute orders of the Kremlin.
Anyway, Kislyak takes up the office in time that isn’t friendly for Russia’s-American relations, the more so that he will soon have to build them up with new administration of the United States. The victory of Senator Barack Obama means Kislyak will have to establish ties with new officials, while the victory of Senator John McCain will probably bring him to the very center of a new cold war – quite a section of those relations might be frozen for long should this senator triumph in Washington.
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All the Article in Russian as of July 30, 2008
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