Biden nominates experienced diplomat as ambassador to Moscow | Abroad

She was deputy head of the embassy in Moscow until 2017 and Tracy speaks Russian. She has also held positions in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Pakistan, among others.

The post in Moscow has been vacant since Ambassador John Sullivan left the Russian capital early this month after nearly three years at a time of mounting tensions between the two superpowers over the war in Ukraine. The US Senate has yet to approve his successor’s nomination.

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