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Biden chooses a veteran diplomat as the new ambassador to Russia

2022-09-14 20:33:06Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Biden chooses a veteran diplomat as the new ambassador to Russia
Lynne Tracy

President Joe Biden's administration has selected a veteran of the diplomatic service with experience in Russian affairs as its nominee to be the next ambassador to Russia.

Administration officials familiar with the matter say the nomination of Lynne Tracy, the current US ambassador to Armenia, will be brought before the Senate once the Russian government signs off on the document. Appointments of ambassadors must be approved by the host government according to the rules of diplomatic protocol.

Such approval is generally routine, but Russia's acceptance of President Joe Biden's choice for ambassador cannot be taken for granted at a time of particularly tense US-Russian relations over Ukraine, the ban on Americans in Russia, the allegations over Russian meddling in the US election, and an escalating row over the staffing of the embassies in Washington and Moscow.

The opportunity for the ambassadorial vacancy comes as many Russia experts in the United States who could have been candidates have been banned from Russia. Russia was informed of the administration's decision to select Ms. Tracy several weeks ago but has yet to give its formal approval, known as "agrément" in diplomatic parlance, the officials said.

Ms. Tracy, who speaks Russian, previously served as senior adviser for Russian affairs in the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, as deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Moscow. She has also held several positions in the branches for Central and South Asia.

The previous US ambassador to Moscow, John Sullivan, left earlier this month, a departure that was expected this fall but was hastened by the failing health of his wife, who died a day after his return.

Ms. Tracy is highly regarded in diplomatic circles. She received a State Department Heroism Award from then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2009.

While running the US consulate in Peshawar in Pakistan's insurgency-ridden border regions, she survived an attack on her by a gunman who left her vehicle riddled with bullets, but insisted on going to work that day and staying at the post, even though security concerns had forced the consulate to cut its staff.

Ms. Tracy also received the State Department's Distinguished Service Award for her work as the ambassador's deputy in Moscow.

Currently, Elizabeth Rood, deputy chief of mission to Russia, is serving as the top US diplomat in Moscow.

The ambassador's post remained vacant at a time when the United States is leading a campaign with NATO member states to arm and finance Ukraine as the country struggles to repel brutal Russian aggression. The Biden administration is also playing a leading role in imposing international sanctions aimed at putting pressure on Russia's economy to force it to end the war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who sees the expansion of NATO and other Western partnerships with former Soviet states as a violation of Russia's security by the US, launched the attack in February.

The incoming US ambassador to Moscow is also likely to play a central role in negotiations to repatriate two Americans the US says Russia is unjustly detaining, WNBA star Brittney Griner and civilian contractor Paul Whelan.


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