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The new US ambassador arrived in Moscow
The new US Ambassador to the Russian Federation, John Huntsman, arrived in Moscow on October 2. "Welcome to Russia, Ambassador and Ms. Huntsman," tweeted Maria Olson, spokeswoman for the US Embassy in Russia, . She accompanied the tweet with a picture of the Huntsmans smiling.
The candidacy of John Huntsman, the former US ambassador to Singapore and China, for the post of head of the diplomatic mission in Moscow was approved on September 28 by the US Senate.
Prior to this, consent (agrement) to the appointment of Huntsman as US Ambassador to Moscow was given by the Russian side.