Russia's new ambassador to the United States will present his credentials to the Trump administration on March 27, the US State Department said.
Aleksandr Darchiyev, who was recently named as Russian ambassador to the United States, will present his credentials at 2:15 p.m. local time, according to the department's public schedule.
Louis L. Bono, the Senior Bureau official for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, will attend the “informal credential presentation,” according to the schedule.
SEE ALSO: Who Is Aleksandr Darchiyev, Russia's New Ambassador To Washington?Russia's RIA Novosti state news agency reported on March 26 that Darchiyev had arrived at his residence in Washington.
RIA Novosti said he told Russian journalists on arrival that a new "window of opportunity" had opened in the normalization of relations and the operation of diplomatic missions.
Moscow has not had an ambassador in the US since October.
Darchiyev previously served two long stints in the Russian Embassy in Washington and was ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021. He has been known in recent years for strong public denunciations of the United States and the West.
Darchiyev's appointment comes as Russia and the United States try to mend relations damaged by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and as US President Donald Trump pushes for a cease-fire in the conflict.
The White House said on March 26 that the United States reached separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia a day earlier to halt attacks in the Black Sea and "to develop measures for implementing" recent commitments to halt strikes on energy facilities.
Trump has said he wants to meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what would be the first meeting between Russian and US leaders since 2021.