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US Ambassador to Russia Receives Diplomatic Accreditation in Kremlin

© AP Photo / Susan WalshUS Ambassador to Russia John Tefft
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During a diplomatic accreditation ceremony in the Kremlin US Ambassador John Tefft was officially accepted as the ambassador of the United States to the Russian Federation.

MOSCOW, November 19 (Sputnik) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accepted John Tefft's credentials, officially accepting Tefft as the ambassador of the United States to the Russian Federation in a ceremony held in the Kremlin.

Tefft was approved by the US Senate on July 31 and shortly afterwards moved to Moscow. Tefft is originally from Madison, Wisconsin.

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