The State Department clarified that the ambassador's work is completed as part of a planned rotation.
The Washington Post reported on Sunday, September 4, citing a source at the State Department, that U.S. Ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan has served his full term as U.S. Ambassador to Russia and has completed his diplomatic mission.
A State Department spokesman noted that Sullivan's departure from Russia was planned and was part of a normal diplomatic rotation.
"He served a full term as U.S. ambassador to Russia, dealing with some of the most important bilateral relations in the world in unprecedented times," the newspaper interlocutor said.
The newspaper recalled that John Sullivan served as U.S. ambassador to Russia for about three years. He has already left Moscow.
The State Department and the White House have not yet announced who will replace him as head of the diplomatic mission in Moscow. Elizabeth Rood will be handling the ambassador's duties until the new ambassador arrives in Moscow.
The potential candidate must be nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden, and then the new ambassador will be confirmed by the Senate.