US appoints Moscow ambassador

Michael McFaul, architect of Obama’s detente with Russia, given position to show US intent on enhancing ties with Kremlin Michael McFaul, the architect of the Obama administration’s policy of “resetting” US-Russian relations, will be the new American ambassador in Moscow. The appointment of Barack Obama’s chief adviser to a post normally filled by a diplomat is intended as a message to the Kremlin about the importance Washington puts on improving an often testy relationship. McFaul has been a constant White House advocate of the need to

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