The building of the Russian Embassy in Washington DCWASHINGTON, Feb 9 Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov on the eve On the Diplomat's Day, he laid a wreath at the grave of his predecessor Alexander Bodisko, who worked in Washington in the middle of the 19th century. Bodisko served as the envoy of the Russian Empire to the United States for 17 years. When he died in 1854, Congress adjourned for a day, and President Franklin Pierce took part in the mourning ceremonies. a privileged but difficult professionTuesday marks the professional holiday of Russian diplomats. The choice of date is connected with the history of the emergence of the first foreign policy department of Russia — the Posolsky Prikaz, the earliest mention of which dates back to February 10, 1549. Andreyevich can do it in 17 years. Unfortunately, we have not been able to do this yet,» Antonov told reporters. «I want to assure you that Russian diplomats are doing everything possible to stabilize Russian-American relations, because, as I I am sure that such a state is in the national interests of Russia and the United States,» he added. Bodisko is buried at the Oak Hill Cemetery in the American capital. Only Anatoly Dobrynin, who represented the USSR in Washington from 1962 to 1986, held the post of ambassador to the United States longer than him.
