US Ambassador to Russia to Step Down

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul says that he will soon step down. He announced in a blog post Tuesday that he will leave his post after the Sochi Winter Olympics. “After more than five years working for the Obama administration, it is time to go home,” McFaul, 50, said in a lengthy entry on his blog. “I will leave Russia reluctantly. I love this job.” McFaul cited family reasons, saying his wife and sons had moved back to California last summer and that he would be based at...

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