On Thursday, March 11, 2021, the Honorable John J. Sullivan, U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, accompanied by his secretary, Mr. Jonathan Brends, made his first visit to Saint Catherine the Great Martyr Church, the representation church of the Orthodox Church in America to the Moscow Patriarchate. Ambassador Sullivan was greeted by Archpriest Daniel Andrejuk, Dean of Saint Catherine’s and Representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Moscow Patriarchate. Father Daniel gave Ambassador Sullivan a tour of the Church and explained to him the work of the Representation Church. Father Daniel was also able to update Ambassador Sullivan on the planned restoration work of Saint Catherine’s, which His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has taken under his personal oversight. Father Daniel and Ambassador Sullivan lit candles before the relics of Saint Herman of Alaska that are present at Saint Catherine’s. Father Daniel and Ambassador Sullivan then met further in Father Daniel’s office for friendly conversation.
