“Ambassador Tracy, when she arrives in Moscow, looks forward to doing everything in her power to resolve issues that are important to the United States.
There are issues of bilateral relations that require communication channels to remain open," TASS quoted him as saying.
The representative of the department added that this applies to both "normal periods of relations" and during the conflict.
Patel noted that he did not have specific dates for Tracy's arrival in Russia, but expressed confidence that this would happen in the near future.
On December 21, the US Senate approved the appointment of Lynn Tracy as Ambassador to Russia.
Earlier, State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Ambassador Tracy intends to work with Moscow on the resumption of visa issuance.