<page_title> List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia </page_title> <section_title> Russian Empire (1780–1917) </section_title> <table> <cell> C. Allen Thorndike Rice <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> March 30, 1889 <col_header> Appointment </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1889, C. Allen Thorndike Rice was appointed as Minister to Russia but he died prior to assuming his post.