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Michael McFaul is an American academic and diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014. A prominent scholar on Russian politics, McFaul has been an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin's government and has extensively analyzed U.S.-Russia relations. He is a professor at Stanford University, where he continues to contribute to discussions on democracy, international relations, and foreign policy.