Alexander Darchiev, the Russian ambassador to the U.S. who died yesterday, reportedly of a chronic condition, was the man who brought Russia’s 380-page file on the assassination of John F. Kennedy to the U.S. a year ago. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who had worked intensively to get President Trump to fulfill his promise to open up the remaining classified documents on the 1963 assassination, collaborated with Darchiev on this project.

One of the surprising inclusions in the files, released two months after Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed a Bering Sea tunnel linking the two countries, called the Putin-Trump tunnel, was a 1962 drawing of the “Kennedy-Khruschev World Peace Bridge”, crossing the Bering Strait and linking the two countries. Darchiev and Luna gave a joint press conference at the time.

Yesterday, Luna posted: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Ambassador Darchiev. He is someone that over the last few years became a friend of mine. The Ambassador and I shared many conversations about our two countries and what potential was on the horizon. Together we dreamed of peace and spoke of the historical relationship between our two countries. He was the embodiment of a true diplomat, dedicated to representing his nation while extending an olive branch and friendship with the US. He was a patriot to his nation and served honorably. We will be praying for his friends and family.”

She ended by citing Matthew 5:9: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God.”