On June 12, 2023, an official reception on the occasion of Russia Day was given on behalf of the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, Vasily Alekseyevich Nebenzya.
At the invitation of the head of the Mission, the event was attended by the Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and rector of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, and the Vice-Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Priest Mark Rashkov, as well as representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Archpriest Serafim Gan and Archpriest Alexander Anchutin.