| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to the Republic of Angola |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 23 May 2017 |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Luanda |
| Style: | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat: | Luanda |
| Appointer: | President of Russia |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| Formation: | 1976 |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in Angola |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Angola is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Angola.[1] [2]
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Luanda.[3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Angola is currently held by, incumbent since 23 May 2017.[4] Since 1992 the ambassador to Angola has had dual accreditation to São Tomé and Príncipe.
See main article: Angola–Soviet Union relations and Angola–Russia relations. Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Angola were first established in November 1975.[5] The first ambassador,, was appointed on 3 March 1976, and presented his credentials on 16 April 1976.[5] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador,, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995.[5]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 3 March 1976 | 17 March 1978 | ||
| Ambassador | 17 March 1978 | 16 December 1983 | ||
| Ambassador | 16 December 1983 | 3 September 1987 | ||
| Ambassador | 10 October 1990 | 25 December 1991 | ||
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 26 June 1995 | ||
| Ambassador | 26 June 1995 | 17 December 1999 | ||
| Ambassador | 21 December 1999 | 14 August 2002 | ||
| Andrey Kemarsky | Ambassador | 14 August 2002 | 14 September 2007 | |
| Ambassador | 14 September 2007 | 19 October 2012 | ||
| Ambassador | 19 October 2012 | 23 May 2017 | ||
| Ambassador | 23 May 2017 | |||