List of ambassadors of Russia to Denmark explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark
Insignia:MID emblem.png
Incumbentsince:12 December 2018
Department:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Copenhagen
Style:His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports To:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat:Copenhagen
Appointer:President of Russia
Termlength:At the pleasure of the President
Website:Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Denmark
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Prime Minister and the Government of Denmark.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Copenhagen.[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Denmark is currently held by, incumbent since 12 December 2018.[2]

History of diplomatic relations

See main article: Denmark–Russia relations. Diplomatic exchanges between Russia and Denmark date back to the fifteenth century, with the signing of a mutual assistance pact in 1493 between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Kingdom of Denmark.[3] In 1700 a permanent diplomatic mission of the Tsardom of Russia was established in Denmark in 1700, and in 1893, during the period of the Russian Empire, representation was upgraded to the level of embassies.[3]

Despite the disruption to international relations caused by the Russian Revolution in 1917, diplomatic contacts were quickly established between the nascent Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, with the appointment of Vatslav Vorovsky as diplomatic representative to the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.[4] Vorovsky's appointment was shortlived, as countries began withdrawing diplomatic recognition of envoys from the Soviet state, and there followed a period without representation until the appointment in 1923 of as representative of the Soviet Union to Denmark. It was during Geyn's tenure that on 18 June 1924 the Soviet mission was officially established in Denmark, with Geyn serving as the officially accredited representative.[4] Representation continued at the level of missions throughout the German invasion and occupation of Denmark in 1940, until the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.[4] In April 1944 the Soviet Union established contacts and assigned a representative to the clandestine Danish Freedom Council.[5]

Relations between the Soviet Union and Denmark were resumed after the war in May 1945, with the appointment of as envoy.[5] Relations were upgraded to the level of embassies in August 1955, and following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, ambassadors have continued to be exchanged between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Russian Federation.[5]

List of representatives (1658 – present)

Representatives of the Tsardom of Russia to the Kingdom of Denmark (1700 – 1720)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
EnvoyAugust 17004 September 1707
Vasily DolgorukovEnvoy4 September 170717 July 1720

Representatives of the Russian Empire to the Kingdom of Denmark (1721 – 1917)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Alexey Bestuzhev-RyuminResident17211731
Minister Plenipotentiary1 February 173128 November 1734
Alexey Bestuzhev-RyuminResident17341740
Johann KorffEnvoy27 March 174018 February 1741
Piotr ChernyshevEnvoy18 February 174131 October 1741
Johann KorffEnvoy18 February 174123 January 1746
Envoy23 January 174631 May 1747
Nikita PaninEnvoy17471748
Johann KorffEnvoy31 January 174827 March 1766
Envoy17661770
Comptroller of Mission27 June 1770November 1772
Ivan SimolinEnvoy17721774
Envoy17751784
Andrey RazumovskyEnvoy1784May 1786
Envoy17861794
Ivan ShtakelbergEnvoy17941797
Envoy30 April 179724 October 1798
Ivan Muravyov-ApostolMinister-Resident17991800
Envoy13 September 180014 October 1815
Isaak van BrinenChargé d'affaires18151816
Envoy13 May 181630 April 1847
Envoy17 August 18477 November 1860
Envoy7 November 18602 October 1867
Arthur von MohrenheimEnvoy2 October 186713 July 1882
Envoy13 July 18822 February 1893
Mikhail MuravyovAmbassador14 February 18931 January 1897
Alexander von BenckendorffAmbassador4 February 18971902
Alexander IzvolskyAmbassador24 October 190220 April 1906
Ambassador190620 September 1910
Ambassador19103 March 1917

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Kingdom of Denmark (1923 – 1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Diplomatic Representative192320 November 1924
Mikhail KobetskyPlenipotentiary10 December 19241 July 1933
Fyodor RaskolnikovPlenipotentiary1 July 193331 August 1934
Plenipotentiary21 September 19341 January 1938
Ivan VlasovChargé d'affaires193922 June 1941
Diplomatic relations interrupted (1941 - 1945)
Envoy22 June 194515 July 1950
Envoy15 July 19503 June 1954
Envoy3 June 195419 July 1955
Envoy
Ambassador after 16 September 1955
19 July 19559 September 1958
Ambassador7 December 195818 February 1966
Ivan IlyichevAmbassador18 February 196616 November 1968
Ambassador16 November 19683 July 1969
Ambassador18 April 197018 May 1984
Ambassador18 May 198412 March 1986
Ambassador12 March 198615 September 1989
Ambassador11 October 198913 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark (1991 – present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Alexey ObukhovAmbassador22 April 199225 November 1996
Ambassador25 November 199615 December 1999
Nikolay BordyuzhaAmbassador21 December 199916 April 2003
Ambassador1 August 200314 September 2007
Teimuraz RamishviliAmbassador14 September 20076 April 2012
Mikhail VaninAmbassador6 April 201212 December 2018
Ambassador12 December 2018

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Denmark. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 18 October 2019.
  2. Web site: H.E. Mr. Vladimir Barbin. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 18 October 2019.
  3. Web site: History of Russian-Danish Relations. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 18 October 2019.
  4. Web site: ru: Полномочное представительство - Миссия СССР в Дании. http://www.knowbysight.info/6_MID/00065.asp. 16 October 2019. ru.
  5. Web site: ru: Миссия - Посольство СССР в Дании. http://www.knowbysight.info/6_MID/03526.asp. 16 October 2019. ru.