| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to Antigua and Barbuda |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 24 May 2021 |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Kingston |
| Style: | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat: | Kingston |
| Appointer: | President of Russia |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| Formation: | 1990 |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in Jamaica |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Antigua and Barbuda is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Prime Minister and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.[1] [2]
The Russian ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda is a non-resident ambassador, who holds the post of ambassador to Jamaica, where he and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Kingston.[3] The ambassador holds dual accreditation to Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.[4]
The post of Russian Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda is currently held by, incumbent since 24 May 2021.[5]
The formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Antigua and Barbuda took place in January 1990.[1] The incumbent Soviet ambassador to Jamaica,, was appointed to serve concurrently as ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda on 20 August 1990. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 Romanchenko continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1994.[1]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 5 January 1994 | ||
| Ambassador | 5 January 1994 | 8 May 1998 | ||
| Ambassador | 8 May 1998 | 5 August 2000 | ||
| Ambassador | 12 August 2000 | 28 February 2005 | ||
| Ambassador | 28 February 2005 | 24 March 2006 | ||
| Ambassador | 14 December 2006 | 20 February 2012 | ||
| Ambassador | 20 February 2012 | 14 March 2016 | ||
| Ambassador | 14 March 2016 | 24 May 2021 | ||
| Ambassador | 24 May 2021 | |||