| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to the Argentine Republic |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 20 June 2018 |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Buenos Aires |
| Style: | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat: | Buenos Aires |
| Appointer: | President of Russia |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in Argentina |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Argentine Republic is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Argentina.[1] [2]
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Buenos Aires.[3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Argentina is currently held by, incumbent since 20 June 2018.[4]
See main article: Argentina–Russia relations. The Russian Empire maintained consulates in Argentina during the early twentieth century. These represented Russian interests in the country until 1909, after which relations were maintained through the embassy in Brazil, with acting as charge d'affaires. Shtein was appointed the first envoy to Argentina in 1916, and continued after the February Revolution in 1917 as representative of the Russian Provisional Government. After the Bolshevik seizure of power in the October Revolution that year, Shtein's accreditation was revoked on 26 November 1917. The Argentine government continued to recognize him as the Russian envoy however, and he functioned in this role into the 1930s, during which there was no official representation from the USSR.
Official relations between the Soviet Union and the Argentine Republic were established in June 1946, with the first ambassador,, appointed on 12 July 1946, and presenting his credentials on 12 September that year.[1] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador,, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1993.[5]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexey Shpeyer | Consul | 1900 | 1904 | |
| Consul | 1905 | 1909 | ||
| Consul | 1909 | 1917 | Charge d'affaires in Brazil prior to 1916 | |
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 12 July 1946 | 1 June 1948 | ||
| Ambassador | 25 November 1950 | 10 November 1956 | ||
| Ambassador | 10 November 1956 | 10 November 1959 | ||
| Ambassador | 10 November 1959 | 5 April 1966 | ||
| Ambassador | 5 April 1966 | 14 October 1972 | ||
| Ambassador | 14 October 1972 | 27 September 1978 | ||
| Ambassador | 27 September 1978 | 17 June 1983 | ||
| Ambassador | 17 June 1983 | 23 August 1990 | ||
| Ambassador | 23 August 1990 | 25 December 1991 | ||
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 22 June 1993 | ||
| Ambassador | 22 June 1993 | 8 June 1996 | ||
| Ambassador | 8 June 1996 | 22 August 2000 | ||
| Ambassador | 22 August 2000 | 13 June 2004 | ||
| Ambassador | 13 July 2004 | 7 July 2009 | ||
| Ambassador | 7 July 2009 | 6 December 2010 | ||
| Ambassador | 21 July 2011 | 20 June 2018 | ||
| Ambassador | 20 June 2018 | |||