| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to the Republic of Botswana |
| Incumbent: | Andrey Kemarsky |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 28 October 2020 |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Gaborone |
| Style: | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat: | Gaborone |
| Appointer: | President of Russia |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| First: | Dmytro Bilokolos |
| Formation: | 1970 |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in Botswana |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Botswana is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Botswana.[1] [2]
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Gaborone.[3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Botswana is currently held by Andrey Kemarsky, incumbent since 28 October 2020.[4]
See main article: Botswana–Russia relations. Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Botswana were established on 6 March 1970.[1] [5] Relations were initially handled through the embassy in Zambia, with the Soviet ambassador to Zambia, Dmytro Bilokolos, concurrently accredited to Botswana.[1] The Soviet embassy was opened in Botswana's capital, Gaborone, in August 1976.[5] Following Bilokolos's recall on 23 June 1976, relations with Botswana were handled by the chargé d'affaires, until the appointment of as the new ambassador to Botswana on 21 December 1977.[1] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador,, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992.
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmytro Bilokolos | Ambassador | 16 September 1970 | 23 June 1976 | Concurrently Soviet ambassador to Zambia |
| Chargé d'affaires | 23 June 1976 | 21 December 1977 | ||
| Ambassador | 21 December 1977 | 5 April 1985 | ||
| Ambassador | 5 April 1985 | 10 August 1990 | ||
| Ambassador | 10 August 1990 | 25 December 1991 | ||
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | December 1992 | ||
| Ambassador | 24 November 1993 | 19 November 1998 | ||
| Ambassador | 19 November 1998 | 29 September 2003 | ||
| Igor Lyakin-Frolov | Ambassador | 29 September 2003 | 29 February 2008 | |
| Ambassador | 29 February 2008 | 6 August 2014 | ||
| Ambassador | 6 August 2014 | 28 October 2020 | ||
| Andrey Kemarsky | Ambassador | 28 October 2020 | ||