| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 14 July 2022 |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Abidjan |
| Style: | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat: | Abidjan |
| Appointer: | President of Russia |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in Ivory Coast |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Ivory Coast.[1] [2] [3]
The Russian ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Abidjan.[4] The post of Russian Ambassador to Ivory Coast is currently held by, incumbent since 14 July 2022.[5] Since the closure of the embassy in Ouagadougou in neighbouring Burkina Faso in 1992, the ambassador to Ivory Coast has dual accreditation as the ambassador to Burkina Faso.[4]
See main article: Ivory Coast–Russia relations. Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast were established on 18 February 1967. The first ambassador,, was appointed on 7 September 1967 and presented his credentials on 13 November 1967.[1] At the behest of the Ivorian government, diplomatic relations were severed in 1969 and the ambassadors were withdrawn.[6] Diplomatic relations were restored on 21 August 1986, and Boris Minakov was appointed as ambassador.[2] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the incumbent Soviet ambassador,, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995. With the closure of the embassy of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso in 1992, the ambassador to Ivory Coast has also been accredited as the non-resident ambassador to Burkina Faso.[1] [7]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 7 September 1967 | 30 May 1969 | ||
| Diplomatic relations interrupted (1969 - 1986) | ||||
| Boris Minakov | Ambassador | 21 August 1986 | 7 December 1990 | |
| Ambassador | 7 December 1990 | 25 December 1991 | ||
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 26 June 1995 | Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso after 2 November 1992 | ||
| Ambassador | 26 June 1995 | 29 March 2000 | Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso | ||
| Aleksandr Trofimov | Ambassador | 29 March 2000 | 8 June 2006 | Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso | |
| Ambassador | 8 June 2006 | 29 October 2010 | Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso | ||
| Ambassador | 11 February 2011 | 18 January 2016 | Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso | ||
| Ambassador | 18 January 2016 | 14 July 2022 | Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso | ||
| Ambassador | 14 July 2022 | Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso |