List of ambassadors of Russia to Rwanda explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the Russian Federation to the Republic of Rwanda
Insignia:MID emblem.png
Incumbentsince:14 March 2018
Department:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Kigali
Style:Her Excellency
The Honourable
Reports To:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat:Kigali
Appointer:President of Russia
Termlength:At the pleasure of the President
Website:Embassy of Russia in Kigali
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry

The Ambassador of Russia to Rwanda is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Rwanda.

The ambassador and her staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Kigali.[1] The current Russian ambassador to Rwanda is, incumbent since 14 March 2018.[2]

History of diplomatic relations

See main article: Russia-Rwanda relations. Following a series of events, including the Rwandan Revolution in 1959 and the 1961 Rwandan monarchy referendum, culminating in a Rwandan declaration of independence in 1962, the Soviet Union moved to establish relations with the new state. The two countries agreed to exchange ambassadors on 17 October 1963, and the first Soviet ambassador to Rwanda,, was appointed on 1 November 1966, and presented his credentials on 4 January 1967.[3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the incumbent Soviet ambassador,, continued as a representative of the Russian Federation until 1994.[3]

List of representatives (1966- present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Rwanda (1966-1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Ambassador1 November 196624 May 1972Presented credentials on 4 January 1967
Ambassador2 June 197219 May 1978Presented credentials on 21 July 1972
Ambassador19 May 197817 November 1984Presented credentials on 7 June 1978
Ambassador17 November 198423 August 1990Presented credentials on 8 January 1985
Ambassador23 August 199025 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Rwanda (1991-present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Ambassador25 December 199111 January 1994
Ambassador11 January 199428 July 1998
Ambassador28 July 199817 September 2002
Ambassador17 September 200220 December 2006
Ambassador20 December 200622 May 2013
Andrei PolyakovAmbassador22 May 201331 October 2017
Ambassador14 March 2018

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Rwanda . Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 4 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Ambassador. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 4 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Посольство СССР в Руанда. Russian. Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. 4 April 2021.