List of ambassadors of Russia to Seychelles explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	the Russian Federation to the Republic of Seychelles
Incumbent:	Artyom Kozhin
Insignia:	MID emblem.png
Incumbentsince:	15 January 2020
Department:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Victoria
Style:	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports To:	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat:	Victoria
Appointer:	President of Russia
Termlength:	At the pleasure of the President
Website:	Embassy of Russia in Seychelles
Insigniacaption:	Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Seychelles is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Seychelles.^[1]

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Victoria.^[2] The post of Russian Ambassador to Seychelles is currently held by Artyom Kozhin, incumbent since 15 January 2020.^{[3] [4]}

History of diplomatic relations

See main article: Russia–Seychelles relations. Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Seychelles were first established on 30 June 1976.^[1] The first ambassador,, was appointed on 4 April 1977, and presented his credentials on 27 June 1977.^[1] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador,, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995.^[1]

List of representatives (1977 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Seychelles (1977 – 1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
	Ambassador	4 April 1977	10 August 1981
	Ambassador	10 August 1981	10 April 1987
Viktor Anisimov	Ambassador	10 April 1987	20 February 1991
	Ambassador	20 February 1991	25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Seychelles (1991 – present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
	Ambassador	26 December 1991	7 September 1995
^[5]	Ambassador	7 September 1995	29 June 1998
^[6]	Ambassador	29 June 1998	28 February 2005
^[7]	Ambassador	28 February 2005	16 January 2009
^[8]	Ambassador	16 January 2009	7 November 2012
	Ambassador	27 August 2013	15 January 2020^[9]
Artyom Kozhin	Ambassador	15 January 2020

Notes and References

1. Web site: ru:Посольство СССР на Сейшельских островах . Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991 . . 2009-11-18 . ru . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803222100/http://www.knowbysight.info/6_mid/08154.asp . 2017-08-03 . dead .
2. Web site: Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Seychelles. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 27 October 2019.
3. Web site: Персоналии. Russian. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 27 October 2019.
4. Web site: Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 15.01.2020 г. № 11. Kremlin.ru. 15 January 2020. 27 February 2020. Russian.
5. http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=076583{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
6. http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=073289{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
7. Web site: Главная.
8. http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=050419{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
9. Web site: Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 15.01.2020 г. № 10. Kremlin.ru. 15 January 2020. 27 February 2020. Russian.