| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to Vietnam |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 25 March 2021 |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Hanoi |
| Style: | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat: | Hanoi |
| Appointer: | President of Russia |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| Formation: | 1954 |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in Vietnam |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Vietnam.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Hanoi.[1] There are consulates general in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.[2]
The post of Russian Ambassador to Vietnam is currently held by, incumbent since 25 March 2021.[3] [4]
See main article: Russia–Vietnam relations. Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and North Vietnam were first established in January 1950.[5] The first ambassador,, was appointed on 11 August 1954, and presented his credentials on 4 November 1954.[5] Diplomatic relations with South Vietnam were established in June 1969 and carried out through the Soviet embassy in Burma.[6] Between 4 June 1973 and 27 December 1976 the Soviet ambassador to Burma,, was concurrently accredited as Soviet ambassador to South Vietnam.[6] With the reunification of North and South Vietnam in July 1976 the ambassador to North Vietnam,, continued as ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.[5] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Rashit Khamidulin, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1996.[5]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 11 August 1954 | 21 January 1956 | ||
| Mikhail Zimyanin | Ambassador | 21 January 1956 | 3 January 1958 | |
| Ambassador | 3 January 1958 | 10 April 1961 | ||
| Ambassador | 10 April 1961 | 7 September 1964 | ||
| Ambassador | 9 September 1964 | 11 October 1974 | ||
| Ambassador | 11 October 1974 | July 1976 | ||
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | July 1976 | 21 July 1986 | ||
| Ambassador | 21 July 1986 | 1990 | ||
| Rashit Khamidulin | Ambassador | 1990 | 25 December 1991 | |
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashit Khamidulin | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 25 June 1996 | |
| Ambassador | 25 June 1996 | 9 April 2001 | ||
| Andrey Tatarinov | Ambassador | 9 April 2001 | 9 December 2004 | |
| Vadim Serafimov | Ambassador | 9 December 2004 | 30 July 2009 | |
| Ambassador | 30 July 2009 | 26 December 2014 | ||
| Ambassador | 26 December 2014[7] | 25 March 2021 | ||
| Ambassador | 25 March 2021[8] | |||