List of ambassadors of Russia to Vietnam
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Vietnam | |
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![]() Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry | |
Incumbent since 25 March 2021Gennady Bezdetko [ru] | |
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 |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Formation | 1954 |
First holder | Aleksandr Lavrishchev [ru] |
Website | Embassy of Russia in Vietnam |
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 Gennady Bezdetko [ru], incumbent since 25 March 2021.[3][4]
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and North Vietnam were first established in January 1950.[5] The first ambassador, Aleksandr Lavrishchev [ru], 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, Aleksey Elizavetin [ru], 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, Boris Chaplin [ru], 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]
List of representatives (1954 – present)
Representatives of the Soviet Union to North Vietnam (1954 – 1976)
Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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Aleksandr Lavrishchev [ru] | Ambassador | 11 August 1954 | 21 January 1956 | |
Mikhail Zimyanin | Ambassador | 21 January 1956 | 3 January 1958 | |
Leonid Sokolov [ru] | Ambassador | 3 January 1958 | 10 April 1961 | |
Suren Tovmasyan [ru] | Ambassador | 10 April 1961 | 7 September 1964 | |
Ilya Shcherbakov [ru] | Ambassador | 9 September 1964 | 11 October 1974 | |
Boris Chaplin [ru] | Ambassador | 11 October 1974 | July 1976 |
Representatives of the Soviet Union to South Vietnam (1973 – 1976)
Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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Aleksey Elizavetin [ru] | Ambassador | 6 June 1973 | 27 December 1976 |
Representatives of the Soviet Union to Vietnam (1976 – 1991)
Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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Boris Chaplin [ru] | Ambassador | July 1976 | 21 July 1986 | |
Dmitry Kachin [ru] | Ambassador | 21 July 1986 | 1990 | |
Rashit Khamidulin | Ambassador | 1990 | 25 December 1991 |
Representatives of the Russian Federation to Vietnam (1991 – present)
Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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Rashit Khamidulin | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 25 June 1996 | |
Viktor Ivanov [ru] | 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 | |
Andrey Kovtun [ru] | Ambassador | 30 July 2009 | 26 December 2014 | |
Konstantin Vnukov [ru] | Ambassador | 26 December 2014[7] | 25 March 2021 | |
Gennady Bezdetko [ru] | Ambassador | 25 March 2021[8] |
References
- ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Consulates General of Russia in Danang and Ho Chi Minh City". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.03.2021 № 170 "О Чрезвычайном и Полномочном После Российской Федерации в Социалистической Республике Вьетнам"" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Посольство СССР во Вьетнаме (Viêt Nam)" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Посольство СССР в Южном Вьетнаме" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 26.12.2014 № 818 "О назначении Внукова К.В. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Социалистической Республике Вьетнам"" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.03.2021 № 170 "О Чрезвычайном и Полномочном После Российской Федерации в Социалистической Республике Вьетнам"" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
External links
- "Embassy of the Russian Federation to Vietnam". vietnam.mid.ru. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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