List of ambassadors of Russia to Belarus

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus
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Incumbent
Boris Gryzlov
since 14 January 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Minsk
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Minsk
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Website Embassy of Russia in Belarus

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Belarus.

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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Minsk. [1] There is a consulate general in Brest. [2] The post of Russian ambassador to Belarus has been held by Boris Gryzlov since 14 January 2022. [3]

History of diplomatic relations

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus were first established on 25 June 1992. [4]

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus (1992 – present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Igor Saprykin  [ ru ] Ambassador 17 August 199225 November 1996
Valery Loshchinin Ambassador25 November 199624 February 1999
Vyacheslav Dolgov Ambassador24 February 199917 June 2002
Alexander Blokhin Ambassador26 July 200214 July 2005
Dmitry Ayatskov Ambassador appointee14 July 200530 November 2005Appointed on 14 July 2005 but appointment refused by Belarus and withdrawn on 30 November 2005
Aleksandr Surikov Ambassador6 February 200624 August 2018
Mikhail Babich Ambassador24 August 201830 April 2019
Dmitry Mezentsev Ambassador30 April 201919 March 2021
Yevgeny Lukyanov  [ ru ]Ambassador23 March 202114 January 2022
Boris Gryzlov Ambassador14 January 2022

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References

  1. ↑ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Беларусь" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Генеральное консульство Российской Федерации в Бресте (Республика Беларусь)" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Республике Беларусь" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  4. ↑ "Политические отношения" (in Russian). Embassy of Russia in Minsk . Retrieved 14 February 2010.
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