List of ambassadors of Russia to Brunei

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Brunei Darussalam
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Mikhail Baranov  [ ru ] since 17 January 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Bandar Seri Begawan
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Bandar Seri Begawan
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Website	Embassy of Russia in Brunei Darussalam

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Brunei Darussalam is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Sultan and the Government of Brunei. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Bandar Seri Begawan. ^[5] The post of Russian Ambassador to Brunei is currently held by Mikhail Baranov  [ ru ], incumbent since 17 January 2023. ^[6]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Brunei–Russia relations

In 1987, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev called for the establishment of diplomatic relations with Brunei. ^[7] Although the Soviet ambassador to Singapore attempted to establish relations with Brunei in 1988, the Sultanate was unprepared to establish relations with the Communist state at the time. On 1 October 1991, Brunei established relations with the Soviet Union, ^{[8] [9]} and Soviet relations with the Sultanate were initially handled via the Soviet embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ^[10] The first ambassadors to Brunei were non-resident ambassadors, accredited to Brunei in addition to their posts as ambassadors of Russia to Malaysia. The first ambassador accredited solely to Brunei was Viktor Seleznyov  [ ru ], appointed on 31 July 2009.

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

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Anatoly Khmelnitsky  [ ru ]	Ambassador	25 December 1991	2 November 1992	Concurrently ambassador to Malaysia
Vitaly Vorobyov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	6 August 1993	10 August 1998	Concurrently ambassador to Malaysia
Alexey Zhukov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	10 August 1998	26 June 2000	Concurrently ambassador to Malaysia
Vladimir Morozov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	15 September 2000	14 April 2005	Concurrently ambassador to Malaysia
Aleksandr Karchava  [ ru ]	Ambassador	14 April 2005	31 July 2009	Concurrently ambassador to Malaysia
Viktor Seleznyov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	31 July 2009	30 January 2015
Vladlen Semivolos  [ ru ]	Ambassador	30 January 2015	26 June 2019
Vladimir Goncharenko  [ ru ]	Ambassador	26 June 2019	28 March 2022
Mikhail Baranov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	17 January 2023

References

1. ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АЗИАТСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
2. "08114" Посольство СССР в Бразилии (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
3. Посольство СССР в Брунее (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
4. ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АМЕРИКАНСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
5. "Embassy of the Russian Federation in Brunei Darussalam". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 7 October 2019.
6. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17.01.2023 № 15 "О Чрезвычайном и Полномочном После Российской Федерации в Государстве Бруней-Даруссалам"" (in Russian). pravo.gov.ru. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
7. In the Shadow of Giants, A. James Gregor, pg 160
8. Gorbachev and Southeast Asia By Leszek Buszynski, pg 211
9. Политические контакты (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
10. "08114" Посольство СССР в Брунее (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 2009-12-02.