List of ambassadors of Russia to Gabon

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Gabonese Republic
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Dmitry Korepanov  [ ru ] since 16 January 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Libreville
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Libreville
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Website	Embassy of Russia in Gabon

The ambassador of Russia to Gabon is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Gabon.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Libreville. ^[1] The current Russian ambassador to Gabon is Dmitry Korepanov  [ ru ], incumbent since 16 January 2024. ^[2]

History of diplomatic relations

Formal diplomatic relations between Gabon and the Soviet Union were established on 15 October 1973. ^[3] Vladimir Filatov  [ ru ] was appointed as the first ambassador on 23 August 1974. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Gabon recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Yury Shmanevsky  [ ru ], continued as ambassador from Russia until 1993. ^[4]

List of representatives of Russia to Gabon (1974 –present)

Soviet Union to Gabon (1974 –1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Vladimir Filatov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	23 August 1974	14 November 1978	Credentials presented on 30 November 1974
Gennady Uranov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	14 November 1978	18 July 1982	Credentials presented on 10 January 1979
Latyp Maksurov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	18 July 1982	17 August 1987	Credentials presented on 5 October 1982
Yury Shmanevsky  [ ru ]	Ambassador	17 August 1987	25 December 1991

Russian Federation to Gabon (1991–present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Yury Shmanevsky  [ ru ]	Ambassador	25 December 1991	5 July 1993
Yury Leyzarenko  [ ru ]	Ambassador	5 July 1993	1 August 1998
Aleksandr Borisov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	1 August 1998	1999	Died in post
Vsevolod Sukhov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	9 July 1999	11 November 2003
Vladimir Prygin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	11 November 2003	16 September 2008
Vladmir Tarabrin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	16 September 2008	25 June 2013
Dmitry Kurakov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	25 June 2013	17 August 2020
Ilyas Iskandarov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	17 August 2020	16 January 2024	Credentials presented on 15 October 2020
Dmitry Korepanov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	16 January 2024		Credentials presented on 27 June 2024

References

1. "ПОСОЛЬСТВО РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В ГАБОНСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКЕ" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
2. "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
3. "Российско-габонские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
4. "Посольство СССР в Габоне" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 1 December 2025.