List of ambassadors of Russia to Jamaica

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Jamaica
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Incumbent
Sergey Petrovich  [ ru ]
since 24 May 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Kingston
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Kingston
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Website Embassy of Russia in Jamaica

The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Jamaica is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the prime minister and the government of Jamaica.

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The Russian ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Kingston. The post of Russian ambassador to Jamaica is currently held by Sergey Petrovich  [ ru ], incumbent since 24 May 2021. The ambassador to Jamaica has dual accreditation to Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia. [1] The ambassador is also concurrently accredited as the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the International Seabed Authority, based in Kingston. [1]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Jamaica and the Soviet Union were first established on 12 March 1975, during the prime ministership of Michael Manley. Relations were initially handled through the Soviet ambassador to Mexico, Yuri Volsky  [ ru ], who was concurrently accredited to Jamaica on 24 March 1977, and presented his credentials on 29 July 1977. [2] Volsky was succeeded on 23 March 1978 by Dmitry Musin  [ ru ], the first ambassador appointed directly to Jamaica. [2] Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Jamaica recognized Russia as its successor state, with the Soviet ambassador, Vladimir Romanchenko  [ ru ], continuing as Russian ambassador until 1994. Representatives have continued to be exchanged between the two nations. [2]

List of representatives (1977–present)

Soviet Union to Jamaica (1977–1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Yuri Volsky  [ ru ] Ambassador 24 March 197723 March 1978 Credentials presented on 29 July 1977
Concurrently ambassador to Mexico
Dmitry Musin  [ ru ] Ambassador 23 March 197825 March 1987 Credentials presented on 1 June 1978
Vladimir Romanchenko  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 March 198725 December 1991

Russian Federation to Jamaica (1991–present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Vladimir Romanchenko  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 December 19915 January 1994
Igor Yakovlev  [ ru ] Ambassador 5 January 19948 May 1998
Nikolai Vladimir  [ ru ] Ambassador 8 May 19985 August 2000
Eduard Malayan  [ ru ] Ambassador 12 August 200028 February 2005
Igor Lebedev  [ ru ] Ambassador 28 February 200524 March 2006
Viktor Zotin  [ ru ] Ambassador 14 December 200620 February 2012
Vladimir Polyenov  [ ru ] Ambassador 20 February 201214 March 2016
Vladimir Vinokurov  [ ru ] Ambassador 14 March 201624 May 2021
Sergei Petrovich  [ ru ] Ambassador 24 May 2021 Credentials presented on 12 August 2021

References

  1. 1 2 "The Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Посольство СССР на Ямайке" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
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