| Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Madagascar | |
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| Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry | |
since 2 December 2020 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Antananarivo | |
| Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Antananarivo |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Website | Embassy of Russia in Madagascar |
The ambassador of Russia to Madagascar is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Madagascar.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Antananarivo. [1] The current Russian ambassador to Madagascar is Andrey Andreyev , incumbent since 2 December 2020. The ambassador to Madagascar has had dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to the Comoros since 1993. [2]
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Madagascar were established on 29 September 1972. [3] Relations were initially handled through the Soviet embassy in Paris, with the Soviet ambassador to France dually accredited to what was then the Malagasy Republic, and from 1975, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar. The first ambassador, Pyotr Abrasimov, was appointed on 20 December 1972. [4] He was succeeded by Stepan Chervonenko as ambassador to France with concurrent accreditation to Madagascar in 1973. The embassy in Antananarivo was opened in 1974, and on 20 March 1974 Alexander Alexeyev was appointed as the first ambassador solely accredited to Madagascar. [4]
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Madagascar recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Yuri Sepelyov , continued as the Russian ambassador until April 1993. [4] He was succeeded by Yuri Merzlyakov, who in December 1993, was given concurrent accreditation as the ambassador to the Comoros. Prior to this, the ambassador to Seychelles had been concurrently accredited to the Comoros. [5]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Abrasimov | Ambassador | 20 December 1972 | 9 April 1973 | Concurrently ambassador to France Credentials presented on 29 December 1972 |
| Stepan Chervonenko | Ambassador | 3 July 1973 | 20 March 1974 | Concurrently ambassador to France Credentials presented on 24 August 1973 |
| Alexander Alexeyev | Ambassador | 20 March 1974 | 7 June 1980 | Credentials presented on 8 June 1974 |
| Leonid Musatov | Ambassador | 7 June 1980 | 20 October 1986 | Credentials presented on 12 June 1980 |
| Pavel Petrik | Ambassador | 20 October 1986 | 11 October 1989 | |
| Yuri Sepelyov | Ambassador | 11 October 1989 | 25 December 1991 | |
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Sepelyov | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 29 April 1993 | |
| Yuri Merzlyakov | Ambassador | 29 April 1993 | 16 May 1997 | |
| Aleksandr Makarenko | Ambassador | 16 May 1997 | 4 June 2001 | |
| Yuri Romanov | Ambassador | 4 June 2001 | 16 February 2006 | |
| Vladimir Goncharenko | Ambassador | 16 February 2006 | 19 June 2013 | |
| Stanislav Akhmedov | Ambassador | 19 June 2013 | 2 December 2020 | Credentials presented on 11 September 2013 |
| Andrey Andreyev | Ambassador | 2 December 2020 | Credentials presented on 7 April 2021 | |