List of ambassadors of Russia to Morocco

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Morocco
Ambassade de la Fédération de Russie au Royaume du Maroc
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Vladimir Baybakov  [ ru ] since 27 May 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Rabat
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Rabat
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Website	Embassy of Russia in Rabat

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

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian Embassy in Rabat. There is a consulate-general in Casablanca, as well as a trade mission in Rabat. There are offices of Rossotrudnichestvo and the Federal Agency for Fishery in Rabat, where the Russian Orthodox Church and the news agency TASS also have representatives based. ^[1]

The current Russian ambassador to Morocco is Vladimir Baybakov  [ ru ], incumbent since 27 May 2022. ^[2]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Morocco–Russia relations

Relations between the Russian Empire and the Alawi Sultanate date back to late 1777, when Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah proposed the establishment of official contacts and the opening of trade with Empress Catherine the Great. Official letters were exchanged, and in July 1778 the Sultan proposed receiving a Russian representative. A Russian consulate was opened in Tangier in November 1897, with the first representative, Vasily Bakherakht  [ ru ], taking up his post in May 1898. ^[3] French control over Morocco gradually expanded in the early 20th century, with the eventual establishment of a French protectorate in 1912. Diplomatic relations with Morocco as an independent state therefore came to an end, and diplomatic affairs were handled through the embassy in France. This state of affairs lasted until the 1950s, when anti-colonial forces in Morocco rose up in the Revolution of the King and the People, and secured Moroccan independence by 1956. The Soviet Union moved to establish diplomatic relations, with a formal agreement to exchange ambassadors on 1 September 1958. ^[3] The first Soviet ambassador, Dmitri Pozhidaev, was appointed on 11 October 1958, and presented his letter of credence on 5 November 1958. ^[4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Kingdom of Morocco recognised the Russian Federation as its successor on 30 December 1991. Representatives have continued to be appointed between the two countries since this time. ^[3]

List of representatives (1897–present)

Russian Empire to the Sultanate of Morocco (1897–1912)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Vasily Bakherakht  [ ru ]	Minister-Resident and Consul-General	4 December 1897	1906
Pyotr Botkin  [ ru ]	Minister-Resident and Consul-General	1907	1912
Ivan Korostovets  [ ru ]	Envoy	1912	1912

Soviet Union to the Kingdom of Morocco (1958–1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Dmitri Pozhidaev	Ambassador	11 October 1958	20 July 1962	Letter of credence 5 November 1958
Aleksey Shvedov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	20 July 1962	13 August 1965	Letter of credence 31 October 1962
Luka Palamarchuk	Ambassador	13 August 1965	25 October 1972	Letter of credence 4 November 1965
Sergei Kiktev  [ ru ]	Ambassador	25 October 1972	26 December 1973	Letter of credence 12 December 1972
Dmitry Goryunov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	26 December 1973	3 October 1978	Letter of credence 29 January 1974
Yevgeny Nersesov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	3 October 1978	24 December 1983	Letter of credence 24 January 1979
Malik Fazylov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	24 December 1983	1990	Letter of credence 25 July 1984
Yuri Rybakov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	1990	25 December 1991

Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Morocco (1991–present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Yuri Rybakov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	25 December 1991	2 November 1992
Vasily Kolotusha  [ ru ]	Ambassador	16 December 1992	31 December 1999
Yuri Kotov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	31 December 1999	17 February 2004
Aleksandr Tokovinin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	17 February 2004	27 August 2008
Boris Bolotin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	27 August 2008	4 July 2013
Valery Vorobyov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	4 July 2013	24 April 2018
Valerian Shuvaev	Ambassador	24 April 2018	27 May 2022
Vladimir Baybakov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	27 May 2022

See also

• List of ambassadors of Morocco to Russia

References

1. "Посольство" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
2. "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
3. "Российско-Марокканские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
4. "Посольство СССР в Марокко" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 21 April 2025.