List of ambassadors of Russia to Nepal

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Aleksey Novikov  [ ru ] since 5 July 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Kathmandu
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Kathmandu
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Website	Embassy of Russia in Nepal

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

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Kathmandu. ^[1] The current Russian ambassador to Nepal is Aleksey Novikov  [ ru ], incumbent since 5 July 2019. ^[2]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Nepal–Russia relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Nepal were established on 20 July 1956. ^[3] Diplomatic relations were initially handled through the Soviet mission in India, with the Soviet ambassador to India, Mikhail Menshikov  [ ru ], given dual accreditation to Nepal from 5 February 1957. ^[4] This practice continued until 27 June 1959, when a new envoy, Yevgeny Zabrodin  [ ru ] was appointed solely accredited to Nepal. ^[4] The embassy in Kathmandu was opened on 4 October 1959, with the Nepalese embassy in Moscow opened on 27 June 1961. ^[3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Nepal recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state on 27 December 1991, and the incumbent Soviet ambassador, Felix Strok, continued as the Russian ambassador until 1992. ^{[3] [4]}

List of representatives of Russia to Nepal (1957–present)

Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Nepal (1957–1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Mikhail Menshikov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	5 February 1957	26 October 1957	Credentials presented on 10 March 1957 Concurrently ambassador to India
Panteleimon Ponomarenko	Ambassador	26 October 1957	27 June 1959	Credentials presented on 9 February 1958 Concurrently ambassador to India
Yevgeny Zabrodin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	27 June 1959	20 July 1965	Credentials presented on 4 October 1959
Grigory Dzyubenko  [ ru ]	Ambassador	20 July 1965	10 November 1970	Credentials presented on 20 October 1965
Boris Kirnasovsky  [ ru ]	Ambassador	10 November 1970	26 May 1975	Credentials presented on 4 January 1971
Kamo Udumian	Ambassador	26 May 1975	17 September 1979	Credentials presented on 18 July 1975
Abdurrahman Vazirov	Ambassador	17 September 1979	12 June 1985	Credentials presented on 7 December 1979
Gennady Shcheglov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	12 June 1985	22 June 1988
Kenesh Kulmatov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	22 June 1988	14 September 1990
Felix Strok	Ambassador	14 September 1990	25 December 1991

Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Nepal (1991–present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Felix Strok	Ambassador	25 December 1991	31 December 1992
Alexander Kadakin	Ambassador	31 December 1992	1 September 1997
Vladimir Ivanov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	1 September 1997	24 July 2001
Valery Nazarov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	24 July 2001	3 March 2005
Andrey Trofimov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	3 March 2005	8 November 2010
Sergey Velichkin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	8 November 2010	14 September 2015
Andrey Budnik	Ambassador	14 September 2015	10 August 2018	Credentials presented on 29 February 2016 Died in post
Aleksey Novikov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	5 July 2019		Credentials presented on 12 August 2019

References

1. "Посольство Российской Федерации в Непале" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
2. "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
3. "Политические отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
4. "Посольство СССР в Непале" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 26 November 2025.