List of ambassadors of Russia to Niger

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Niger
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Incumbent
Viktor Voropayev  [ ru ]
since 20 August 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Niamey
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Niamey
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Website Embassy of Russia in Niger

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

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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Niamey. The current Russian ambassador to Niger is Viktor Voropayev  [ ru ], incumbent since 20 August 2025. [1]

History of diplomatic relations

Formal diplomatic relations between Niger and the Soviet Union were established on 17 February 1972. Gennady Sokolov  [ ru ] was appointed as the first ambassador on 13 June 1972. [2] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Niger recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Valeriyonas Baltrunas  [ ru ], continued as ambassador from Russia until 1992. [2] The embassy in Niamey was closed in 1992 as part of cost-saving measures, and the ambassador to Mali was thereafter given dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Niger. This practice came to an end with the reopening of the embassy in Niamey, and the appointment of Viktor Voropayev  [ ru ] as the ambassador to Niger in 2025. [1]

List of representatives of Russia to Niger (1960 –present)

Soviet Union to Niger (1960 – 1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Gennady Sokolov  [ ru ] Ambassador 13 June 197222 August 1978 Credentials presented on 6 October 1972
Vladimir Kudashkin  [ ru ] Ambassador 22 August 197830 June 1988 Credentials presented on 14 October 1978
Vitaly Litvin  [ ru ] Ambassador 30 June 198818 March 1991
Valeriyonas Baltrunas  [ ru ] Ambassador 18 March 199125 December 1991

Russian Federation to Niger (1991–present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Valeriyonas Baltrunas  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 December 199122 April 1992
Pavel Petrovsky  [ ru ] Ambassador 7 August 19921 July 1996 Concurrently ambassador to Mali
Yevgeny Korendyasov  [ ru ] Ambassador 1 July 199624 November 2000 Concurrently ambassador to Mali
Anatoly Klimenko  [ ru ] Ambassador 30 November 20003 August 2005 Concurrently ambassador to Mali
Anatoly Smirnov  [ ru ] Ambassador 3 August 200514 July 2010 Concurrently ambassador to Mali
Aleksey Dulyan  [ ru ] Ambassador 14 July 201017 June 2019 Concurrently ambassador to Mali
Credentials presented on 12 October 2010
Igor Gromyko  [ ru ] Ambassador 28 August 201920 August 2025 Concurrently ambassador to Mali
Credentials presented on 23 December 2019
Viktor Voropayev  [ ru ] Ambassador 20 August 2025

References

  1. 1 2 "ВОРОПАЕВ Виктор Сергеевич назначен Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Республике Нигер" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Посольство СССР в Нигере" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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