List of ambassadors of Russia to Senegal

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Senegal
Ambassade de la Fédération de Russie en République du Sénégal et en République de Gambie
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Dmitry Kurakov  [ ru ] since 17 August 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Dakar
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Dakar
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Website	Embassy of Russia in Senegal

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

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Dakar. ^[1] The post of Russian ambassador to Senegal is currently held by Dmitry Kurakov  [ ru ], incumbent since 17 August 2020. ^[2] Since 1965, the ambassador has had dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to The Gambia. ^[1]

History of diplomatic relations

Main articles: Russia–Senegal relations and The Gambia–Russia relations

The Soviet Union established diplomatic relations with Senegal on 14 June 1962. ^[3] The first ambassador, Vladimir Yerofeyev, was appointed on 14 January 1963. ^{[4] [5]} Relations with The Gambia were established shortly afterwards, on 17 July 1965. ^[6] Rather than open a new embassy, Yerofeyev was given dual accreditation as the ambassador to The Gambia from 25 September 1965. ^{[4] [7]} Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, both Senegal and The Gambia recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state, and the incumbent Soviet ambassador, Valery Lipnyakov  [ ru ], was reappointed as the Russian ambassador on 10 February 1992, and continued in post until 1997. ^{[4] [5]}

List of representatives (1962–present)

Soviet Union to Senegal ^[a] (1962–1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Vladimir Yerofeyev	Ambassador	14 January 1963	25 August 1966	Presented credentials on 4 February 1963
Anatoly Kulazhenkov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	25 August 1966	13 April 1968	Presented credentials on 27 October 1966
Dmitry Nikiforov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	13 April 1968	30 April 1973	Presented credentials on 17 May 1968
Georgy Ter-Gazaryants  [ ru ]	Ambassador	30 April 1973	4 July 1981	Presented credentials on 9 May 1973
Yury Belsky  [ ru ]	Ambassador	5 September 1981	3 September 1987	Presented credentials on 30 October 1981
Aleksandr Papkin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	3 September 1987	17 August 1991
Valery Lipnyakov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	17 August 1991	25 December 1991

Russian Federation to Senegal (1991–present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Valery Lipnyakov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	10 February 1992	2 June 1997
Valeryonas Baltrunas  [ ru ]	Ambassador	2 June 1997	15 August 2001
Aleksandr Romanov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	15 August 2001	21 April 2006
Aleksandr Shulgin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	21 April 2006	16 September 2009
Valery Nesterushkin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	16 September 2009	6 August 2014
Sergey Kryukov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	6 August 2014	12 June 2019
Vasily Livichuk	Chargé d'affaires	July 2019	August 2020
Dmitry Kurakov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	17 August 2020		Presented credentials on 22 December 2020

Notes

1. And concurrently to The Gambia from 25 September 1965.

References

1. "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Сенегал и в Республике Гамбии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 16 May 2025.
2. "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 16 May 2025.
3. "Российско-сенегальские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 16 May 2025.
4. "Послы Российской Федерации в Республике Сенегал" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 16 May 2025.
5. "Посольство СССР в Сенегале" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
6. "Российско-гамбийские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 16 May 2025.
7. "Гамбия" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 16 May 2025.