List of ambassadors of Russia to South Sudan

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of South Sudan
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Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
since 11 September 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Juba
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Juba
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the president

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

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The ambassador to South Sudan and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Juba. The current Russian ambassador to South Sudan is Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky  [ ru ], incumbent since 11 September 2025. [1]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Russia and South Sudan were established on 22 August 2011, shortly after its declaration of independence from Sudan. [2] Between 2013 and 2025, the ambassador to Uganda had dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to South Sudan. [3] The arrangement came to an end with the appointment of Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky  [ ru ] as the sole accredited ambassador to South Sudan on 11 September 2025. [4]

List of representatives of Russia to South Sudan (2013–present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Sergey Shishkin  [ ru ] Ambassador 18 July 201329 January 2016 Concurrently ambassador to Uganda
Died in post
Alexander Polyakov Ambassador 3 October 20161 September 2021 Concurrently ambassador to Uganda
Credentials presented on 13 March 2017
Vladlen Semivolos  [ ru ] Ambassador 4 October 202111 September 2025 Concurrently ambassador to Uganda
Credentials presented on 9 February 2022
Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky  [ ru ] Ambassador 11 September 2025

References

  1. ↑ "Путин назначил Александра Космодемьянского послом России в Южном Судане" (in Russian). TASS. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Президента РФ. Указ №919 от 11 июля 2011 «О признании Российской Федерацией Республики Южный Судан и об установлении с ней дипломатических отношений». ( President of Russia . Ukaz #919 of 11 July 2011 On the recognition by the Russian Federation of South Sudan and the establishment of diplomatic relations with it . ).
  3. ↑ "Russia plans to open embassy in South Sudan". Russkiy Mir Foundation . 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Путин назначил Александра Космодемьянского послом России в Южном Судане" (in Russian). TASS. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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