List of ambassadors of Russia to Uganda

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Uganda
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Incumbent
Vladlen Semivolos  [ ru ]
since 1 September 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Kampala
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Kampala
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Website Embassy of Russia in Uganda

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

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The ambassador to Uganda and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Kampala. [1] The current Russian ambassador to Uganda is Vladlen Semivolos  [ ru ], incumbent since 1 September 2021. [2]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Uganda were established on 13 October 1962, shortly after its declaration of independence from the United Kingdom. [3] [4] Dmitry Safonov  [ ru ] was appointed as ambassador on 25 June 1963. [4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Uganda recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. [3] The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Eduard Kuzmin  [ ru ], continued as ambassador from Russia until 1995. [4]

Between 2013 and 2025, the ambassador to Uganda had dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to South Sudan, following the establishment of that country's independence from Sudan in 2011, and the opening of diplomatic relations on 22 August 2011. 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. [5]

List of representatives of Russia to Uganda (1963–present)

Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Uganda (1963–1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Dmitry Safonov  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 June 19639 July 1968 Credentials presented on 19 July 1963
Ivan Kurdyukov Ambassador 9 July 196829 March 1972 Credentials presented on 5 October 1968
Aleksey Zakharov  [ ru ] Ambassador 29 March 197216 November 1976 Credentials presented on 10 August 1976
Yevgeny Musiyko  [ ru ] Ambassador 16 November 19769 July 1979 Credentials presented on 14 December 1976
Sergey Bukin  [ ru ] Ambassador 9 July 19793 September 1986 Credentials presented on 16 August 1979
Stanislav Semenenko  [ ru ] Ambassador 3 September 198619 February 1991
Eduard Kuzmin  [ ru ] Ambassador 19 February 199125 December 1991

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

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Eduard Kuzmin  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 December 199128 February 1995
Rudolf Alekseyev  [ ru ] Ambassador 28 February 199520 September 1999
Aleksandr Sadovnikov  [ ru ] Ambassador 20 September 19996 February 2004
Valery Utkin  [ ru ] Ambassador 6 February 200414 October 2008
Sergey Shishkin  [ ru ] Ambassador 14 October 200829 January 2016Died in post
Aleksandr Nuralov Chargé d'affaires 29 January 2016October 2016
Alexander Polyakov Ambassador 3 October 20161 September 2021 Credentials presented on 23 November 2016
Vladlen Semivolos  [ ru ] Ambassador 1 September 2021 Credentials presented on 6 December 2021

References

  1. ↑ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Уганде" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Двусторонние отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Посольство СССР в Уганде" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Путин назначил Александра Космодемьянского послом России в Южном Судане" (in Russian). TASS. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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