List of ambassadors of Russia to Vietnam

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Vietnam
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Incumbent
Gennady Bezdetko  [ ru ]
since 25 March 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Hanoi
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Hanoi
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Formation1954
First holder Aleksandr Lavrishchev  [ ru ]
Website Embassy of Russia in Vietnam

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Vietnam.

Contents

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Hanoi. [1] There are consulates general in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. [2]

The post of Russian Ambassador to Vietnam is currently held by Gennady Bezdetko  [ ru ], incumbent since 25 March 2021. [3] [4]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and North Vietnam were first established in January 1950. [5] The first ambassador, Aleksandr Lavrishchev  [ ru ], was appointed on 11 August 1954, and presented his credentials on 4 November 1954. [5] Diplomatic relations with South Vietnam were established in June 1969 and carried out through the Soviet embassy in Burma. [6] Between 4 June 1973 and 27 December 1976 the Soviet ambassador to Burma, Aleksey Elizavetin  [ ru ], was concurrently accredited as Soviet ambassador to South Vietnam. [6] With the reunification of North and South Vietnam in July 1976 the ambassador to North Vietnam, Boris Chaplin  [ ru ], continued as ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. [5] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Rashit Khamidulin, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1996. [5]

List of representatives (1954 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to North Vietnam (1954 – 1976)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Aleksandr Lavrishchev  [ ru ] Ambassador 11 August 195421 January 1956
Mikhail Zimyanin Ambassador 21 January 19563 January 1958
Leonid Sokolov  [ ru ] Ambassador 3 January 195810 April 1961
Suren Tovmasyan  [ ru ] Ambassador 10 April 19617 September 1964
Ilya Shcherbakov  [ ru ] Ambassador 9 September 196411 October 1974
Boris Chaplin  [ ru ] Ambassador 11 October 1974July 1976

Representatives of the Soviet Union to South Vietnam (1973 – 1976)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Aleksey Elizavetin  [ ru ] Ambassador 6 June 197327 December 1976

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Vietnam (1976 – 1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Boris Chaplin  [ ru ] Ambassador July 197621 July 1986
Dmitry Kachin  [ ru ] Ambassador 21 July 19861990
Rashit Khamidulin Ambassador 199025 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Vietnam (1991 – present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Rashit Khamidulin Ambassador 25 December 199125 June 1996
Viktor Ivanov  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 June 19969 April 2001
Andrey Tatarinov Ambassador 9 April 20019 December 2004
Vadim Serafimov Ambassador 9 December 200430 July 2009
Andrey Kovtun  [ ru ] Ambassador 30 July 200926 December 2014
Konstantin Vnukov  [ ru ] Ambassador 26 December 2014 [7] 25 March 2021
Gennady Bezdetko  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 March 2021 [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Consulates General of Russia in Danang and Ho Chi Minh City". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.03.2021 № 170 "О Чрезвычайном и Полномочном После Российской Федерации в Социалистической Республике Вьетнам"" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Посольство СССР во Вьетнаме (Viêt Nam)" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Посольство СССР в Южном Вьетнаме" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 26.12.2014 № 818 "О назначении Внукова К.В. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Социалистической Республике Вьетнам"" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.03.2021 № 170 "О Чрезвычайном и Полномочном После Российской Федерации в Социалистической Республике Вьетнам"" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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