List of ambassadors of Russia to Malta

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Malta
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Vladimir Malygin since 12 December 2014
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in San Ġwann
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	San Ġwann
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Website	Embassy of Russia in Malta

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

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in the town of San Ġwann, close to the capital of Valletta. ^[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Malta is currently held by Vladimir Malygin, incumbent since 12 December 2014. ^[2]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Malta–Russia relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Malta were established on 19 July 1967. ^[3] Diplomatic relations were initially handled by the Soviet ambassador to the United Kingdom, who held concurrent accreditation as the ambassador to Malta. The first such ambassador was Mikhail Smirnovsky, who was appointed ambassador to Malta on 30 October 1967, and who presented his letter of credence on 10 November 1967. ^[4] The State of Malta had declared independence in 1964, though it continued to be a Commonwealth realm until 1974, when it became an independent republic, while remaining within the Commonwealth. Relations continued to be through the Soviet embassy in London until the opening of an embassy in Malta on 1 July 1981. ^[4] The first Soviet ambassador to be solely accredited to Malta was Viktor Smirnov  [ ru ], appointed on 22 October 1981. ^[4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the government of Malta recognized the Russian Federation in December 1991. ^[3] The Soviet ambassador, Vladimir Plechko  [ ru ] was replaced by Valentina Matviyenko as ambassador for Russia, and continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1994. ^[4]

List of representatives (1967 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the State of Malta (1967 – 1974)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Mikhail Smirnovsky	Ambassador	30 October 1967	12 May 1973	Concurrently ambassador to the United Kingdom Accredited from 10 November 1967
Nikolai Lunkov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	12 May 1973	13 December 1974	Concurrently ambassador to the United Kingdom Accredited from 8 February 1974

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Republic of Malta (1974 – 1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Nikolai Lunkov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	13 December 1974	19 November 1980	Concurrently ambassador to the United Kingdom
Viktor Popov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	19 November 1980	22 October 1981	Concurrently ambassador to the United Kingdom Accredited from 24 March 1981
Viktor Smirnov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	22 October 1981	10 September 1987	Accredited from 5 December 1981
Vladimir Plechko  [ ru ]	Ambassador	10 September 1987	25 December 1991

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

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Valentina Matviyenko	Ambassador	25 December 1991	21 September 1994
Yevgeny Mikhailov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	21 September 1994	20 September 1996
Viktor Isakov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	20 September 1996	30 April 1999
Sergey Zotov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	30 April 1999	5 August 2002
Valentin Vlasov	Ambassador	5 August 2002	27 February 2006
Andrey Granovsky  [ ru ]	Ambassador	27 February 2006	10 September 2010
Boris Marchuk  [ ru ]	Ambassador	10 September 2010	12 December 2014
Vladimir Malygin	Ambassador	12 December 2014

References

1. "Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Malta". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 5 May 2020.
2. "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Malta Vladimir MALYGIN". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 5 May 2020.
3. "Российско-мальтийские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 5 May 2020.
4. "Посольство СССР в Мальта" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 5 May 2020.