List of ambassadors of Russia to Myanmar

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
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Incumbent
Nikolai Listopadov  [ ru ]
since 1 July 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Yangon
Style His Excellency
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Yangon
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Website Russian Embassy in Myanmar

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Myanmar. [1] [2]

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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Yangon. [3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Myanmar is currently held by Nikolai Listopadov  [ ru ], incumbent since 1 July 2016. [4]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and what was then known as Burma were first established on 28 February 1948, with an agreement to exchange ambassadors. [1] The first Soviet ambassador, Aleksandr Saveliyev  [ ru ], was appointed on 4 October 1950, and presented his credentials on 21 May 1951. [1] Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the incumbent Soviet ambassador, Vadim Shabalin  [ ru ], continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992. [1]

List of representatives (1950 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Burma (1950 – 1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Aleksandr Saveliyev  [ ru ] Ambassador 4 October 195023 May 1952
Peter Vladimirov Ambassador 23 May 195210 September 1953
Aleksey Shchiborin  [ ru ] Ambassador 15 June 19549 June 1959
Andrey Ledovsky  [ ru ] Ambassador 9 June 19591 March 1966
Aleksei Rodionov Ambassador 1 March 196611 November 1968
Nikolai Smirnov  [ ru ] Ambassador 28 January 196928 May 1971
Aleksey Elizavetin  [ ru ] Ambassador 28 May 19711 January 1977
Sergey Gruzinov  [ ru ] Ambassador 1 January 197711 August 1980
Vladimir Kuznetsov  [ ru ] Ambassador 11 August 19801 July 1985
Sergey Pavlov Ambassador 1 July 198522 August 1990
Vadim Shabalin  [ ru ] Ambassador 22 August 199025 December 1991

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

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Vadim Shabalin  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 December 199122 April 1992
Valery Nazarov  [ ru ] Ambassador 1 September 199214 June 1997
Gleb Ivashentsov Ambassador 14 June 199719 November 2001
Oleg Kabanov  [ ru ] Ambassador 19 November 200125 September 2006
Mikhail Mgeladze  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 September 200616 October 2012
Vasily Pospelov  [ ru ] Ambassador 16 October 20121 July 2016
Nikolai Listopadov  [ ru ] Ambassador 1 July 2016

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Посольство СССР в Бирме, с 18.6.1989 - Мьянме (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ↑ ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АЗИАТСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. ↑ "EMBASSY OF RUSSIA IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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