List of ambassadors of Russia to Seychelles

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Seychelles
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Incumbent
Artyom Kozhin

since 15 January 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Victoria
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Victoria
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Website Embassy of Russia in Seychelles

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

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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Victoria. [2] The post of Russian Ambassador to Seychelles is currently held by Artyom Kozhin, incumbent since 15 January 2020. [3] [4]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Seychelles were first established on 30 June 1976. [1] The first ambassador, Aleksandr Startsev  [ ru ], was appointed on 4 April 1977, and presented his credentials on 27 June 1977. [1] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Sergey Kiselyov  [ ru ], continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995. [1]

List of representatives (1977 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Seychelles (1977 – 1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Aleksandr Startsev  [ ru ] Ambassador 4 April 197710 August 1981
Mikhail Orlov  [ ru ] Ambassador 10 August 198110 April 1987
Viktor Anisimov Ambassador 10 April 198720 February 1991
Sergey Kiselyov  [ ru ] Ambassador 20 February 199125 December 1991

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

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Sergey Kiselyov  [ ru ] Ambassador 26 December 19917 September 1995
Gennady Fedosov  [ ru ] [5] Ambassador 7 September 199529 June 1998
Vladimir Kalinin  [ ru ] [6] Ambassador 29 June 199828 February 2005
Aleksandr Vladimirov  [ ru ] [7] Ambassador 28 February 200516 January 2009
Mikhail Kalinin  [ ru ] [8] Ambassador 16 January 20097 November 2012
Vladimir Belous Ambassador 27 August 201315 January 2020 [9]
Artyom Kozhin Ambassador 15 January 2020 [4]

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References

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  2. "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Seychelles". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. "Персоналии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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  8. http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/doc.asp?ID=050419%5B%5D
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