List of ambassadors of Russia to Australia

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Commonwealth of Australia
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Incumbent
 [ru]
since 3 April 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Canberra
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatCanberra
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in Australia

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Commonwealth of Australia is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Prime Minister and the Government of Australia.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Canberra.[1] There is a consulate-general in Sydney.[2] The ambassador of Russia to Australia is concurrently accredited to Fiji, Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

The post of Russian Ambassador to Australia is currently held by  [ru], incumbent since 3 April 2019.[3]

History of diplomatic relations[]

Main article: Australia–Russia relations

Contact between Australia and the Russian Empire began in the 1800s with the visit of the Neva to Sydney, then part of the British-administered Colony of New South Wales. Consular relations began in 1857. Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Australia were formally established on 10 October 1942.[4] The first envoy,  [ru], was appointed on 13 October 1942.[4] Representation was upgraded to the exchange of ambassadors after 1948.[4] On 4 April 1954 the ambassador,  [ru], was recalled to Moscow in the wake of the Petrov Affair. Diplomatic representation was thereafter suspended until 3 March 1959, when an agreement was made to exchange ambassadors. Ivan Kurdyukov was appointed on 23 June 1959, and presented his credentials on 10 August 1959.[4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Vyacheslav Dolgov, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1993.[4]

List of representatives (1942 – present)[]

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Commonwealth of Australia (1942 – 1991)[]

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
 [ru] Envoy 13 October 1942 7 December 1944
 [ru] Envoy 7 December 1944 16 July 1953 Ambassador after 1948
 [ru] Ambassador 16 July 1953 23 April 1954
Ivan Kurdyukov Ambassador 23 June 1959 6 February 1963
 [ru] Ambassador 6 February 1963 20 October 1966
 [ru] Ambassador 20 October 1966 24 June 1970
 [ru] Ambassador 24 June 1970 14 July 1972
 [ru] Ambassador 14 July 1972 14 January 1975
 [ru] Ambassador 14 January 1975 20 October 1979
Nikolai Sudarikov Ambassador 20 October 1979 24 April 1983
Yevgeny Samoteykin Ambassador 24 April 1983 28 August 1990
Vyacheslav Dolgov Ambassador 28 August 1990 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Commonwealth of Australia (1991 – present)[]

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Vyacheslav Dolgov Ambassador 25 December 1991 11 November 1993
Alexander Losyukov Ambassador 11 November 1993 6 September 1997
Rashit Khamidulin Ambassador 31 August 1998 20 July 2001
Leonid Moiseyev Ambassador 20 July 2001 10 November 2005
Alexander Blokhin Ambassador 10 November 2005 29 June 2010
 [ru] Ambassador 29 June 2010 28 July 2016
 [ru] Ambassador 28 July 2016 3 April 2019
 [ru] Ambassador 3 April 2019

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in Australia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Sydney". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Миссия - Посольство СССР в Австралии" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

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