List of ambassadors of Russia to Ireland

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Ireland
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Yuri Filatov [ru]
since 26 July 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Dublin
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatDublin
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in Ireland

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

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Dublin.[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Ireland is currently held by Yuri Filatov [ru], incumbent since 26 July 2017.[2]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Ireland–Russia relations

Diplomatic relations between Ireland and the Soviet Union were established on 29 September 1973, with the publishing of a joint communiqué on the exchange of diplomatic missions.[3] Both countries began to exchange ambassadors from 1973 onwards.[4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ireland recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Nikolai Kozyrev, continued to serve as representative of Russia until 1998.[4]

List of representatives (1973 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Ireland (1973 – 1991)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Anatoly Kaplin [ru] Ambassador 26 March 1974 3 August 1979 Presentation of credentials on 14 June 1974
Aleksei Nesterenko [ru] Ambassador 31 March 1980 11 November 1986 Presentation of credentials on 11 June 1980
Gennady Uranov [ru] Ambassador 11 November 1986 18 March 1991
German Gventsadze [ru] Ambassador 18 March 1991 16 October 1991
Nikolai Kozyrev Ambassador 16 October 1991 25 December 1991

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

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Nikolai Kozyrev Ambassador 25 December 1991 6 April 1998
Yevgeny Mikhailov [ru] Ambassador 6 April 1998 29 December 2001
Vladimir Rakhmanin Ambassador 29 December 2001 20 October 2006
Mikhail Timoshkin [ru] Ambassador 20 October 2006 22 May 2011
Sergei Petrovich [ru] Chargé d'affaires 22 May 2011 20 February 2012
Maksim Peshkov [ru] Ambassador 20 February 2012 26 July 2017
Yuri Filatov [ru] Ambassador 26 July 2017

References

  1. ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ireland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Yury Anatoliyevich Filatov Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Ireland". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Двусторонние российско-ирландские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Посольство СССР в Ирландии" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 13 September 2021.