List of ambassadors of Russia to Vanuatu

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Vanuatu
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Aleksey Pavlovsky [ru]
since 17 September 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
First holderYevgeny Samoteykin
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in Australia

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

The Russian ambassador to Vanuatu is a non-resident ambassador, who holds the post of ambassador to Australia, where he and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Canberra.[3] The ambassador holds dual accreditation to Australia, Fiji, Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

The post of Russian Ambassador to Vanuatu is currently held by Aleksey Pavlovsky [ru], incumbent since 17 September 2019.[4]

History of diplomatic relations

Main articles: Russia–Vanuatu relations and Soviet Union–Vanuatu relations

The formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Vanuatu took place on 30 June 1986.[1] The incumbent Soviet ambassador to Australia, Yevgeny Samoteykin, was appointed to serve concurrently as ambassador to Vanuatu on 3 September 1986. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the incumbent ambassador, Vyacheslav Dolgov, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1993.[1]

List of representatives (1986 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Vanuatu (1986 – 1991)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Yevgeny Samoteykin Ambassador 3 September 1986 28 August 1990
Vyacheslav Dolgov Ambassador 28 August 1990 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Vanuatu (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
Vladimir Morozov [ru] Ambassador 29 June 2010 28 July 2016
Grigory Logvinov [ru] Ambassador 29 June 2017 3 April 2019
Aleksey Pavlovsky [ru] Ambassador 17 September 2019

References

  1. ^ a b c Вануату (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ^ ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АФРИКАНСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in Australia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "The Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 4 October 2019.