List of ambassadors of Russia to Ethiopia

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is the official representative of the Government of Russia to the Government of Ethiopia.

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
በኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ሪ ብሊክ የሩሲያ ፌዴሬሽን አምባሳደር
Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Yevgeny Terekhin [ru]
since 27 March 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
ResidenceThe Embassy
SeatAddis Ababa
AppointerThe President
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
First holderViktor Kozlov [ru]
WebsiteRussian Embassy - Addis Ababa

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Addis Ababa.[1] The ambassador to Ethiopia is concurrently appointed as the Russian representative to the African Union.[2] The post of Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia is currently held by Yevgeny Terekhin [ru], incumbent since 27 March 2019.[3]

Background

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Russia established diplomatic relations with Ethiopia on 9 August 1897 and sent its first head of mission, P. M. Vlasov. The successful development of Russo-Ethiopian relations, at least at the first stage (until 1907), was mainly due to the fact that Russia did not participate in the colonial division of Africa and therefore did not pose any threat to Ethiopia. Russia was the great global power and thus a country like Ethiopia needed an ally to continue its existence. As a rival of British Empire and Italy in global and regional politics, Russia objectively became in Ethiopia a political counterbalance to the imperialist plans of these powers. The Russian mission was tasked with "gaining the trust of the Negus and, if possible, protecting him from the intrigues of our political rivals, especially the British, who pursue such ambitious, predatory goals in Africa."[citation needed]

With the end of the tsarist regime in 1917 the diplomatic relations were interrupted, but were resumed by the Soviet Union on 21 April 1943. The first Soviet ambassador, Viktor Kozlov [ru], arrived in the country on 9 March 1944.

List of representatives (1944 – present)

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Representatives of the Soviet Union to Ethiopia (1944 – 1991)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Viktor Kozlov [ru] Envoy 9 March 1944 28 February 1946 Presented credentials on 1 July 1944
Andrey Timoshchenko [ru] Envoy 28 February 1946 24 September 1948 Presented credentials on 23 May 1946
Vasily Rybakov [ru] Envoy 24 September 1948 13 December 1953 Presented credentials on 28 December 1948
Aleksey Korobochkin [ru] Envoy 13 December 1953 22 November 1955 Presented credentials on 13 February 1954
Borish Karavayev [ru] Envoy (before 22 June 1956)
Ambassador (after 22 June 1956)
22 November 1955 13 October 1959 Presented credentials on 14 February 1956
Arkady Budakov [ru] Ambassador 13 October 1959 26 July 1965 Presented credentials on 23 October 1959
Leonid Teplov [ru] Ambassador 26 July 1965 2 January 1969 Presented credentials on 8 October 1965
Aleksey Shchiborin [ru] Ambassador 2 January 1969 14 December 1973 Presented credentials on 27 March 1969
Anatoly Ratanov [ru] Ambassador 14 December 1973 28 November 1978 Presented credentials on 14 January 1974
Boris Kirnasovsky [ru] Ambassador 28 November 1978 26 June 1981 Presented credentials on 28 December 1978
Konstantin Fomichenko [ru] Ambassador 25 June 1981 29 March 1985 Presented credentials on 10 July 1981
Gennady Andreyev [ru] Ambassador 29 March 1985 25 February 1986
Valentin Dimitiev [ru] Ambassador 22 July 1986 15 August 1990
Lev Mironov [ru] Ambassador 15 August 1990 25 December 1991

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

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Lev Mironov [ru] Ambassador 25 December 1991 22 May 1995
Vladimir Volkov [ru] Ambassador 22 May 1995 9 July 1999
Valery Lipnyakov [ru] Ambassador 9 July 1999 28 February 2005
Mikhail Afanasyev [ru] Ambassador 28 February 2005 29 October 2010
Valery Utkin [ru] Ambassador 29 October 2010 23 June 2014
Vsevolod Tkachenko [ru] Ambassador 23 June 2014 27 March 2019
Yevgeny Terekhin [ru] Ambassador 27 March 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Embassy". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 27.03.2019 г. № 134" (in Russian). Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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