List of ambassadors of Russia to Ivory Coast

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Aleksei Saltykov [ru]
since 14 July 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Abidjan
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatAbidjan
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in Ivory Coast

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Ivory Coast.[1][2][3]

The Russian ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Abidjan.[4] The post of Russian Ambassador to Ivory Coast is currently held by Aleksei Saltykov [ru], incumbent since 14 July 2022.[5] Since the closure of the embassy in Ouagadougou in neighbouring Burkina Faso in 1992, the ambassador to Ivory Coast has dual accreditation as the ambassador to Burkina Faso.[4]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Ivory Coast–Russia relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast were established on 18 February 1967. The first ambassador, Sergey Petrov [ru], was appointed on 7 September 1967 and presented his credentials on 13 November 1967.[1] At the behest of the Ivorian government, diplomatic relations were severed in 1969 and the ambassadors were withdrawn.[6] Diplomatic relations were restored on 21 August 1986, and Boris Minakov was appointed as ambassador.[2] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the incumbent Soviet ambassador, Mikhail Mayorov [ru], continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995. With the closure of the embassy of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso in 1992, the ambassador to Ivory Coast has also been accredited as the non-resident ambassador to Burkina Faso.[1][7]

List of representatives (1967 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Ivory Coast (1967 – 1991)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Sergey Petrov [ru] Ambassador 7 September 1967 30 May 1969
Diplomatic relations interrupted (1969 - 1986)
Boris Minakov Ambassador 21 August 1986 7 December 1990
Mikhail Mayorov [ru] Ambassador 7 December 1990 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Ivory Coast (1991 – present)

Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Mikhail Mayorov [ru] Ambassador 25 December 1991 26 June 1995 Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso after 2 November 1992
Georgy Chernovol [ru] Ambassador 26 June 1995 29 March 2000 Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso
Aleksandr Trofimov Ambassador 29 March 2000 8 June 2006 Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso
Oleg Kovalchuk [ru] Ambassador 8 June 2006 29 October 2010 Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso
Viktor Rogov [ru] Ambassador 11 February 2011 18 January 2016 Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso
Vladimir Baykov [ru] Ambassador 18 January 2016 14 July 2022 Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso
Aleksei Saltykov [ru] Ambassador 14 July 2022 Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso

References

  1. ^ a b c Посольство СССР в Береге Слоновой Кости (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ^ a b Посольство СССР в Кот д'Ивуар (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. ^ ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АФРИКАНСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  4. ^ a b "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Кот д'Ивуар и Буркина Фасо". cotedivoire.mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Информация о После" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Российско-ивуарские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Российско-буркинийские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.