List of ambassadors of Russia to Seychelles

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Seychelles
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Artyom Kozhin since 15 January 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Victoria
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Victoria
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Website	Embassy of Russia in Seychelles

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

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Victoria.[2] The post of Russian Ambassador to Seychelles is currently held by Artyom Kozhin, incumbent since 15 January 2020.[3][4]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Russia–Seychelles relations

Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Seychelles were first established on 30 June 1976.[1] The first ambassador, Aleksandr Startsev [ru], was appointed on 4 April 1977, and presented his credentials on 27 June 1977.[1] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Sergey Kiselyov [ru], continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995.[1]

List of representatives (1977 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Seychelles (1977 – 1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Aleksandr Startsev [ru]	Ambassador	4 April 1977	10 August 1981
Mikhail Orlov [ru]	Ambassador	10 August 1981	10 April 1987
Viktor Anisimov	Ambassador	10 April 1987	20 February 1991
Sergey Kiselyov [ru]	Ambassador	20 February 1991	25 December 1991

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

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Sergey Kiselyov [ru]	Ambassador	26 December 1991	7 September 1995
Gennady Fedosov [ru][5]	Ambassador	7 September 1995	29 June 1998
Vladimir Kalinin [ru][6]	Ambassador	29 June 1998	28 February 2005
Aleksandr Vladimirov [ru][7]	Ambassador	28 February 2005	16 January 2009
Mikhail Kalinin [ru][8]	Ambassador	16 January 2009	7 November 2012
Vladimir Belous	Ambassador	27 August 2013	15 January 2020[9]
Artyom Kozhin	Ambassador	15 January 2020[4]

References

1. Посольство СССР на Сейшельских островах (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
2. "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Seychelles". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
3. "Персоналии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
4. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 15.01.2020 г. № 11" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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9. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 15.01.2020 г. № 10" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.