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.
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. The ambassador holds dual accreditation to Australia, Fiji, Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
The post of Russian ambassador to Vanuatu is currently held by , incumbent since 17 September 2019.
History of diplomatic relations
The formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Vanuatu took place on 30 June 1986. 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.
List of representatives (1986–present) Soviet Union to Vanuatu (1986–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesYevgeny SamoteykinAmbassador3 September 198628 August 1990Vyacheslav DolgovAmbassador28 August 199025 December 1991
Russian Federation to Vanuatu (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesVyacheslav DolgovAmbassador25 December 199111 November 1993Alexander LosyukovAmbassador11 November 19936 September 1997Rashit KhamidulinAmbassador31 August 199820 July 2001Leonid MoiseyevAmbassador20 July 200110 November 2005Alexander BlokhinAmbassador10 November 200529 June 2010Ambassador29 June 201028 July 2016Ambassador29 June 20173 April 2019Ambassador17 September 2019
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