The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Myanmar.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Yangon. The post of Russian ambassador to Myanmar is currently held by , incumbent since 23 June 2023.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and what was then known as Burma were first established on 28 February 1948, with an agreement to exchange ambassadors. The first Soviet ambassador, , was appointed on 4 October 1950, and presented his credentials on 21 May 1951. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992.
List of representatives (1950–present) Soviet Union to Burma (1950–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador4 October 195023 May 1952 Peter VladimirovAmbassador23 May 1952 10 September 1953 Ambassador15 June 1954 9 June 1959Ambassador9 June 19591 March 1966Aleksei RodionovAmbassador1 March 196611 November 1968 Ambassador28 January 1969 28 May 1971 Ambassador28 May 1971 1 January 1977Ambassador1 January 1977 11 August 1980Ambassador11 August 19801 July 1985Sergey PavlovAmbassador1 July 198522 August 1990 Ambassador22 August 1990 25 December 1991
Russian Federation to Myanmar (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 1991 22 April 1992 Ambassador1 September 1992 14 June 1997 Gleb IvashentsovAmbassador14 June 1997 19 November 2001 Ambassador19 November 200125 September 2006 Ambassador25 September 200616 October 2012 Ambassador16 October 2012 1 July 2016Ambassador1 July 201623 June 2023Ambassador23 June 2023
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