The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Burundi is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Burundi.
The Russian ambassador to Burundi and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Bujumbura. The post of Russian ambassador to Burundi is currently held by , incumbent since 11 November 2025.
History of diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Burundi were established on 1 October 1962. The Soviet Union was initially represented through its embassy in Léopoldville, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo holding dual accreditation to Burundi. The embassy in Bujumbura opened in 1964 with appointed ambassador later that year. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the incumbent Soviet ambassador continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995.
List of representatives (1963–present) Soviet Union to Burundi (1963–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes Ambassador8 March 196319 June 1964 Concurrently ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ambassador10 July 1964 1 July 1967Ambassador1 July 196725 December 1970 Ambassador25 December 1970 10 July 1974 Dmitri PozhidaevAmbassador10 July 1974 28 January 1980 Ambassador29 January 1980 28 April 1986 Ambassador28 April 1986 19 May 1988 Ambassador19 May 1988 15 February 1991Ambassador15 February 199125 December 1991
Russian Federation to Burundi (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 1991 22 May 1995 Igor Lyakin-FrolovAmbassador22 May 1995 24 August 1999 Ambassador24 August 1999 4 March 2005Ambassador4 March 2005 15 February 2011 Ambassador15 February 2011 1 December 2014Ambassador1 December 201417 July 2019 Ambassador17 July 2019 11 November 2025Ambassador11 November 2025
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