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.
The Russian ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Abidjan. The post of Russian ambassador to Ivory Coast is currently held by , incumbent since 14 July 2022. With the closure of the embassy in Ouagadougou in neighbouring Burkina Faso in 1992, the ambassador to Ivory Coast was given dual accreditation as the ambassador to Burkina Faso, until the reopening of the embassy in Ouagadougou in 2023 and the appointment of an ambassador to Burkina Faso the following year.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast were established on 18 February 1967. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 7 September 1967 and presented his credentials on 13 November 1967. At the behest of the Ivorian government, diplomatic relations were severed in 1969 and the ambassadors were withdrawn. Diplomatic relations were restored on 21 August 1986, and Boris Minakov was appointed as ambassador. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the incumbent Soviet ambassador, , 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 was also accredited as the non-resident ambassador to Burkina Faso, until the reopening of the embassy in Burkina Faso in 2023 and the appointment of an ambassador in 2024.
List of representatives (1967–present) Soviet Union to Ivory Coast (1967–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador7 September 196730 May 1969Diplomatic relations interrupted (1969 - 1986)Boris MinakovAmbassador21 August 1986 7 December 1990Ambassador7 December 199025 December 1991
Russian Federation to Ivory Coast (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes Ambassador25 December 1991 26 June 1995 Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso after 2 November 1992 Ambassador26 June 1995 29 March 2000 Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso Aleksandr TrofimovAmbassador29 March 2000 8 June 2006Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso Ambassador8 June 200629 October 2010Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso Ambassador11 February 201118 January 2016Concurrently ambassador to Burkina FasoAmbassador18 January 201614 July 2022Concurrently ambassador to Burkina FasoAmbassador14 July 2022Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso until 3 May 2024
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