The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Sudan is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Sudan.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Khartoum. The post of Russian ambassador to Sudan is currently held by , incumbent since 10 March 2023.

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Sudan were first established in January 1956. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 24 March 1956, and presented his credentials on 30 April 1956. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, , continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992.

List of representatives (1956–present) Soviet Union to Sudan (1956–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador24 March 195620 December 1960Credentials presented 30 April 1956Ambassador20 December 196029 June 1963Credentials presented 2 February 1961Ambassador29 June 19631 August 1968Credentials presented 28 September 1963Ambassador1 August 196811 February 1972Credentials presented 10 September 1968Vladimir PolyakovAmbassador Appointee11 February 197221 July 1972Did not take up postAmbassador 12 December 197219 December 1978Credentials presented 8 January 1973Vladislav Petrovich ZhukovAmbassador 10 January 197924 March 1982Credentials presented 12 February 1979Boris Sergeyevich VorobyovAmbassador 24 March 198229 June 1983Credentials presented 10 April 1982Ambassador 21 October 198317 April 1987Credentials presented 24 December 1983Ambassador 17 April 198725 December 1991

Russian Federation to Sudan (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199131 December 1992Aleksandr KuzminAmbassador31 December 19927 July 1998Ambassador7 July 199821 January 2003Ambassador21 January 200312 July 2007Ambassador12 July 200727 December 2013Ambassador27 December 201323 August 2017Ambassador12 March 201810 March 2023Credentials presented 25 March 2018Ambassador 10 March 2023

See also Foreign relations of Russia Ambassadors of Russia

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