The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Vietnam.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Hanoi. There are consulates general in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.
The post of Russian ambassador to Vietnam is currently held by , incumbent since 25 March 2021.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Democratic Republic of Vietnam (known as North Vietnam after 1954) were first established in January 1950. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 11 August 1954, and presented his credentials on 4 November 1954. Diplomatic relations with the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam were established in June 1969 and carried out through the Soviet embassy in Burma. Between 4 June 1973 and 27 December 1976 the Soviet ambassador to Burma, , was concurrently accredited as Soviet ambassador to South Vietnam. With the reunification of North and South Vietnam in July 1976 the ambassador to North Vietnam, , continued as ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Rashit Khamidulin, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1996.
List of representatives (1954–present) Soviet Union to North Vietnam (1954–1976) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador11 August 195421 January 1956Mikhail ZimyaninAmbassador21 January 19563 January 1958Ambassador3 January 195810 April 1961Suren TovmasyanAmbassador10 April 19617 September 1964Ambassador9 September 196411 October 1974Ambassador11 October 1974July 1976
Soviet Union to South Vietnam (1973–1976) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador6 June 197327 December 1976
Soviet Union to Vietnam (1976–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassadorJuly 197621 July 1986Dmitry KachinAmbassador21 July 19861990Rashit KhamidulinAmbassador199025 December 1991
Russian Federation to Vietnam (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesRashit KhamidulinAmbassador25 December 199125 June 1996Ambassador25 June 19969 April 2001Andrey TatarinovAmbassador9 April 20019 December 2004Vadim SerafimovAmbassador9 December 200430 July 2009Ambassador30 July 200926 December 2014Ambassador26 December 201425 March 2021Ambassador25 March 2021
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