The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Mauritania.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Nouakchott. The post of Russian ambassador to Mauritania is currently held by , incumbent since 4 February 2021.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Mauritania were established on 12 July 1964. was appointed ambassador on 8 March 1965. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the government of Mauritania recognized the Russian Federation on 29 December 1991. The Soviet ambassador, , continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1994.
List of representatives (1965–present) Soviet Union to Mauritania (1965–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador8 March 196514 June 1968Ambassador14 June 196812 July 1972Ambassador12 July 197212 February 1975Ambassador12 February 19755 October 1981Ambassador5 October 198116 October 1986Leonid KomogorovAmbassador16 October 198624 September 1990Ambassador24 September 199025 December 1991
Russian Federation to Mauritania (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199122 March 1994Ambassador22 March 199412 January 1998Ambassador12 January 199821 January 2003Ambassador21 January 200315 August 2008Ambassador15 August 200811 November 2014Ambassador11 November 20144 February 2021Ambassador4 February 2021
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