The ambassador of Russia to Tunisia is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Tunisia.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Tunis. The current Russian ambassador to Tunisia is , incumbent since 11 January 2022.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the USSR and Tunisia were established on 11 July 1956. The embassy in Tunis was opened on 4 May 1960, with the first ambassador, , appointed on 30 August 1960 and presenting his credentials on 7 September 1960. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tunisia announced the recognition of Russia as its legal successor on 25 December 1991. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as a representative of the Russian Federation until 1996.
List of representatives (1960–present) Soviet Union to Tunisia (1960–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador30 August 196021 September 1962Presented credentials on 7 September 1960Ambassador21 September 196221 October 1964Presented credentials on 19 December 1962Ambassador21 October 19649 September 1969Presented credentials on 11 November 1964Ambassador9 September 196917 November 1973Presented credentials on 16 November 1969Ambassador17 November 197328 March 1981Presented credentials on 17 December 1973Ambassador28 March 19813 October 1986Presented credentials on 19 May 1981Ambassador3 October 198615 February 1991Ambassador15 February 199125 December 1991
Russian Federation to Tunisia (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199123 August 1996Ambassador23 August 199622 July 2000Ambassador22 July 200011 April 2006Andrei PolyakovAmbassador11 April 200614 January 2011Ambassador14 January 201110 July 2015Ambassador10 July 201511 January 2022Ambassador11 January 2022
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