The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Kenya is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Kenya.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Nairobi. The post of Russian ambassador to Kenya is currently held by , incumbent since 20 August 2024. The ambassador to Kenya is concurrently accredited as Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Nairobi.
History of diplomatic relations
Following Kenyan independence, the Soviet Union moved to open diplomatic relations, with an agreement signed on 14 December 1963. The first ambassador, Vladimir Lavrov, was appointed on 28 January 1964. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kenya recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state, and the incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued in post as the Russian ambassador until 1992.
List of representatives (1964–present) Soviet Union to Kenya (1964–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesVladimir LavrovAmbassador28 January 196423 May 1967Presented credentials on 12 March 1964Ambassador23 May 196713 November 1973Presented credentials on 18 July 1967Ambassador13 November 197321 May 1983Presented credentials on 5 December 1973Aleksandre ChikvaidzeAmbassador21 May 198328 June 1985Presented credentials on 9 July 1983 Ambassador28 June 198514 July 1989Ambassador14 July 198925 December 1991
Russian Federation to Kenya (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 19911 September 1992Ambassador1 September 199221 July 1998Ambassador21 July 19985 December 2000Ambassador5 December 200027 July 2005Ambassador27 July 200523 December 2010Ambassador23 December 20104 May 2018 Ambassador4 May 2018 20 August 2024Presented credentials on 18 September 2018Ambassador20 August 2024Presented credentials on 4 December 2024
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