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

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Dakar. The post of Russian ambassador to Senegal is currently held by , incumbent since 17 August 2020. Since 1965, the ambassador has had dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to The Gambia.

History of diplomatic relations

The Soviet Union established diplomatic relations with Senegal on 14 June 1962. The first ambassador, Vladimir Yerofeyev, was appointed on 14 January 1963. Relations with The Gambia were established shortly afterwards, on 17 July 1965. Rather than open a new embassy, Yerofeyev was given dual accreditation as the ambassador to The Gambia from 25 September 1965. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, both Senegal and The Gambia recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state, and the incumbent Soviet ambassador, , was reappointed as the Russian ambassador on 10 February 1992, and continued in post until 1997.

List of representatives (1962–present) Soviet Union to Senegal (1962–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesVladimir YerofeyevAmbassador14 January 196325 August 1966Presented credentials on 4 February 1963Ambassador25 August 196613 April 1968Presented credentials on 27 October 1966Ambassador13 April 196830 April 1973Presented credentials on 17 May 1968Ambassador30 April 19734 July 1981Presented credentials on 9 May 1973Ambassador5 September 19813 September 1987Presented credentials on 30 October 1981Ambassador3 September 198717 August 1991Ambassador17 August 199125 December 1991

Russian Federation to Senegal (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador10 February 19922 June 1997Ambassador2 June 199715 August 2001Ambassador15 August 200121 April 2006Ambassador21 April 200616 September 2009Ambassador16 September 20096 August 2014 Ambassador6 August 2014 12 June 2019Vasily LivichukChargé d'affairesJuly 2019August 2020Ambassador17 August 2020 Presented credentials on 22 December 2020

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