The ambassador of Russia to Nepal is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Nepal.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Kathmandu. The post of Russian ambassador to Nepal is currently vacant, following the recall of on 27 November 2025.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Nepal were established on 20 July 1956. Diplomatic relations were initially handled through the Soviet mission in India, with the Soviet ambassador to India, , given dual accreditation to Nepal from 5 February 1957. This practice continued until 27 June 1959, when a new envoy, was appointed solely accredited to Nepal. The embassy in Kathmandu was opened on 4 October 1959, with the Nepalese embassy in Moscow opened on 27 June 1961. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Nepal recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state on 27 December 1991, and the incumbent Soviet ambassador, Felix Strok, continued as the Russian ambassador until 1992.
List of representatives of Russia to Nepal (1957–present) Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Nepal (1957–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador5 February 195726 October 1957 Credentials presented on 10 March 1957Concurrently ambassador to IndiaPanteleimon PonomarenkoAmbassador26 October 1957 27 June 1959Credentials presented on 9 February 1958Concurrently ambassador to IndiaAmbassador27 June 195920 July 1965Credentials presented on 4 October 1959Ambassador20 July 196510 November 1970Credentials presented on 20 October 1965Ambassador10 November 197026 May 1975Credentials presented on 4 January 1971Kamo UdumianAmbassador26 May 197517 September 1979Credentials presented on 18 July 1975 Abdurrahman VazirovAmbassador17 September 197912 June 1985Credentials presented on 7 December 1979 Ambassador12 June 198522 June 1988Ambassador22 June 198814 September 1990Felix StrokAmbassador14 September 199025 December 1991
Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Nepal (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesFelix StrokAmbassador25 December 199131 December 1992Alexander KadakinAmbassador31 December 19921 September 1997Ambassador1 September 199724 July 2001Ambassador24 July 20013 March 2005Ambassador3 March 20058 November 2010 Ambassador8 November 2010 14 September 2015Andrey BudnikAmbassador14 September 201510 August 2018Credentials presented on 29 February 2016Died in postAmbassador5 July 2019 27 November 2025Credentials presented on 12 August 2019Andrey KiselenkoChargé d'affairesNovember 2025
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