The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Russia to Suriname is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Suriname.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Brasília. The post of Russian ambassador to Suriname is a non-resident ambassador who serves as the ambassador to Brazil. The post is currently held by , incumbent since 26 February 2021.
History of diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Suriname were first established on 25 November 1975, the day the country secured independence from the Netherlands. Relations were initially handled through the embassy in Colombia, with the ambassador to Colombia given dual accreditation to Suriname. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 29 November 1976. He was succeeded by , who served until the opening of the embassy in Paramaribo in April 1982. The first ambassador accredited solely to Suriname was , appointed on 22 July 1982. Ambassadors were exchanged up until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, with Suriname recognizing the Russian Federation as its successor state on 3 January 1992. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as the Russian ambassador until 1992. The embassy in Paramaribo was closed as part of cost-saving measures in 1995, and on 14 April 1995, the incumbent ambassador to Brazil, , was given dual accreditation to Suriname, a practice which has since continued.
List of representatives (1976–present) Soviet Union to Suriname (1976-1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador29 November 1976 23 August 1978Credentials presented on 20 January 1977Concurrently ambassador to ColombiaAmbassador23 August 197822 July 1982Credentials presented on 7 December 1978Concurrently ambassador to ColombiaAmbassador22 July 1982January 1989Credentials presented on 17 August 1982Ambassador24 August 1989 25 December 1991
Russian Federation to Suriname (1991-present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199122 April 1992Ambassador14 April 1995 17 April 1998 Concurrently ambassador to BrazilAmbassador11 January 1999 15 July 2004 Concurrently ambassador to BrazilAmbassador6 August 2004 23 November 2009 Concurrently ambassador to BrazilAmbassador3 March 2010 21 January 2021 Credentials presented on 23 November 2010Concurrently ambassador to BrazilAmbassador26 February 2021 Concurrently ambassador to Brazil
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