The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Russia to Mongolia is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Mongolia.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Ulaanbaatar. There are consulates-general in Darkhan and Erdenet. The post of Russian ambassador to Mongolia is currently held by , incumbent since 18 January 2023.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and Mongolia were first formalized on 5 November 1921. The first diplomatic representative, , was appointed on 7 July 1922. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became one of the constituent republics in the formation of the Soviet Union in late 1922, and representation continued throughout the existence of the Soviet Union. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as representative of Russia until 1992.
List of representatives (1928–present)
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to Mongolia (1922) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesDiplomatic representative7 July 1922December 1922
Soviet Union to Mongolia (1922-1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesDiplomatic representativeDecember 1922July 1923Diplomatic representative1 August 192329 August 1925Credentials presented on 6 January 1924Pyotr NikiforovDiplomatic representative29 August 192514 September 1927Credentials presented on 19 September 1925Diplomatic representative14 September 19272 September 1933Credentials presented on 28 September 1927Diplomatic representative2 September 19339 February 1935 Credentials presented on 8 September 1933 Diplomatic representative9 February 1935 19 August 1937Credentials presented on 8 March 1935Diplomatic representative19 August 19373 May 1938Credentials presented on 26 August 1937Diplomatic representative3 May 193813 January 1939Credentials presented on 14 May 1938Diplomatic representative until 9 May 1941Envoy after 9 May 194119 September 19399 October 1947Credentials presented on 21 October 1939Envoy9 October 194727 September 1948Credentials presented on 5 September 1947 Envoy until 28 March 1950Ambassador after 28 March 195027 September 194814 November 1951Credentials presented on 22 October 1948Ambassador14 November 19516 November 1953Credentials presented on 24 January 1952 Ambassador6 November 195331 August 1957 Credentials presented on 30 January 1954Vyacheslav MolotovAmbassador31 August 19573 July 1960Credentials presented on 7 September 1957 Ambassador3 July 196014 February 1962Credentials presented on 25 January 1961Ambassador14 February 196221 November 1963Credentials presented on 23 January 1962Ambassador21 November 196315 February 1968Credentials presented on 27 December 1963 Ambassador15 February 196810 July 1973 Credentials presented on 25 April 1968Ambassador10 July 1973 18 February 1983Credentials presented on 26 September 1973Sergei PavlovAmbassador18 February 19834 April 1985 Credentials presented on 29 March 1983 Ambassador4 April 1985 25 March 1988Ambassador25 March 198825 December 1991
Russian Federation to Mongolia (1991-present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199124 January 1992 Ambassador24 January 199231 May 1996Ambassador31 May 199618 October 1999Ambassador18 October 199924 March 2006Boris GovorinAmbassador24 March 200621 September 2009Credentials presented on 27 April 2006 Ambassador21 September 200923 September 2013Ambassador23 September 201318 January 2023Credentials presented on 15 November 2013Ambassador18 January 2023Credentials presented on 17 April 2023
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