The ambassador of Russia to Somalia is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Somalia.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Djibouti City. The current Russian ambassador to Somalia is , incumbent since 24 April 2019. The Russian ambassador to Somalia is a non-resident ambassador who has dual accreditation as the ambassador to Djibouti.

History of diplomatic relations

Formal diplomatic relations between Somalia and the Soviet Union were established in 1960. was appointed as the first ambassador on 25 November 1960. Exchange of ambassadors continued throughout the following years. With the Somali Civil War resulting in a collapse of centralised government, the Soviet embassy was evacuated in 1991. Diplomatic relations remained broken off until being restored with the Federal Government of Somalia in 2013. Since then, the Russian ambassador to Djibouti has had dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Somalia.

List of representatives of Russia to Somalia (1960–present) Soviet Union to Somalia (1960–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 November 19609 October 1964Credentials presented on 30 December 1960 Ambassador9 October 196419 July 1969Credentials presented on 31 October 1964 Ambassador19 July 19693 October 1974Credentials presented on 26 August 1969 Ambassador3 October 197414 December 1978Credentials presented on 20 October 1974 Ambassador14 December 197828 May 1983Credentials presented on 11 January 1979 Ambassador28 May 198324 December 1985Credentials presented on 28 July 1983Ambassador24 December 19858 February 1989Ambassador8 February 198918 March 1991Somali Civil War - Diplomatic relations interrupted (1991-2013)

Russian Federation to Somalia (2013–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 July 2013 27 November 2015Concurrently ambassador to DjiboutiAmbassador27 November 20154 April 2019Credentials presented on 14 March 2016 Concurrently ambassador to DjiboutiAmbassador24 April 2019 Credentials presented on 10 July 2019Concurrently ambassador to Djibouti

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