The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Russia to the Dominican Republic is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of the Dominican Republic.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Santo Domingo. The post of Russian ambassador to the Dominican Republic is currently held by , incumbent since 11 March 2025.
History of diplomatic relations Relations between the Soviet Union and the Dominican Republic were first established on 8 March 1945. It was not until March 1991, that the two countries agreed to exchange ambassadors, with the incumbent ambassador to Venezuela given dual accreditation to the Dominican Republic. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Dominican Republic recognized the Russian Federation as its successor state on 15 May 1992. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as the Russian ambassador until 1992. The practice of the ambassador to Venezuela having dual accreditation to the Dominican Republic came to an end with the appointment of on 11 March 2025, as the first ambassador solely accredited to the Dominican Republic.
List of representatives (1991–present) Soviet Union to the Dominican Republic (1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador15 February 199125 December 1991Concurrently ambassador to Venezuela
Russian Federation to the Dominican Republic (1991-present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199124 January 1992Concurrently ambassador to VenezuelaAmbassador24 January 199225 August 1997Concurrently ambassador to VenezuelaAmbassador25 August 199712 August 2000Concurrently ambassador to VenezuelaAmbassador27 October 2000 11 November 2004Concurrently ambassador to VenezuelaAmbassador11 November 200423 June 2009Concurrently ambassador to VenezuelaAmbassador23 June 200917 February 2020 Concurrently ambassador to VenezuelaAmbassador17 February 2020 11 March 2025Concurrently ambassador to VenezuelaCredentials presented on 1 March 2021 Ambassador11 March 2025Credentials presented on 29 May 2025
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