The ambassador of Russia to Ghana is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Ghana.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Accra. The current Russian ambassador to Ghana is , incumbent since 17 May 2021. The ambassador to Ghana has dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Liberia since 1999.
History of diplomatic relations
Formal diplomatic relations between Ghana and the Soviet Union were established on 14 January 1958. The Soviet embassy in Accra opened in 1959, with the Ghanaian embassy in Moscow opening in 1960. was appointed as the first ambassador on 24 April 1959. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ghana recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as ambassador from Russia until 1997.
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Liberia were established on 11 January 1956, though the embassy in Monrovia was not opened until 1972. Relations were briefly severed between July 1985, and 1986, with the Soviet embassy reopening in 1987. It was again closed in 1990, and the embassy staff evacuated, due to the outbreak of the First Liberian Civil War. The exchange of representatives was re-established in 1999, with the incumbent ambassador to Ghana, , given dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Liberia, a practice which has since continued.
List of representatives of Russia to Ghana (1959 –present) Soviet Union to Ghana (1959 – 1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador24 April 1959 1 November 1962Credentials presented on 14 August 1959Ambassador1 November 196228 December 1967Credentials presented on 26 November 1962Ambassador28 December 196710 July 1971Credentials presented on 14 March 1968Ambassador10 July 19713 May 1974Credentials presented on 6 November 1971 Ambassador3 May 197430 September 1979Credentials presented on 24 May 1974 Ambassador30 September 197914 March 1984Credentials presented on 27 December 1979Ambassador14 March 198430 June 1989 Credentials presented on 30 March 1984Ambassador30 June 1989 17 August 1991Ambassador17 August 199125 December 1991
Russian Federation to Ghana (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 19916 September 1997Ambassador6 September 19974 April 2002Ambassador4 April 200226 July 2006Ambassador26 July 200628 February 2009Died in postAmbassador4 December 200930 May 2014Ambassador30 May 201417 May 2021Credentials presented on 29 August 2014 Ambassador17 May 2021Credentials presented on 25 June 2021
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