The ambassador of Russia to Mozambique is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Mozambique.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Maputo. The current Russian ambassador to Mozambique is , incumbent since 18 August 2025. The ambassador to Mozambique has dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Eswatini since 2000.
History of diplomatic relations
Formal diplomatic relations between Mozambique and the Soviet Union were established on 25 June 1975, the day it declared independence from Portugal. was appointed as the first ambassador on 5 November 1975. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Mozambique recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as ambassador from Russia until 1996.
Diplomatic relations between Russia and Swaziland, renamed Eswatini in 2018, were established on 19 November 1999. The incumbent ambassador to Mozambique, , was given dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Eswatini, a practice which has since continued.
List of representatives of Russia to Mozambique (1975 –present) Soviet Union to Mozambique (1975 – 1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador5 November 1975 17 July 1980 Credentials presented on 4 December 1975 Ambassador17 July 1980 30 December 1982Credentials presented on 16 August 1980Ambassador30 December 19821 September 1986Credentials presented on 20 December 1982Ambassador1 September 198618 March 1991Ambassador18 March 199125 December 1991
Russian Federation to Mozambique (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 19915 June 1996Ambassador5 June 199624 August 2000Ambassador24 August 200015 October 2004Died in postValentin AlyoshinChargé d'affaires15 October 200415 July 2005Ambassador15 July 200517 June 2010Andrey KemarskyAmbassador17 June 201029 July 2017Ambassador29 July 201711 May 2024Credentials presented on 18 October 2017Died in postSergey NeskorozhenkovChargé d'affaires11 May 202418 August 2025Ambassador18 August 2025Credentials presented on 11 September 2025
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