The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Togolese Republic is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Togo.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Cotonou. The post of Russian ambassador to Togo is currently held by , incumbent since 4 September 2017. Since 1992, the Russian ambassador to Togo is a non-resident ambassador who has dual accreditation as the ambassador to Benin.
History of diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Togo were first established on 1 May 1960. The first ambassador, Dzhabar Rasulov, was appointed on 15 June 1960. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, , continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992. In 1992, the embassy in Lomé was closed as part of cost-saving measures, and the incumbent ambassador to Benin, , was appointed concurrently as ambassador to Togo, a practice that has since continued.
List of representatives (1960–present) Soviet Union to Togo (1960–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesDzhabar RasulovAmbassador15 June 19602 July 1961 Credentials presented on 9 August 1960 Ambassador2 July 1961 19 February 1966Credentials presented on 7 September 1961Ambassador19 February 196623 November 1970Credentials presented on 22 April 1966 Ambassador23 November 1970 11 September 1978Credentials presented on 30 December 1970Ambassador11 September 1978 14 October 1984Credentials presented on 21 November 1978 Ambassador14 October 198427 May 1987Credentials presented on 19 November 1984Ambassador27 May 1987July 1988Did not take up postAmbassador30 June 198925 December 1991
Russian Federation to Togo (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 1991 2 November 1992Ambassador31 December 1992 8 May 1998Concurrently ambassador to BeninAmbassador30 September 1998 17 July 2002 Concurrently ambassador to BeninVladimir TimoshenkoAmbassador17 February 2003 30 June 2008 Concurrently ambassador to BeninYury GrashchenkovAmbassador30 June 2008 31 May 2013Concurrently ambassador to BeninAmbassador31 May 20137 August 2017Concurrently ambassador to BeninAmbassador4 September 2017 Concurrently ambassador to BeninCredentials presented on 5 June 2018
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