List of ambassadors of Russia to Argentina

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Argentine Republic is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Argentina.[1][2]

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Argentine Republic
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Dmitry Feoktistov [ru]
since 20 June 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Buenos Aires
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatBuenos Aires
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in Argentina

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Buenos Aires.[3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Argentina is currently held by Dmitry Feoktistov [ru], incumbent since 20 June 2018.[4]

History of diplomatic relations

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The Russian Empire maintained consulates in Argentina during the early twentieth century. These represented Russian interests in the country until 1909, after which relations were maintained through the embassy in Brazil, with Yevgeny Shtein [ru] acting as charge d'affaires. Shtein was appointed the first envoy to Argentina in 1916, and continued after the February Revolution in 1917 as representative of the Russian Provisional Government. After the Bolshevik seizure of power in the October Revolution that year, Shtein's accreditation was revoked on 26 November 1917. The Argentine government continued to recognize him as the Russian envoy however, and he functioned in this role into the 1930s, during which there was no official representation from the USSR.

Official relations between the Soviet Union and the Argentine Republic were established in June 1946, with the first ambassador, Mikhail Sergeyev [ru], appointed on 12 July 1946, and presenting his credentials on 12 September that year.[1] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Vladimir Nikitin [ru], continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1993.[5]

Representatives

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The Embassy of Russia in Buenos Aires

Representatives of the Russian Empire to Argentina (1900 - 1917)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Alexey Shpeyer Consul 1900 1904
Mavriky Prozor [ru] Consul 1905 1909
Yevgeny Shtein [ru] Consul 1909 1917 Charge d'affaires in Brazil prior to 1916

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Argentina (1946 - 1991)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Mikhail Sergeyev [ru] Ambassador 12 July 1946 1 June 1948
Grigory Rezanov [ru] Ambassador 25 November 1950 10 November 1956
Mikhail Kostylyov [ru] Ambassador 10 November 1956 10 November 1959
Nikolai Alekseyev [ru] Ambassador 10 November 1959 5 April 1966
Yury Volsky [ru] Ambassador 5 April 1966 14 October 1972
Semyon Dyukarev [ru] Ambassador 14 October 1972 27 September 1978
Sergey Striganov [ru] Ambassador 27 September 1978 17 June 1983
Oleg Kvasov [ru] Ambassador 17 June 1983 23 August 1990
Vladimir Nikitin [ru] Ambassador 23 August 1990 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Argentina (1991 - present)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Vladimir Nikitin [ru] Ambassador 25 December 1991 22 June 1993
Yan Burlyai [ru] Ambassador 22 June 1993 8 June 1996
Vladimir Tyurdenev [ru] Ambassador 8 June 1996 22 August 2000
Yevgeny Astakhov [ru] Ambassador 22 August 2000 13 June 2004
Yury Korchagin [ru] Ambassador 13 July 2004 7 July 2009
Aleksandr Dogadin [ru] Ambassador 7 July 2009 6 December 2010
Viktor Koronelli [ru] Ambassador 21 July 2011 20 June 2018
Dmitry Feoktistov [ru] Ambassador 20 June 2018

References

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  1. ^ a b Посольство СССР в Аргентине (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ^ ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АМЕРИКАНСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. ^ "Посольства Российской Федерации в Аргентинской Республике" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Посол России в Аргентине" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ "История Посольства" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 30 September 2019.