Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
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since 19 May 2021 | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Dhaka | |
Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Seat | Dhaka |
Appointer | President of Russia |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Formation | 1972 |
First holder | Valentin Popov |
Website | Embassy of Russia in Bangladesh |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to People's Republic of Bangladesh is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Bangladesh.[1][2]
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Dhaka.[3] There is a consulate general in Chittagong. The post of Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh is currently held by Aleksandr Mantytsky , incumbent since 19 May 2021.[4]
Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Bangladesh were first established on 25 January 1972.[5][6] The first Soviet ambassador, Valentin Popov , was appointed on 16 February 1972.[5][6] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Yury Alekseyev , continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992.[5]
Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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Valentin Popov | Ambassador | 16 February 1972 | 27 February 1973 | |
Andrey Fomin | Ambassador | 27 February 1973 | 20 February 1976 | |
Valentin Stepanov | Ambassador | 20 February 1976 | 3 October 1984 | |
Vladimir Belyayev | Ambassador | 3 October 1984 | 14 October 1988 | |
Vitaly Smirnov | Ambassador | 14 October 1988 | 21 March 1991 | |
Yury Alekseyev | Ambassador | 21 March 1991 | 25 December 1991 |
Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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Yury Alekseyev | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 1 September 1992 | |
Eduard Shevchenko | Ambassador | 1 September 1992 | 24 March 1997 | |
Yevgeni Ivanov | Ambassador | 24 March 1997 | 20 January 2000 | |
Nikolai Shevchenko | Ambassador | 6 May 2000 | 16 May 2003 | |
Oleg Malginov | Ambassador | 16 May 2003 | 21 September 2006 | |
Gennady Trotsenko | Ambassador | 21 September 2006 | 1 February 2012 | |
Aleksandr Nikolaev | Ambassador | 1 February 2012 | 10 February 2016 | |
Aleksandr Igantov | Ambassador | 10 February 2016 | 19 May 2021 | |
Aleksandr Mantytsky | Ambassador | 19 May 2021 |