List of ambassadors of Russia to Ivory Coast

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Ivory Coast.[1][2][3]

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Vladimir Baykov since 18 January 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Abidjan
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Abidjan
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Website	Embassy of Russia in Ivory Coast

The Russian ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Abidjan.[4] The post of Russian Ambassador to Ivory Coast is currently held by Vladimir Baykov, incumbent since 18 January 2016.[5] Since the closure of the embassy in Ouagadougou in neighbouring Burkina Faso in 1992, the ambassador to Ivory Coast has dual accreditation as the ambassador to Burkina Faso.[4]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast were established on 18 February 1967. The first ambassador, Sergey Petrov, was appointed on 7 September 1967 and presented his credentials on 13 November 1967.[1] At the behest of the Ivorian government, diplomatic relations were severed in 1969 and the ambassadors were withdrawn.[6] Diplomatic relations were restored on 21 August 1986, and Boris Minakov was appointed as ambassador.[2] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the incumbent Soviet ambassador, Mikhail Mayorov, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995. With the closure of the embassy of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso in 1992, the ambassador to Ivory Coast has also been accredited as the non-resident ambassador to Burkina Faso.[1][7]

List of representatives (1967 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Ivory Coast (1967 – 1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Sergey Petrov	Ambassador	7 September 1967	30 May 1969
Diplomatic relations interrupted (1969 - 1986)
Boris Minakov	Ambassador	21 August 1986	1990
Mikhail Mayorov	Ambassador	1991	25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Ivory Coast (1991 – present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Mikhail Mayorov	Ambassador	25 December 1991	26 June 1995	Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso after 2 November 1992
Georgy Chernovol	Ambassador	26 June 1995	29 March 2000	Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso
Aleksandr Trofimov	Ambassador	29 March 2000	8 June 2006	Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso
Oleg Kovalchuk	Ambassador	8 June 2006	29 October 2010	Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso
Viktor Rogov	Ambassador	11 February 2011	18 January 2016	Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso
Vladimir Baykov	Ambassador	18 January 2016		Concurrently ambassador to Burkina Faso

References

1. Посольство СССР в Береге Слоновой Кости (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
2. Посольство СССР в Кот д'Ивуар (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
3. ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АФРИКАНСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
4. "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Кот д'Ивуар и Буркина Фасо". cotedivoire.mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
5. "Байков Владимир Анатольевич Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Республике Кот д'Ивуар и Буркина Фасо" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
6. "Российско-ивуарские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
7. "Российско-буркинийские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.