List of ambassadors of Russia to New Zealand

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to New Zealand is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Prime Minister and the Government of New Zealand.

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to New Zealand
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Georgy Zuev
since 4 June 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Wellington
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatWellington
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in New Zealand

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Wellington.[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to New Zealand is currently held by Georgy Zuev, incumbent since 4 June 2018.[2] The ambassador of Russia to New Zealand is concurrently accredited to Samoa and Tonga.[2]

History of diplomatic relations
Main article: New Zealand–Russia relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and New Zealand were established at the mission level on 13 April 1944.[3] The first envoy, Ivan Zyabkin, was appointed on 22 June 1945 and presented his credentials on 26 June that year.[3] The mission was upgraded to an embassy 19 April 1973.[3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Yuri Sokolov, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992.[3]

List of representatives (1945 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to New Zealand (1945 – 1991)
Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Ivan Zyabkin Envoy 22 June 1945 19 April 1948 Credentials presented 26 June 1945
Aleksandr Aleksandrov Envoy 4 March 1949 10 September 1953 Credentials presented 5 July 1949
Nikolai Generalov Envoy 10 September 1953 15 December 1955 Credentials presented 27 November 1953
Non-resident ambassador, concurrently accredited to Australia
Georgy Rodionov Chargé d'affaires 1956 1960
Nikolai Ivanov Chargé d'affaires 1960 1965
Boris Dorofeyev Envoy 5 March 1965 21 August 1969 Credentials presented 14 March 1965
Anatoly Ivantsov Envoy (before 12 June 1973)
Ambassador (after 12 June 1973)		 21 August 1969 31 August 1974 Credentials presented 17 October 1969
Oleg Selyaninov Ambassador 31 August 1974 21 January 1979 Credentials presented 25 October 1974
Vsevolod Sofinsky Ambassador 27 January 1979 28 March 1984
Vladimir Bykov Ambassador 23 May 1984 22 June 1987
Yuri Sokolov Ambassador 22 June 1987 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to New Zealand (1991 – present)
Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Yuri Sokolov Ambassador 25 December 1991 18 March 1992
Alexander Losyukov Ambassador 18 March 1992 11 November 1993
Sergey Belyaev Ambassador 22 May 1995 15 December 1999
Gennady Shabannikov Ambassador 15 December 1999 28 July 2004
Mikhail Lysenko Ambassador 28 July 2004 11 September 2008
Andrey Tatarinov Ambassador 11 September 2008 4 October 2012
Valery Tereshchenko Ambassador 4 October 2012 4 June 2018
Georgy Zuev Ambassador 4 June 2018

References
  1. "Embassy of the Russian Federation in New Zealand". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. "Миссия - Посольство СССР в Новой Зеландии" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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