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List of ambassadors of Russia to the United States
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States of America is the official representative of the President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President of the United States and the Government of the United States of America.
| Ambassador of Russia to the United States | |
|---|---|
| посол Российской Федерации в США | |
Seal of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Russian ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. |
| Nominator | President of Russia |
| Appointer | The President of Russia |
| Term length | at the pleasure of the President |
| Inaugural holder | Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov as Ambassador |
| Formation | 17 August 1808 |
| Succession | Charge d'affairs |
| Website | Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. |
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Washington, D.C.[1] The ambassador to the United States is concurrently appointed as the Russian representative to the Organization of American States.[2] The ambassador's residence is located at 1125 16th Street Northwest.[3] There are Consulates General in New York and in Houston.[4] The post of Russian Ambassador to the United States is currently held by Anatoly Antonov, incumbent since 21 August 2017.[2]
List of Ambassadors Edit
Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to the United States of America Edit
| Name | Photo | Title | Date from | Date until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov | 1808 | 1817 | ||
| Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika | 1817 | 24 April 1822 | ||
| Vacant | 24 April 1822 | 19 April 1823 | ||
| Fyodor van Tuyll van Serooskerken | 19 April 1823 | 11 April 1826 | ||
| Pavel Kridener | 1827 | 1837 | ||
| Alexander de Bodisco | 1837 | 1854 | ||
| Alexander Medem | 1854 | 1855 | ||
| Eduard de Stoeckl | 1855 | 1869 | ||
| Konstantin Katakazi | 1869 | 1872 | ||
| Karl von Struve | 1882 | 1892 | ||
| Count Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini | 1898 | 1905 | ||
| Roman Rosen | 1905 | 1911 | ||
| George Bakhmetev | 1911 | 1917 | ||
Ambassadors of the Russian Provisional Government to the United States of America Edit
| Name | Photo | Title | Date from | Date until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Bakhmetev | 1917 | 1922 |
Ambassadors of the Soviet Russia/Soviet Union to the United States of America Edit
| Name | Photo | Title | Date appointed | Date presented credentials | Date until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Litvinov | 1918 | 1919 | ||||
| Ludwig Martens | 1919 | 1921 | ||||
| Boris Skvirsky | 1922 | 1933 | ||||
| Alexander Troyanovsky | 20 November 1933 | 8 January 1934 | 1 October 1938 | |||
| Konstantin Umansky | Plenipotentiary Representative Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 11 May 1939 | 6 June 1939 | 5 November 1941 | From 11 May 1939 until 9 May 1941, Umansky was a Plenipotentiary Representative and from 9 May 1941 until the end of his diplomatic posting was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.[5] | |
| Maxim Litvinov | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 10 November 1941 | 8 December 1941 | 22 August 1943 | ||
| Andrei Gromyko | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 22 August 1943 | 4 October 1943 | 11 April 1946 | ||
| Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 11 April 1946 | 3 June 1946 | 25 October 1947 | ||
| Alexander Panyushkin | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 25 October 1947 | 31 December 1947 | 12 June 1952 | ||
| Georgy Zarubin | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 14 June 1952 | 25 September 1952 | 7 January 1958 | ||
| Mikhail A. Menshikov | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 7 January 1958 | 11 February 1958 | 4 January 1962 | ||
| Anatoly Dobrynin | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 4 January 1962 | 30 March 1962 | 19 May 1986 | ||
| Yuri Dubinin | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 19 May 1986 | 15 May 1990 | |||
| Alexander Bessmertnykh | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 15 May 1990 | 15 January 1991 | |||
| Viktor Komplektov | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 15 March 1991 | 26 December 1991 | |||
| Source: Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898–1991[5] | ||||||
Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to the United States of America Edit
| Name | Photo | Title | Date from | Date presented credentials | Date until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Komplektov | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1991 | – | 1992 | ||
| Vladimir Lukin | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 24 January 1992 | 8 February 1994 | |||
| Yuli Vorontsov | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 23 July 1994 | 16 December 1998 | |||
| Yuri Ushakov | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1999 | 22 January 1999 | 31 May 2008 | ||
| Sergey Kislyak | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 26 July 2008[6] | 16 September 2008[7] | 22 July 2017 | ||
| Anatoly Antonov | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | 1 September 2017[8] | 9 September 2017[9] |
References Edit
- ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the USA". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Residence of the Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Russian Consulates in the U.S." Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b Полномочное представительство – Посольство СССР в Соединённых Штатах Америки (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898–1991. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ (in Russian). Presidential Press and Information Office. Archived from the original on 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "Diplomatic List: Order of Precedence and Date of Presentation of Credentials". Department of State. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ Новый посол России в США Анатолий Антонов заступит на пост 1 сентября
- ^ Посол России в США Антонов вручил Трампу верительные грамоты
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