| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to the Plurinational State of Bolivia |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 10 December 2020 |
| Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in La Paz |
| Style: | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat: | La Paz |
| Appointer: | President of Russia |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| Formation: | 1970 |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in Bolivia |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Plurinational State of Bolivia is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Bolivia.[1] [2]
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in La Paz.[3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Bolivia is currently held by, incumbent since 10 December 2020.[4]
See main article: Bolivia–Russia relations. Diplomatic relations between Bolivia and Russia date back to the 19th century. On 9 August 1898 the Bolivian ambassador to Paris, Francisco de Argadonia, presented his credentials to Emperor Nicholas II and was thereafter accredited as Bolivia's envoy to Russia.[5]
Relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Bolivia were first established on 18 April 1945.[1] [5] There was no formal exchange of ambassadors however until 1969, when embassies were opened in both capitals.[1] [5] The first Soviet ambassador to Bolivia,, was appointed on 26 March 1970.[1] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador,, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995.[1]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 26 March 1970 | 24 July 1975 | ||
| Ambassador | 24 July 1975 | 10 April 1981 | ||
| Ambassador | 10 April 1981 | 31 July 1983 | ||
| Ambassador | 10 October 1983 | 25 May 1987 | ||
| Ambassador | 25 May 1987 | 18 March 1991 | ||
| Ambassador | 18 March 1991 | 25 December 1991 | ||
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 31 January 1995 | ||
| Ambassador | 31 January 1995 | 30 June 1998 | ||
| Gennady Sizov | Ambassador | 30 June 1998 | 11 July 2003 | |
| Ambassador | 11 July 2003 | 23 April 2008 | ||
| Ambassador | 23 April 2008 | 15 February 2012 | ||
| Ambassador | 15 February 2012 | 26 July 2017 | ||
| Ambassador | 26 July 2017 | 10 December 2020 | ||
| Ambassador | 10 December 2020 | |||