List of ambassadors of Russia to Ireland explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	the Russian Federation to Ireland
Insignia:	MID emblem.png
Incumbentsince:	26 July 2017
Department:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Dublin
Style:	His Excellency
Reports To:	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat:	Dublin
Appointer:	President of Russia
Termlength:	At the pleasure of the President
Website:	Embassy of Russia in Ireland
Insigniacaption:	Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Ireland is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Ireland.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Dublin.^[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Ireland is currently held by, incumbent since 26 July 2017.^[2]

History of diplomatic relations

See main article: Ireland–Russia relations. Diplomatic relations between Ireland and the Soviet Union were established on 29 September 1973, with the publishing of a joint communiqué on the exchange of diplomatic missions.^[3] Both countries began to exchange ambassadors from 1973 onwards.^[4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ireland recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Nikolai Kozyrev, continued to serve as representative of Russia until 1998.^[4]

List of representatives (1973 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Ireland (1973 – 1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
	Ambassador	26 March 1974	3 August 1979	Presentation of credentials on 14 June 1974
	Ambassador	31 March 1980	11 November 1986	Presentation of credentials on 11 June 1980
	Ambassador	11 November 1986	18 March 1991
	Ambassador	18 March 1991	16 October 1991
Nikolai Kozyrev	Ambassador	16 October 1991	25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Ireland (1991 – present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination
Nikolai Kozyrev	Ambassador	25 December 1991	6 April 1998
	Ambassador	6 April 1998	29 December 2001
Vladimir Rakhmanin	Ambassador	29 December 2001	20 October 2006
	Ambassador	20 October 2006	22 May 2011
	Chargé d'affaires	22 May 2011	20 February 2012
	Ambassador	20 February 2012	26 July 2017
	Ambassador	26 July 2017

Notes and References

Web site: Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ireland . Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 13 September 2021.
Web site: Yury Anatoliyevich Filatov Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Ireland. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 13 September 2021.
Web site: Двусторонние российско-ирландские отношения. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Russian. 13 September 2021.
Web site: Посольство СССР в Ирландии. Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Russian. 13 September 2021.