| Ambassador of theRussian Federation to theRepublic of Senegal | |
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| Ambassade de la Fédération de Russie en République du Sénégal et en République de Gambie | |
 Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Dakar | |
| Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Dakar |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Website | Embassy of Russia in Senegal |
Theambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Senegal is the official representative of thepresident and thegovernment of the Russian Federation to thepresident and thegovernment of Senegal.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in theEmbassy of Russia inDakar.[1] The post of Russian ambassador to Senegal is currently held byDmitry Kurakov [ru], incumbent since 17 August 2020.[2] Since 1965, the ambassador has haddual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to The Gambia.[1]
TheSoviet Union established diplomatic relations with Senegal on 14 June 1962.[3] The first ambassador,Vladimir Yerofeyev, was appointed on 14 January 1963.[4][5] Relations with The Gambia were established shortly afterwards, on 17 July 1965.[6] Rather than open a new embassy, Yerofeyev was givendual accreditation as the ambassador to The Gambia from 25 September 1965.[4][7] Following thedissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, both Senegal and The Gambia recognised the Russian Federation as itssuccessor state, and the incumbent Soviet ambassador,Valery Lipnyakov [ru], was reappointed as the Russian ambassador on 10 February 1992, and continued in post until 1997.[4][5]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Yerofeyev | Ambassador | 14 January 1963 | 25 August 1966 | Presented credentials on 4 February 1963 |
| Anatoly Kulazhenkov [ru] | Ambassador | 25 August 1966 | 13 April 1968 | Presented credentials on 27 October 1966 |
| Dmitry Nikiforov [ru] | Ambassador | 13 April 1968 | 30 April 1973 | Presented credentials on 17 May 1968 |
| Georgy Ter-Gazaryants [ru] | Ambassador | 30 April 1973 | 4 July 1981 | Presented credentials on 9 May 1973 |
| Yury Belsky [ru] | Ambassador | 5 September 1981 | 3 September 1987 | Presented credentials on 30 October 1981 |
| Aleksandr Papkin [ru] | Ambassador | 3 September 1987 | 17 August 1991 | |
| Valery Lipnyakov [ru] | Ambassador | 17 August 1991 | 25 December 1991 |
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valery Lipnyakov [ru] | Ambassador | 10 February 1992 | 2 June 1997 | |
| Valeryonas Baltrunas [ru] | Ambassador | 2 June 1997 | 15 August 2001 | |
| Aleksandr Romanov [ru] | Ambassador | 15 August 2001 | 21 April 2006 | |
| Aleksandr Shulgin [ru] | Ambassador | 21 April 2006 | 16 September 2009 | |
| Valery Nesterushkin [ru] | Ambassador | 16 September 2009 | 6 August 2014 | |
| Sergey Kryukov [ru] | Ambassador | 6 August 2014 | 12 June 2019 | |
| Vasily Livichuk | Chargé d'affaires | July 2019 | August 2020 | |
| Dmitry Kurakov [ru] | Ambassador | 17 August 2020 | Presented credentials on 22 December 2020 |
