| Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Cambodia | |
|---|---|
| ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតនៃសហព័ន្ធរុស្ស៊ីប្រចាំនៅព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា Посол Российской Федерации в Королевстве Камбоджа | |
 Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Incumbent Anatoly Borovik [ru] since 4 May 2020 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Seat | Phnom Penh |
| Appointer | The President |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
| Website | Embassy of Russia in Phnom Penh |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Cambodia is the official representative of the President and the Government of Russia to the King and the Government of Cambodia.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Phnom Penh. The post of Russian Ambassador to Cambodia is currently held by Anatoly Borovik [ru], incumbent since 4 May 2020.
History of diplomatic relations
Main article: Cambodia–Russia relationsUntil 1953 Cambodia was under the French rule, gaining independence from France on 9 November 1953. The Soviet Union and Cambodia established diplomatic relations on 13 May 1956. In October 1956 the Soviet Union appointed Aleksandr Anikin [ru] as its first representative to Cambodia. Anikin served until 1959.
In 1970 the Soviet Union recalled all its diplomats, including the ambassador, from Cambodia and diplomatic relations between the two countries were interrupted. They resumed in April 1979.
List of representatives (1956 – present)
Representatives of the Soviet Union to Cambodia (1956 – 1991)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Leader of the Soviet Union/ | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Anikin [ru] | Ambassador | 2 October 1956 | 6 May 1959 | Nikita Khrushchev | |
| Aleksandr Abramov [ru] | Ambassador | 6 May 1959 | 2 February 1962 | Nikita Khrushchev | |
| Konstantin Krutikov [ru] | Ambassador | 2 February 1962 | 26 April 1965 | Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev |
|
| Anatoly Ratanov [ru] | Ambassador | 26 April 1965 | 14 November 1967 | Leonid Brezhnev | |
| Sergei Kudryavtsev | Ambassador | 14 November 1967 | 15 July 1971 | Leonid Brezhnev | |
| Diplomatic relations interrupted (1971 - 1979) | |||||
| Oleg Bostorin [ru] | Ambassador | 14 May 1979 | 28 January 1985 | Leonid Brezhnev
Yuri Andropov Konstantin Chernenko |
|
| Yury Razdukhov [ru] | Ambassador | 28 January 1985 | 21 April 1988 | Mikhail Gorbachev | |
| Rashit Khamidulin | Ambassador | 21 April 1988 | 8 August 1990 | Mikhail Gorbachev | |
| Yury Myakotnyh [ru] | Ambassador | 8 August 1990 | 25 December 1991 | Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin |
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Representatives of the Russian Federation to Cambodia (1991 – present)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Leader of the Soviet Union/ | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yury Myakotnyh [ru] | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 23 August 1994 | Boris Yeltsin | |
| Vadim Serafimov | Ambassador | 23 August 1994 | 12 April 1999 | Boris Yeltsin | |
| Viktor Samoilenko [ru] | Ambassador | 12 April 1999 | 29 July 2004 | Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin |
|
| Valery Tereshchenko | Ambassador | 29 July 2004 | 25 May 2009 | Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev |
|
| Aleksandr Ignatov [ru] | Ambassador | 25 May 2009 | 7 November 2013 | Dmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin |
|
| Dmitry Tsvetkov [ru] | Ambassador | 7 November 2013 | 4 May 2020 | Vladimir Putin | |
| Anatoly Borovik [ru] | Ambassador | 4 May 2020 | Vladimir Putin |
See also
References
- "Russian-Cambodian relations" (in Russian). Embassy of Russia in Phnom Penh. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Cambodia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Ambassador of the Russian Federation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
External
- (in English and Russian) Embassy of Russia to Cambodia
