The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the prime minister and the government of Denmark.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Copenhagen. The post of Russian ambassador to Denmark is currently held by , incumbent since 12 December 2018.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic exchanges between Russia and Denmark date back to the fifteenth century, with the signing of a mutual assistance pact in 1493 between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1700 a permanent diplomatic mission of the Tsardom of Russia was established in Denmark in 1700, and in 1893, during the period of the Russian Empire, representation was upgraded to the level of embassies.
Despite the disruption to international relations caused by the Russian Revolution in 1917, diplomatic contacts were quickly established between the nascent Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, with the appointment of Vatslav Vorovsky as diplomatic representative to the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Vorovsky's appointment was shortlived, as countries began withdrawing diplomatic recognition of envoys from the Soviet state, and there followed a period without representation until the appointment in 1923 of as representative of the Soviet Union to Denmark. It was during Geyn's tenure that on 18 June 1924 the Soviet mission was officially established in Denmark, with Geyn serving as the officially accredited representative. Representation continued at the level of missions throughout the German invasion and occupation of Denmark in 1940, until the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. In April 1944 the Soviet Union established contacts and assigned a representative to the clandestine Danish Freedom Council.
Relations between the Soviet Union and Denmark were resumed after the war in May 1945, with the appointment of as envoy. Relations were upgraded to the level of embassies in August 1955, and following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, ambassadors have continued to be exchanged between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Russian Federation.
List of representatives (1658–present) Tsardom of Russia to the Kingdom of Denmark (1700–1720) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesEnvoyAugust 17004 September 1707Vasily DolgorukovEnvoy4 September 170717 July 1720
Russian Empire to the Kingdom of Denmark (1721–1917) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAlexey Bestuzhev-RyuminResident17211731Minister Plenipotentiary1 February 173128 November 1734Alexey Bestuzhev-RyuminResident17341740Johann KorffEnvoy27 March 174018 February 1741Piotr ChernyshevEnvoy18 February 174131 October 1741Johann KorffEnvoy18 February 174123 January 1746Envoy23 January 174631 May 1747Nikita PaninEnvoy17471748Johann KorffEnvoy31 January 174827 March 1766Envoy17661770Ivan Mestmakher Comptroller of Mission27 June 1770November 1772Ivan SimolinEnvoy17721774Envoy17751784Andrey RazumovskyEnvoy1784May 1786Envoy17861794Ivan ShtakelbergEnvoy17941797Envoy30 April 179724 October 1798Ivan Muravyov-ApostolMinister-Resident17991800Envoy13 September 180014 October 1815Isaak van BrinenChargé d'affaires18151816Envoy13 May 181630 April 1847Envoy17 August 18477 November 1860Envoy7 November 18602 October 1867Arthur von MohrenheimEnvoy2 October 186713 July 1882Envoy13 July 18822 February 1893Mikhail MuravyovAmbassador14 February 18931 January 1897Alexander von BenckendorffAmbassador4 February 18971902Alexander IzvolskyAmbassador24 October 190220 April 1906Ambassador190620 September 1910Ambassador19103 March 1917
Russian Provisional Government to the Kingdom of Denmark (1917) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesMatvey SevastopuloEnvoy3 June 191726 October 1917
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Kingdom of Denmark (1917–1919) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesVatslav VorovskyDiplomatic RepresentativeNovember 19171919
Soviet Union to the Kingdom of Denmark (1923–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesDiplomatic Representative192320 November 1924Mikhail KobetskyPlenipotentiary10 December 19241 July 1933Fyodor RaskolnikovPlenipotentiary1 July 193331 August 1934Plenipotentiary21 September 19341 January 1938Ivan VlasovChargé d'affaires193922 June 1941Diplomatic relations interrupted (1941 - 1945)Envoy22 June 194515 July 1950Envoy15 July 19503 June 1954Envoy3 June 195419 July 1955EnvoyAmbassador after 16 September 195519 July 19559 September 1958Ambassador7 December 195818 February 1966Ivan IlyichevAmbassador18 February 196616 November 1968Ambassador16 November 19683 July 1969Ambassador18 April 197018 May 1984Ambassador18 May 198412 March 1986Boris PastukhovAmbassador12 March 198615 September 1989Ambassador11 October 198913 December 1991
Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAlexey ObukhovAmbassador22 April 199225 November 1996Ambassador25 November 199615 December 1999Nikolay BordyuzhaAmbassador21 December 199916 April 2003Ambassador1 August 200314 September 2007Teimuraz RamishviliAmbassador14 September 20076 April 2012Mikhail VaninAmbassador6 April 201212 December 2018Ambassador12 December 2018
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