The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Belarus.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Minsk. There is a consulate general in Brest. The post of Russian ambassador to Belarus has been held by Boris Gryzlov since 14 January 2022.
History of diplomatic relations
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus were first established on 25 June 1992.
Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus (1992–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador17 August 199225 November 1996Valery LoshchininAmbassador25 November 199624 February 1999Vyacheslav DolgovAmbassador24 February 199917 June 2002Alexander BlokhinAmbassador26 July 200214 July 2005Dmitry Ayatskov Ambassador appointee14 July 200530 November 2005 Appointed on 14 July 2005 but appointment refused by Belarus and withdrawn on 30 November 2005 Aleksandr SurikovAmbassador6 February 200624 August 2018Mikhail BabichAmbassador24 August 201830 April 2019Dmitry MezentsevAmbassador30 April 201919 March 2021Ambassador23 March 202114 January 2022Boris GryzlovAmbassador14 January 2022
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