The ambassador of Russia to Kuwait is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the emir and the government of Kuwait.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Kuwait City. The current Russian ambassador to Kuwait is , incumbent since 10 March 2023.
History of diplomatic relations
Formal diplomatic relations between Kuwait and the Soviet Union were established on 11 March 1963. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 27 June 1963. Exchange of ambassadors continued throughout the rest of the existence of the Soviet Union. The Soviet embassy in Kuwait was evacuated for a time following the August 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces, though diplomatic relations continued. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kuwait recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state on 28 December 1991.
List of representatives of Russia to Kuwait (1963–present) Soviet Union to Kuwait (1963–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador27 June 196324 September 1966 Credentials presented on 28 August 1963Mikhail BodrovAmbassador24 September 1966 8 July 1970Credentials presented on 23 November 1966Ambassador8 July 19708 March 1975Credentials presented on 11 October 1970Ambassador8 March 197529 April 1983Credentials presented on 6 April 1975Ambassador29 April 19831986Credentials presented on 17 May 1983Ambassador17 October 198625 December 1991
Russian Federation to Kuwait (1992–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador31 December 199224 March 1998Ambassador24 March 19984 January 2003Ambassador4 January 200328 January 2008Alexander KinshchakAmbassador28 January 20084 March 2013Credentials presented on 28 April 2008 Ambassador4 March 201317 August 2018Ambassador17 August 201810 March 2023Ambassador10 March 2023Credentials presented on 30 May 2023
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