The ambassador of Russia to Cape Verde is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Cape Verde.
The ambassador to Cape Verde and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Praia. The current Russian ambassador to Cape Verde is , incumbent since 8 September 2022.
History of diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Cape Verde were established on 14 June 1975. Relations were initially handled through the Soviet embassy in Guinea-Bissau, with the Soviet ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, , having dual accreditation to Cape Verde from 19 December 1975. The embassy in Praia was opened in 1981, and the first ambassador solely accredited to Cape Verde, , was appointed on 23 November 1981. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Cape Verde recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as ambassador from Russia until 1997.
List of representatives of Russia to Cape Verde (1975–present) Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Cape Verde (1975–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador19 December 1975 24 June 1980 Concurrently ambassador to Guinea-BissauCredentials presented on 24 December 1975Ambassador24 June 1980 23 November 1981Concurrently ambassador to Guinea-BissauCredentials presented on 9 September 1980 Ambassador23 November 198118 March 1987 Credentials presented on 28 December 1981 Ambassador18 March 1987 21 March 1991Ambassador21 March 199125 December 1991
Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Cape Verde (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 19914 April 1997 Ambassador4 April 1997 9 November 2000 Ambassador9 November 2000 28 September 2004Ambassador28 September 200414 January 2011Credentials presented on 23 November 2004Ambassador14 January 20111 February 2018Credentials presented on 18 February 2011 Aleksey Dubovitsky Chargé d'affairesDecember 2017February 2018Ambassador1 February 201813 October 2021Credentials presented on 13 March 2018Natalia PoklonskayaAmbassador13 October 20212 February 2022 Did not take up postTimur SabrekovChargé d'affaires13 October 20218 September 2022 Ambassador8 September 2022
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