The ambassador of Russia to Chad is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Chad.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in N'Djamena. The current Russian ambassador to Chad is , incumbent since 26 October 2022.
History of diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Chad were established on 24 November 1964. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 21 May 1965. Between 1980 and 1990, during the Chadian–Libyan War, the Soviet embassy in Chad was closed, and the ambassador to Cameroon had dual accreditation as ambassador to Chad during this period.
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Chad recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent ambassador, , continued as the ambassador from Russia until 1992.
List of representatives of Russia to Chad (1965–present) Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Chad (1965–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador21 May 196529 July 1969Credentials presented on 28 August 1965Ambassador29 July 196918 September 1974Credentials presented on 25 October 1969Ambassador18 September 197424 November 1977Credentials presented on 28 October 1974Ambassador24 November 197724 September 1979Credentials presented on 13 December 1977 Ambassador29 October 1979 1986 Credentials presented on 29 January 1980Concurrently ambassador to Cameroon after 3 November 1980Ambassador1986 18 October 1990Concurrently ambassador to CameroonAmbassador24 September 1990 25 December 1991
Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Chad (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199122 April 1992Ambassador31 December 1992 21 April 1997Ambassador21 April 199722 August 2000Ambassador22 August 20002 April 2003 Died in postAmbassador27 January 2004 7 August 2009 Ambassador14 January 2010 17 December 2015Credentials presented on 20 April 2010Ambassador17 December 201526 October 2022Credentials presented on 19 April 2016Ambassador26 October 2022Credentials presented on 13 January 2023
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