The ambassador of Russia to Liberia is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Liberia.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Accra. The current Russian ambassador to Liberia is , incumbent since 17 May 2021. The ambassador to Liberia is a non-resident ambassador, who has dual accreditation as the ambassador to Ghana since 1999.

History of diplomatic relations Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Liberia were established on 11 January 1956, though the embassy in Monrovia was not opened until 1972. was appointed as the first ambassador on 7 September 1972. Relations were briefly severed between July 1985, and 1986, with the Soviet embassy reopening in 1987. It was again closed in 1990, and the embassy staff evacuated, due to the outbreak of the First Liberian Civil War. The exchange of representatives was re-established in 1999, with the incumbent ambassador to Ghana, , given dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Liberia, a practice which has since continued.

List of representatives of Russia to Liberia (1972 –present) Soviet Union to Liberia (1972 – 1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador7 September 1972 12 November 1977Credentials presented on 8 December 1972Ambassador12 November 19777 June 1984 Declared persona non grataReturned to the Soviet Union on 22 November 1983Vasiliy BebkoAmbassador3 September 198725 December 1991First Liberian Civil War - embassy staff evacuated in 1990

Russian Federation to Liberia (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesVasiliy BebkoAmbassador25 December 19912 November 1992Ambassador6 April 1999 4 April 2002Concurrently ambassador to GhanaAmbassador15 April 200226 July 2006Concurrently ambassador to GhanaAmbassador12 September 200628 February 2009Concurrently ambassador to GhanaDied in postAmbassador23 December 2009 30 May 2014Concurrently ambassador to GhanaAmbassador30 May 201417 May 2021Concurrently ambassador to GhanaCredentials presented on 26 March 2015 Ambassador23 November 2021 Concurrently ambassador to Ghana

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