The ambassador of Russia to Niger is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Niger.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Niamey. The current Russian ambassador to Niger is , incumbent since 20 August 2025.
History of diplomatic relations
Formal diplomatic relations between Niger and the Soviet Union were established on 17 February 1972. was appointed as the first ambassador on 13 June 1972. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Niger recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as ambassador from Russia until 1992. The embassy in Niamey was closed in 1992 as part of cost-saving measures, and the ambassador to Mali was thereafter given dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to Niger. This practice came to an end with the reopening of the embassy in Niamey, and the appointment of as the ambassador to Niger in 2025.
List of representatives of Russia to Niger (1960 –present) Soviet Union to Niger (1960 – 1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador13 June 197222 August 1978 Credentials presented on 6 October 1972 Ambassador22 August 1978 30 June 1988Credentials presented on 14 October 1978Ambassador30 June 198818 March 1991Ambassador18 March 199125 December 1991
Russian Federation to Niger (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199122 April 1992Ambassador7 August 19921 July 1996Concurrently ambassador to MaliAmbassador1 July 199624 November 2000Concurrently ambassador to MaliAmbassador30 November 20003 August 2005Concurrently ambassador to MaliAmbassador3 August 200514 July 2010 Concurrently ambassador to MaliAmbassador14 July 2010 17 June 2019Concurrently ambassador to MaliCredentials presented on 12 October 2010 Igor GromykoAmbassador28 August 201920 August 2025Concurrently ambassador to MaliCredentials presented on 23 December 2019Ambassador20 August 2025
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