The ambassador of Russia to Uganda is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Uganda.
The ambassador to Uganda and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Kampala. The current Russian ambassador to Uganda is , incumbent since 1 September 2021.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Uganda were established on 13 October 1962, shortly after its declaration of independence from the United Kingdom. was appointed as ambassador on 25 June 1963. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Uganda recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as ambassador from Russia until 1995.
Between 2013 and 2025, the ambassador to Uganda had dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to South Sudan, following the establishment of that country's independence from Sudan in 2011, and the opening of diplomatic relations on 22 August 2011. The arrangement came to an end with the appointment of as the sole accredited ambassador to South Sudan on 11 September 2025.
List of representatives of Russia to Uganda (1963–present) Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Uganda (1963–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 June 19639 July 1968Credentials presented on 19 July 1963Ivan KurdyukovAmbassador9 July 196829 March 1972Credentials presented on 5 October 1968Ambassador29 March 197216 November 1976Credentials presented on 10 August 1976Ambassador16 November 19769 July 1979 Credentials presented on 14 December 1976Ambassador9 July 1979 3 September 1986Credentials presented on 16 August 1979Ambassador3 September 198619 February 1991Ambassador19 February 199125 December 1991
Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Uganda (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199128 February 1995Ambassador28 February 199520 September 1999Ambassador20 September 19996 February 2004Ambassador6 February 200414 October 2008Ambassador14 October 200829 January 2016Died in postAleksandr NuralovChargé d'affaires29 January 2016October 2016Alexander PolyakovAmbassador3 October 20161 September 2021Credentials presented on 23 November 2016 Ambassador1 September 2021Credentials presented on 6 December 2021
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