The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Russia to Trinidad and Tobago is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Trinidad and Tobago.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Georgetown. The post of Russian ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago is currently held by , incumbent since 8 August 2025. The ambassador is a non-resident diplomat who has dual accreditation as the ambassador to Guyana, as well as to Barbados, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Trinidad and Tobago were established on 6 June 1974. Relations were initially handled through the Soviet embassy in Venezuela, with the ambassador to Venezuela, , appointed on 19 April 1975. In 1991, about the time of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation's recognition as its successor state, accreditation was transferred to the Russian embassy in Guyana, with the Russian ambassador to Guyana having dual accreditation as non-resident ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.
List of representatives (1975–present) Soviet Union to Trinidad and Tobago (1975-1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador19 April 1975 14 July 1980Concurrently ambassador to VenezuelaCredentials presented on 13 June 1975Vaino VäljasAmbassador14 July 198028 April 1986Concurrently ambassador to VenezuelaCredentials presented on 17 December 1980Ambassador1 June 1986 1991Concurrently ambassador to Venezuela
Russian Federation to Trinidad and Tobago (1991-present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesMikhail SobolevAmbassador199113 September 1995Concurrently ambassador to GuyanaAmbassador13 September 19955 May 1999Concurrently ambassador to GuyanaAmbassador5 May 199926 July 2002Concurrently ambassador to GuyanaAmbassador26 July 200227 July 2007Concurrently ambassador to GuyanaAmbassador24 October 2007 21 February 2011Concurrently ambassador to GuyanaAmbassador10 May 2011 6 December 2017Concurrently ambassador to GuyanaAmbassador6 August 2018 17 June 2025 Concurrently ambassador to GuyanaCredentials presented on 8 October 2018 Ambassador8 August 2025 Concurrently ambassador to Guyana
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