List of ambassadors of Russia to Luxembourg

The Ambassador of Russia to Luxembourg is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Grand Duke and the Government of Luxembourg.

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Dmitry Lobanov [ru]
since 17 September 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Luxembourg
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatLuxembourg
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in Luxembourg

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Luxembourg.[1] The current Russian ambassador to Luxembourg is Dmitry Lobanov [ru], incumbent since 17 September 2020.[2]

History of diplomatic relations

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Russian relations with Luxembourg date back into the nineteenth century, when as part of the Concert of Europe, the Russian Empire was one of the signatories to the Treaty of London in 1867, making it one of the guarantors of the borders of the Grand Duchy and its neutrality.[3] Formal diplomatic relations were established in 1891, and after the Russian Revolution in 1917 and the emergence of the Soviet Union, an exchange of diplomats was agreed in 1935. Relations were interrupted for a time by the Second World War, during which time Luxembourg was occupied by Axis forces.[3][4]

Following the German invasion of Luxembourg on 10 May 1940, a Luxembourg government in exile was established in London. On 13 October 1942 the Soviet ambassador to the Allied governments [ru], Aleksandr Bogomolov [ru], was accredited to the Luxembourg government in exile.[5] Relations were restored in 1946, albeit with a non-resident ambassador, Soviet affairs prior to 1956 being handled by the ambassador to Belgium, who had dual accreditation. It was not until late 1960 that the mission was upgraded to the level of an embassy, with Pavel Gerasimov [ru] appointed as ambassador on 28 June 1961.[5] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the Russian Federation emerged as the Soviet Union's legal successor. The incumbent ambassador of the Soviet Union to Luxembourg, Chinghiz Aitmatov, continued as representative of Russia until 1994.[5]

List of representatives (1936 - present)

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Representatives of the Soviet Union to Luxembourg (1936-1991)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Yevgeny Rubinin [ru] Plenipotentiary 21 September 1936 15 July 1940
Second World War – Diplomatic relations interrupted (1940–1942)
Aleksandr Bogomolov [ru] Envoy 13 October 1942 30 November 1943 As Soviet ambassador to the Allied governments [ru]
Viktor Lebedev [ru] Envoy 30 November 1943 17 November 1945 As Soviet ambassador to the Allied governments [ru]
Mikhail Sergeyev [ru] Envoy 17 November 1945 12 July 1946 Non-resident, ambassador to Belgium dually accredited
Aleksey Pavlov [ru] Envoy 12 July 1946 27 April 1950 Non-resident, ambassador to Belgium dually accredited
Viktor Avilov Envoy 24 January 1953 16 May 1956 Non-resident, ambassador to Belgium dually accredited
Ivan Melnik [ru] Envoy 16 May 1956 28 June 1961
Pavel Gerasimov [ru] Ambassador 28 June 1961 29 September 1962
Igor Yezhov [ru] Ambassador 29 September 1962 21 March 1967
Ivan Fillipov [ru] Ambassador 21 March 1967 21 August 1969
Yevgeny Kosarev [ru] Ambassador 21 August 1969 19 September 1979
Kamo Udumyan [ru] Ambassador 19 September 1979 7 August 1987
Aleksandr Avdeyev Ambassador 7 August 1987 5 October 1990
Chinghiz Aitmatov Ambassador 5 October 1990 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Luxembourg (1991-present)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Chinghiz Aitmatov Ambassador 25 December 1991 6 January 1994
Aleksei Glukhov [ru] Ambassador 6 January 1994 23 July 1997
Oleg Krivonogov Ambassador 23 July 1997 9 November 2001
Yuri Kapralov [ru] Ambassador 9 November 2001 25 July 2005
Eduard Malayan [ru] Ambassador 25 July 2005 16 September 2009
Aleksandr Shulgin [ru] Ambassador 16 September 2009 2 September 2012
Mark Entin [ru] Ambassador 2 October 2012 20 January 2016
Viktor Sorokin [ru] Ambassador 20 January 2016 17 September 2020
Dmitry Lobanov [ru] Ambassador 17 September 2020

References

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  1. ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Russia-Luxembourg relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Люксембург" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Миссия - Посольство СССР в Люксембурге" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 8 May 2021.