List of ambassadors of Russia to Bolivia

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Plurinational State of Bolivia
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Plurinational State of Bolivia
	Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
	Incumbent; Mikhail Ledenyov [ru]; since 10 December 2020
	Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Embassy of Russia in La Paz
Style	His Excellency; The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	La Paz
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Formation	1970
First holder	Aleksey Shcherbachevich [ru]
Website	Embassy of Russia in Bolivia

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Plurinational State of Bolivia is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Bolivia.^[1]^[2]

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in La Paz.^[3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Bolivia is currently held by Mikhail Ledenyov [ru], incumbent since 10 December 2020.^[4]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Bolivia and Russia date back to the 19th century. On 9 August 1898 the Bolivian ambassador to Paris, Francisco de Argadonia, presented his credentials to Emperor Nicholas II and was thereafter accredited as Bolivia's envoy to Russia.^[5]

Relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Bolivia were first established on 18 April 1945.^[1]^[5] There was no formal exchange of ambassadors however until 1969, when embassies were opened in both capitals.^[1]^[5] The first Soviet ambassador to Bolivia, Aleksey Shcherbachevich [ru], was appointed on 26 March 1970.^[1] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Vladimir Kiselyov [ru], continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1995.^[1]

List of representatives (1970 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Bolivia (1970 – 1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination
Aleksey Shcherbachevich [ru]	Ambassador	26 March 1970	24 July 1975
Boris Kazantsev [ru]	Ambassador	24 July 1975	10 April 1981
Sergey Kovalyov [ru]	Ambassador	10 April 1981	31 July 1983
Arkady Glukhov [ru]	Ambassador	10 October 1983	25 May 1987
Takhir Durdiyev [ru]	Ambassador	25 May 1987	18 March 1991
Vladimir Kiselyov [ru]	Ambassador	18 March 1991	25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Bolivia (1991 – present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination
Vladimir Kiselyov [ru]	Ambassador	25 December 1991	31 January 1995
Yury Nosenko [ru]	Ambassador	31 January 1995	30 June 1998
Gennady Sizov	Ambassador	30 June 1998	11 July 2003
Vladimir Kulikov [ru]	Ambassador	11 July 2003	23 April 2008
Leonid Golubev [ru]	Ambassador	23 April 2008	15 February 2012
Aleksey Sazonov [ru]	Ambassador	15 February 2012	26 July 2017
Vladimir Sprinchan [ru]	Ambassador	26 July 2017	10 December 2020
Mikhail Ledenyov [ru]	Ambassador	10 December 2020

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Посольство СССР в Боливии (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
^ ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АМЕРИКАНСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
^ "Посольство России в Многонациональном Государстве Боливия" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "Биография" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Российско-боливийские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[KBS-1] Посольство СССР в Боливии (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

[2] ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АМЕРИКАНСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

[3] "Посольство России в Многонациональном Государстве Боливия" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[4] "Биография" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[BA-5] "Российско-боливийские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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List of ambassadors of Russia to Bolivia

History of diplomatic relations

List of representatives (1970 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Bolivia (1970 – 1991)

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Bolivia (1991 – present)

References

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