List of ambassadors of Russia to Burkina Faso

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Burkina Faso is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Burkina Faso.[1][2]

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Burkina Faso
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Vladimir Baykov
since 18 January 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Abidjan
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatAbidjan
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in Ivory Coast

The Russian ambassador to Burkina Faso is a non-resident ambassador, who holds the post of ambassador to Ivory Coast, where he and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Abidjan.[3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Burkina Faso is currently held by Vladimir Baykov, incumbent since 18 January 2016.[4]

History of diplomatic relations
Main article: Burkina Faso–Russia relations

The formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and what was then the Republic of Upper Volta were established on 18 February 1967. The country was renamed Burkina Faso on 4 August 1984. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the incumbent Soviet ambassador continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992, when the embassy in Ouagadougou was closed.[1][5] With the closing of the embassy, relations were carried out through the Russian embassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with the ambassador to Ivory Coast dually accredited to Burkina Faso.

List of representatives (1967 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to the Republic of Upper Volta (1967 – 1984)
Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Yakov Lazarev Ambassador 9 September 1967 29 March 1974
Vadim Tikunov Ambassador 29 March 1974 28 August 1978
Arkady Kazansky Ambassador 4 October 1978 8 August 1981
Yevgeny Melnikov Ambassador 8 August 1981 4 August 1984

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Burkina Faso (1984 – 1991)
Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Yevgeny Melnikov Ambassador 4 August 1984 9 September 1985
Feliks Bogdanov Ambassador 9 September 1985 21 August 1987
Yevgeny Korendyasov Ambassador 21 August 1987 25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Burkina Faso (1991 – present)
Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Yevgeny Korendyasov Ambassador 25 December 1991 2 November 1992
Mikhail Mayorov Ambassador 2 November 1992 26 June 1995 Concurrently ambassador to Ivory Coast
Georgy Chernovol Ambassador 26 June 1995 29 March 2000 Concurrently ambassador to Ivory Coast
Aleksandr Trofimov Ambassador 29 March 2000 8 June 2006 Concurrently ambassador to Ivory Coast
Oleg Kovalchuk Ambassador 8 June 2006 29 October 2010 Concurrently ambassador to Ivory Coast
Viktor Rogov Ambassador 11 February 2011 18 January 2016 Concurrently ambassador to Ivory Coast
Vladimir Baykov Ambassador 18 January 2016 Concurrently ambassador to Ivory Coast

References
  1. "Archived copy" Посольство СССР в Верхней Вольте, с 4.8.1984 - Буркина-Фасо (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2009-11-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АФРИКАНСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Кот д'Ивуар и Буркина Фасо". cotedivoire.mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. "Байков Владимир Анатольевич Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Республике Кот д'Ивуар и Буркина Фасо" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. "Российско-буркинийские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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