List of ambassadors of Russia to France
Explore the detailed history and current ambassadors of Russia to France. Discover the key diplomatic missions and representatives fostering strong bilateral relations between Russia and France.
| Head of mission (HOM) | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
|
Leonid Krasin
(Plenipotentiary) |
14 November, 1924 | 30 October, 1925 |
|
Christian Rakovsky
(Plenipotentiary) |
30 October, 1925 | 21 October, 1927 |
|
Valerian Dovgalevsky
(Plenipotentiary) |
21 October, 1927 | 14 July, 1934 |
|
Marcel Rosenberg
(Chargé d'affaires) |
1931 | September 1934 |
|
Vladimir Potemkin
(Plenipotentiary) |
25 November, 1934 | 4 April, 1937 |
|
Yakov Surits
(Plenipotentiary) |
4 April, 1937 | 29 March, 1940 |
| Aleksandr Bogomolov | 29 March, 1940 | 25 March, 1950 |
| Alexey Pavlov | 25 April, 1950 | 7 July, 1953 |
| Sergey Vinogradov | 7 July, 1953 | 24 March, 1965 |
| Valerian Zorin | 24 March, 1956 | 18 September, 1971 |
| Peter Abrassimov | 18 September, 1971 | 9 April, 1973 |
| Stepan Chervonenko | 3 May, 1973 | 20 January, 1983 |
| Yuli Vorontsov | 20 January, 1983 | 19 June, 1986 |
| Yakov Ryabov | 19 June, 1986 | 23 May, 1990 |
| Yuri Dubinin | 23 May, 1990 | 25 December, 1991 |
| Yuri Ryzhov | 4 January, 1992 | 18 December, 1998 |
| Nikolay Afanasevsky | 4 January, 1992 | 20 February, 2002 |
| Aleksandr Avdeyev | 21 February, 2002 | 16 March, 2007 |
| Alexander Orlov | 14 October, 2008 | 23 October, 2017 |
| Alexey Meshkov | 23 October 2017 | Incumbent |
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