The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Pakistan is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Pakistan.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Islamabad.[1] There is a consulate general in Karachi, and an honorary consul is based in Lahore.[2]
The post of Russian Ambassador to Pakistan is currently held by Danila Ganich, incumbent since 11 April 2019.[3]
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations were established on an embassy level on 1 May 1948, when the Soviet embassy was opened in Karachi, the then capital of Pakistan. The first ambassador, Ivan Bakulin, was appointed on 22 November 1949. In August 1960 the capital of Pakistan was moved to the newly founded city of Islamabad, where the embassy is now based.
List of representatives (1949 – present)
Representatives of the Soviet Union to Pakistan (1949 – 1991)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Bakulin | Ambassador | 22 November 1949 | 13 February 1950 | |
| Aleksandr Stetsenko | Ambassador | 13 February 1950 | 20 January 1956 | |
| Ivan Shpedko | Ambassador | 20 January 1956 | 15 February 1960 | |
| Mikhail Kapitsa | Ambassador | 15 February 1960 | 23 November 1961 | |
| Aleksey Nesterenko | Ambassador | 28 November 1961 | 6 August 1965 | |
| Mikhail Degtyar | Ambassador | 6 August 1965 | 29 May 1971 | |
| Aleksei Rodionov | Ambassador | 29 May 1971 | 5 December 1974 | |
| Sarvar Azimov | Ambassador | 5 December 1974 | 11 July 1980 | |
| Vitaly Smirnov | Ambassador | 11 July 1980 | 16 May 1985 | |
| Abdurrahman Vazirov | Ambassador | 16 May 1985 | 12 July 1988 | |
| Victor Yakunin | Ambassador | 12 July 1988 | 25 December 1991 |
Representatives of the Russian Federation to Pakistan (1991 – present)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Yakunin | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 29 April 1993 | |
| Aleksandr Alekseyev | Ambassador | 29 April 1993 | 18 September 1998 | |
| Andrey Gulyaev | Ambassador | 18 September 1998 | 4 December 1999 | |
| Eduard Shevchenko | Ambassador | 8 June 2000 | 12 July 2004 | |
| Sergey Peskov | Ambassador | 12 July 2004 | 30 September 2008 | |
| Andrey Budnik | Ambassador | 30 September 2008 | 14 December 2013 | |
| Alexey Dedov | Ambassador | 14 December 2013 | 11 April 2019 | |
| Danila Ganich | Ambassador | 11 April 2019 |
References
- ^ "Ambassador H.E. Danila V. Ganich". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karachi: About the consulate general". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
External links
- "Embassy of the Russian Federation to Pakistan". v. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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