List of ambassadors of Russia to Thailand
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Thailand is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Prime Minister and the Government of Thailand.[1]
| Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Thailand | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry | |
Incumbent Yevgeny Tomikhin since 2 November 2018 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Bangkok | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Bangkok |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
| Website | Russian Embassy in Thailand |
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Bangkok.[2] The ambassador to Thailand is concurrently appointed as the Russian representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The post of Russian Ambassador to Thailand is currently held by Yevgeny Tomikhin, incumbent since 2 November 2018.[3]
History of diplomatic relations
Contacts between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Siam began in the early 1860s. On 19 February 1863 the Imperial Russian Navy warships Gaydamak and Novik anchored at the port of Bangkok. Siam was also one of the countries visited by explorer Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, in 1876 and 1877, during his visits to the Asia-Pacific region.[4] Relations between the two countries were particularly strong during the later nineteenth century, with Russia supporting Siam's independence in the face of European colonial expansion. Russia dispatched a naval squadron under Rear-Admiral Avraamy Aslanbegov to represent it at the centennial celebrations of the Chakri dynasty in 1882. There were royal visits between the two countries over the following years, and at the visit of King Chulalongkorn to Emperor Nicholas II in July 1897, diplomatic relations were formalised.[4] On 4 December 1897 Aleksandr Olarovsky was appointed Minister-Resident, and the consulate general of Russia was opened in Bangkok on 14 April 1898.[4]
Relations were warm into the early twentieth century, until the Russian Revolution in 1917 brought an end to the Russian Empire. Diplomatic relations were maintained during the brief period of the Russian Provisional Government, but ended after the October Revolution brought the Bolsheviks to power. Relations between the Soviet Union and Siam were established on 12 March 1941, with the two states agreeing to exchange diplomatic missions in 1947. Sergey Nemchina was appointed as Soviet representative, and the embassy in Bangkok was opened in 1948.[4] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 the Thai government recognized the Russian Federation as successor state of the USSR on 28 December 1991, and both countries have continued to exchange ambassadors.[4]
List of representatives (1897 - present)
Representatives of the Russian Empire to the Kingdom of Siam (1897 – 1917)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Olarovsky | Minister-Resident (until 1906) Plenipotentiary Minister (after 1906) | 4 December 1897 | 9 July 1907 | |
| Aleksandr Yakovlev | Minister-Resident | 10 August 1907 | April 1909 | |
| Georgy Planson | Plenipotentiary Minister | 25 January 1910 | 6 May 1916 | |
| Iosif Loris-Melikov | Plenipotentiary Minister | 6 May 1916 | 2 March 1917 |
Representatives of the Russian Provisional Government to the Kingdom of Siam (1917)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iosif Loris-Melikov | Plenipotentiary Minister | 3 April 1917 | 26 November 1917 |
Representatives of the Soviet Union to Siam/Thailand (1947 - 1991)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergey Nemchina | Envoy | 3 July 1947 | 19 December 1950 | |
| Fyodor Dolya | Envoy | 19 December 1950 | 5 January 1956 | |
| Ivan Yakushin | Envoy (until 30 June 1956) Ambassador (after 30 June 1956) | 21 February 1956 | 12 August 1960 | |
| Anatoly Nikolayev | Ambassador | 12 August 1960 | 30 July 1965 | |
| Mikhail Volkov | Ambassador | 30 July 1965 | 24 July 1969 | |
| Anatoly Rozanov | Ambassador | 22 January 1970 | 6 March 1974 | |
| Boris Ilichev | Ambassador | 6 March 1974 | 22 June 1978 | |
| Yuri Kuznetsov | Ambassador | 22 June 1978 | 17 October 1984 | |
| Valentin Kasatkin | Ambassador | 17 October 1984 | 22 October 1987 | |
| Anatoly Valkov | Ambassador | 22 October 1987 | 21 March 1991 | |
| Oleg Bostorin | Ambassador | 21 March 1991 | 25 December 1991 |
Representatives of the Russian Federation to Thailand (1991 - present)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oleg Bostorin | Ambassador | 26 December 1991 | 6 September 1997 | |
| Valery Malygin | Ambassador | 6 September 1997 | 29 January 2001 | |
| Yevgeny Ostrovenko | Ambassador | 29 January 2001 | 9 November 2004 | |
| Yevgeny Afanasiyev | Ambassador | 9 November 2004 | 3 February 2010 | |
| Aleksandr Mariyasov | Ambassador | 3 February 2010 | 25 August 2014 | |
| Kirill Barsky | Ambassador | 25 August 2014 | 2 November 2018 | |
| Yevgeny Tomikhin | Ambassador | 2 November 2018 |