List of ambassadors of Russia to Spain
| Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Spain | |
|---|---|
| Embajada de la Federación de Rusia en el Reino de España | |
 Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry | |
since 18 November 2022 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Madrid | |
| Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Madrid |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Website | Embassy of Russia in Spain |
The ambassador of Russia to Spain is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the king and the government of Spain.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Madrid.[1] There is a consulate-general in Barcelona, and honorary consuls in Seville, Burgos, Valencia, and Vigo, as well as in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.[2][3] The current Russian ambassador to Spain is Yury Klimenko, incumbent since 18 November 2022.[4] Since 1995, the ambassador to Spain has had dual accreditation to Andorra, where an honorary consul is based in Andorra la Vella.[3][5]
History of diplomatic relations
[edit]Formal diplomatic relations between Spain and Russia date back to the early eighteenth century and the establishment of the Russian Empire in 1721. Peter Bredal led a diplomatic mission to Spain that year on behalf of Tsar Peter the Great, and in July 1722, diplomatic relations were officially established, and a Russian diplomatic mission was opened in Madrid.[6] The first ambassador, Sergey Golitsyn, was appointed on 22 April 1722.[7] Diplomatic relations were broken off several times, the first being by Spain in 1730, as part of maneuvers to more closely align with France. The two countries were on opposite sides during the War of the Polish Succession between 1733 and 1735, and the War of the Austrian Succession between 1740 and 1748. Diplomatic relations were only fully restored in 1759, with Pyotr Repnin appointed envoy on 4 July 1760.[6][7] The exchange of envoys continued thereafter until they were once more broken off by Spain on 15 July 1799, by which time Spain was now allied with the French First Republic, and Russia entered the War of the Second Coalition against France and its allies.[6] Relations were restored on 14 May 1802, following the signing of the Treaty of Amiens. They continued during much of the Napoleonic Wars, until 20 September 1812, following the start of the French invasion of Russia in 1812. New ambassadors were once more appointed following the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 and the dismantling of his empire. A further break, this time by Russia, took place in 1835, but relations were restored in 1856. In 1899 the mission was upgraded to an embassy.[6] Relations were maintained following the February Revolution brought the end of the Russian Empire and the establishment of the Russian Provisional Government, but were broken off after the October Revolution and the Bolshevik seizure of power.[6]
Diplomatic relations remained broken until 28 June 1933, when the Soviet Union established relations with the Second Spanish Republic. The Soviet Union supported the Republican side against the Nationalists during Spanish Civil War, until the Republicans' ultimate defeat in 1939.[8] Spain was ruled thereafter by a right-wing dictatorship led by Francisco Franco. Diplomatic relations were only restored after Franco's death in 1975, and the Spanish transition to democracy by 1977. The exchange of ambassadors resumed with the appointment of Sergey Bogomolov on 19 February 1977.[9] Exchange of ambassadors continued throughout the rest of the existence of the Soviet Union. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Spain recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. Igor Ivanov represented Russia until 1994, and since then ambassadors have continued to be exchanged between the two countries.[8] On 13 June 1995, diplomatic relations were established between Russia and Andorra, with the incumbent ambassador to Spain Viktor Komplektov appointed concurrently to Andorra, an arrangement that has since continued.[5]
List of representatives of Russia to Spain (1721–present)
[edit]Russian Empire to Spain (1721–1917)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bredal | Head of mission | 1721 | 1721 | |
| Sergey Golitsyn | Envoy | 22 April 1722 | 12 February 1726 | |
| Ivan Shcherbatov | Envoy | 12 February 1726 | 20 April 1730 | |
| Diplomatic relations interrupted (1730-1759) | ||||
| Aleksey Pushkin | Envoy | 1742 | 1743 | Did not present credentials |
| Pyotr Repnin | Envoy | 4 July 1760 | 23 January 1763 | |
| Pyotr Buturlin | Envoy | 23 January 1763 | 13 January 1766 | |
| Nikolai Khotinsky | Chargé d'affaires | June 1765 | August 1767 | |
| Otto Magnus von Stackelberg | Envoy | 13 January 1766 | 6 August 1772 | |
| Ivan Rikman | Chargé d'affaires | May 1771 | 21 May 1773 | |
| Stepan Zinovyev | Envoy | 8 September 1772 | 1 May 1792 | |
| Nikolai Byutsov | Chargé d'affaires | June 1792 | 15 July 1799 | |
| Aleksey Kridener | Envoy | 1794 | 1797 | |
| Johann Matthias von Simolin | Envoy | 1798 | 1799 | Did not travel to Spain |
| War of the Second Coalition - Diplomatic relations interrupted (1799-1802) | ||||
| Ivan Muravyov-Apostol | Minister Plenipotentiary | 23 January 1802 | 17 April 1805 | |
| Grigory Stroganov | Minister Plenipotentiary | 18 April 1805 | 4 February 1810 | |
| Nikolai Repnin-Volkonsky | Minister Plenipotentiary | 12 February 1810 | 11 April 1811 | |
| Pavel Morenheim | Chargé d'affaires | 11 April 1811 | 20 September 1812 | |
| French invasion of Russia, War of the Sixth Coalition, Hundred Days - Diplomatic relations interrupted (1812-1815) | ||||
| Dmitry Tatishchev | Envoy | 15 September 1815 | 23 July 1821 | |
| Mark Bulgari | Chargé d'affaires | 23 July 1821 | 5 April 1824 | |
| Pyotr Ubri | Envoy | 5 April 1824 | 30 May 1835 | |
| Diplomatic relations interrupted (1835-1856) | ||||
| Mikhail Golitsyn | Envoy | 5 December 1856 | 17 March 1860 | |
| Ernst von Stackelberg | Envoy | 4 February 1861 | 11 August 1862 | |
| Aleksandr Volkonsky | Envoy | 11 August 1862 | 1 January 1870 | |
| Kristian Kudryavsky | Envoy | 3 April 1871 | 8 December 1878 | |
| Mikhail Gorchakov | Envoy | 11 January 1879 | 26 January 1896 | |
| Dmitry Shevich | Envoy before 1899 Ambassador after 1899 |
9 February 1896 | 1 January 1905 | |
| Arthur Cassini | Ambassador | 1 January 1905 | 1909 | |
| Fyodor Budberg | Ambassador | 1909 | 1916 | |
| Ivan Kudashev | Ambassador | 1916 | 3 March 1917 | |
Russian Provisional Government to Spain (1917)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Kudashev | Ambassador | March 1917 | April 1917 | |
| Anatoly Neklyudov | Ambassador | April 1917 | July 1917 | |
| Mikhail Stakhovich | Ambassador | July 1917 | 26 October 1917 |
Soviet Union to the Second Spanish Republic (1933–1939)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoly Lunacharsky | Plenipotentiary representative | 20 August 1933 | 26 December 1933 | |
| Marcel Rosenberg | Plenipotentiary representative | 28 August 1936 | 19 February 1937 | Credentials presented on 31 August 1936 |
| Leon Gaikis | Plenipotentiary representative | 19 February 1937 | 17 June 1937 | Credentials presented on 16 March 1937 |
| Sergey Marchenko | Chargé d'affaires | 1937 | March 1939 | |
| Francoist Spain - Diplomatic relations interrupted (1939-1977) | ||||
Soviet Union to the Kingdom of Spain (1977–1991)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergey Bogomolov | Ambassador | 19 February 1977 | 9 October 1978 | Credentials presented on 16 March 1977 |
| Yuri Dubinin | Ambassador | 9 October 1978 | 24 April 1986 | Credentials presented on 26 October 1978 |
| Sergey Romanovsky | Ambassador | 24 April 1986 | 25 December 1991 |
Russian Federation to Spain (1991–present)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Ivanov | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 5 July 1994 | |
| Viktor Komplektov | Ambassador | 13 September 1994 | 20 October 1999 | |
| Boris Mayorsky | Ambassador | 20 October 1999 | 30 April 2002 | |
| Mikhail Kamynin | Ambassador | 30 April 2002 | 9 June 2005 | |
| Aleksandr Kuznetsov | Ambassador | 9 June 2005 | 20 February 2012 | Credentials presented on 26 September 2005 |
| Yury Korchagin | Ambassador | 20 February 2012 | 18 November 2022 | Credentials presented on 13 June 2012 |
| Yury Klimenko | Ambassador | 18 November 2022 | Credentials presented on 20 April 2023 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Королевстве Испания" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Контакты консульских учреждений Российской Федерации на территории Испании" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Офисы Почетных консулов России в Испании" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Королевстве Испания и в Княжестве Андорра" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Двусторонние отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Испания" (in Russian). rusdiplomats.narod.ru. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ a b "ПРЕДСТАВИТЕЛИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ В ДРУГИХ СТРАНАХ" (in Russian). wwhp.ru/rossi-m12.htm. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Полномочное представительство СССР в Испании" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Посольство СССР в Испании" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
