List of ambassadors of Russia to Azerbaijan
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| Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Azerbaijan | |
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Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Baku |
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| Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Baku |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
| Formation | 1992 |
| First holder | Valter Shoniya |
| Website | Embassy of Russia in Azerbaijan |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Azerbaijan is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Azerbaijan.[1][2]
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Baku.[3] The post of Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan is currently held by Mikhail Bocharnikov, incumbent since 29 May 2018.[4]
List of representatives (1992 – present)
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
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| Valter Shoniya | Ambassador | 2 March 1992 | 26 June 1995 | |
| Alexander Blokhin | Ambassador | 26 June 1995 | 6 January 2000 | |
| Nikolai Ryabov | Ambassador | 9 September 2000 | 19 October 2004 | |
| Vasily Istratov | Ambassador | 29 May 2006 | 24 February 2009 | |
| Vladimir Dorokhin | Ambassador | 24 February 2009 | 27 November 2017 | |
| Oleg Murashev | Chargé d'affaires | 27 November 2017 | 2018 | |
| Mikhail Bocharnikov | Ambassador | 29 May 2018 |
