| Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Iceland | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Reykjavík | |
| Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Reykjavík |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Website | Embassy of Russia in Iceland |
The ambassador of Russia to Iceland is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Iceland.
The representative and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Reykjavík.[1] The post of Russian ambassador to Iceland is currently vacant, following the withdrawal of the last ambassador, Mikhail Noskov, on 11 September 2023. Since then, representation has been by chargé d'affaires.[2]
History of diplomatic relations
[edit]Formal diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Iceland and the Soviet Union date back to 1926. Iceland at this time was part of a personal union with the Kingdom of Denmark, and affairs were handled through the representatives in Denmark. A representative office was opened in Reykjavík in 1943, with 4 October 1943 being considered the official date of the establishment of diplomatic relations.[2][3] The first representative, Aleksey Krasilnikov, was appointed on 9 December 1943.[3] The personal union between Denmark and Iceland was dissolved after the 1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum, and the Soviet Union became one of the first states to recognize Icelandic independence.[2] The mission was upgraded to an embassy in November 1955, and the exchange of ambassadors continued throughout the rest of the existence of the Soviet Union.[3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the incumbent Soviet ambassador, Igor Krasavin, continued in post as the Russian ambassador until 1992.[3]
Diplomatic relations were reviewed by the Icelandic government following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. On 9 June 2023, they decided to close the embassy in Moscow and withdraw their ambassador to Russia.[4] Russian diplomatic representation in Iceland was simultaneously downgraded to chargé d'affaires.[2]
List of representatives of Russia to Iceland (1943–present)
[edit]Soviet Union to Iceland (1943–1991)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksey Krasilnikov | Envoy | 9 December 1943 | 8 May 1946 | Credentials presented on 19 March 1944 |
| Vasily Rybakov | Envoy | 8 May 1946 | 24 September 1948 | Credentials presented on 30 October 1946 |
| Ivan Korchagin | Chargé d'affaires | 24 September 1948 | ||
| Pavel Yermoshin | Envoy before 31 December 1955 Ambassador after 31 December 1955 |
27 January 1954 | 18 September 1958 | Credentials presented on 11 May 1954 (as envoy) Credentials presented on 29 February 1956 (as ambassador) |
| Aleksandr Aleksandrov | Ambassador | 18 September 1958 | 27 December 1963 | Credentials presented on 14 October 1958 |
| Nikolai Tupitsyn | Ambassador | 27 December 1963 | 29 August 1966 | Credentials presented on 12 February 1964 |
| Nikolai Vazhnov | Ambassador | 29 August 1966 | 4 July 1970 | Credentials presented on 28 October 1966 |
| Sergey Astavin | Ambassador | 4 July 1970 | 21 June 1973 | Credentials presented on 14 September 1970 |
| Yury Kirichenko | Ambassador | 21 June 1973 | 14 March 1975 | Credentials presented on 23 August 1973 |
| Georgy Farafonov | Ambassador | 14 March 1975 | 16 July 1979 | Credentials presented on 25 March 1975 |
| Mikhail Streltsov | Ambassador | 16 July 1979 | 12 July 1984 | Credentials presented on 2 August 1979 |
| Yevgeny Kosarev | Ambassador | 12 July 1984 | 24 November 1986 | Credentials presented on 2 October 1984 |
| Igor Krasavin | Ambassador | 24 November 1986 | 25 December 1991 |
Russian Federation to Iceland (1991–present)
[edit]| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Krasavin | Ambassador | 25 December 1991 | 2 March 1992 | |
| Yury Reshetov | Ambassador | 18 March 1992 | 2 April 1998 | |
| Anatoly Zaytsev | Ambassador | 2 April 1998 | 28 February 2002 | |
| Aleksandr Rannikh | Ambassador | 28 February 2002 | 15 December 2005 | |
| Viktor Tatarintsev | Ambassador | 17 April 2006 | 18 January 2010 | |
| Andrey Tsyganov | Ambassador | 18 January 2010 | 6 March 2014 | |
| Anton Vasilyev | Ambassador | 6 March 2014 | 11 November 2020 | Credentials presented on 12 May 2014 |
| Mikhail Noskov | Ambassador | 11 November 2020 | 11 September 2023 | Credentials presented on 30 December 2020 |
| Sergey Andriashin | Chargé d'affaires | 11 September 2023 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Исландии" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Российско-исландские отношения" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Миссия - Посольство СССР в Исландии" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ Karl Ólason, Samúel (1 August 2023). "Starfsemi sendiráðsins lögð niður í dag" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
