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List of ambassadors of Russia to Lebanon
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The ambassador of Russia to Lebanon is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Lebanon.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Beirut.[1] The current Russian ambassador to Lebanon is Aleksandr Rudakov, incumbent since 14 August 2020.[2]
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History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Lebanon were established in 1943, shortly after the country's independence from France, and with the Soviet Union becoming one of the first countries to recognise an independent Lebanon.[3] Diplomatic relations were initially handled through the Soviet mission in Syria, with the Soviet envoy to Syria, Daniel Solod, given dual accreditation to Lebanon from 14 September 1944.[4] This practice continued until 2 September 1953, when a new envoy, Sergei Nemchina was appointed to represent the USSR in Syria, leaving the former envoy, Vasily Belyaev, as solely accredited to Lebanon. The mission was upgraded to an embassy on 29 June 1956, and since 16 August 1956, representatives have the title of ambassador.[4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Lebanon recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state on 30 December 1991, and the incumbent Soviet ambassador, Gennady Ilichyov, continued as the Russian ambassador until 1996.[4]
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List of representatives of Russia to Lebanon (1944–present)
Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Lebanon (1944–1991)
Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Lebanon (1991–present)
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References
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