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List of ambassadors of Russia to Morocco
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The ambassador of Russia to Morocco is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the king and the government of Morocco.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian Embassy in Rabat. There is a consulate-general in Casablanca, as well as a trade mission in Rabat. There are offices of Rossotrudnichestvo and the Federal Agency for Fishery in Rabat, where the Russian Orthodox Church and the news agency TASS also have representatives based.[1]
The current Russian ambassador to Morocco is Vladimir Baybakov, incumbent since 27 May 2022.[2]
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History of diplomatic relations
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Relations between the Russian Empire and the Alawi Sultanate date back to late 1777, when Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah proposed the establishment of official contacts and the opening of trade with Empress Catherine the Great. Official letters were exchanged, and in July 1778 the Sultan proposed receiving a Russian representative. A Russian consulate was opened in Tangier in November 1897, with the first representative, Vasily Bakherakht, taking up his post in May 1898.[3] French control over Morocco gradually expanded in the early 20th century, with the eventual establishment of a French protectorate in 1912. Diplomatic relations with Morocco as an independent state therefore came to an end, and diplomatic affairs were handled through the embassy in France. This state of affairs lasted until the 1950s, when anti-colonial forces in Morocco rose up in the Revolution of the King and the People, and secured Moroccan independence by 1956. The Soviet Union moved to establish diplomatic relations, with a formal agreement to exchange ambassadors on 1 September 1958.[3] The first Soviet ambassador, Dmitri Pozhidaev, was appointed on 11 October 1958, and presented his letter of credence on 5 November 1958.[4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Kingdom of Morocco recognised the Russian Federation as its successor on 30 December 1991. Representatives have continued to be appointed between the two countries since this time.[3]
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List of representatives (1897–present)
Russian Empire to the Sultanate of Morocco (1897–1912)
Soviet Union to the Kingdom of Morocco (1958–1991)
Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Morocco (1991–present)
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