List of ambassadors of Russia to South Korea


The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Korea is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of South Korea.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Seoul. There is a consulate general in Busan. The post of Russian Ambassador to South Korea is currently held by, incumbent since 18 July 2018.

History of diplomatic relations

The Russian Empire established relations with the Joseon Dynasty in 1884. However Korea was deprived of its right to conduct independent foreign policy by the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1905, while the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics did not formally recognise the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in exile. In 1948, three years after the end of Japanese rule in Korea, the USSR recognised only one government on the Korean peninsula—the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly North Korea. In September 1990, towards the end of its existence, the USSR established relations with the Republic of Korea.

List of heads of mission

Ministers from the Russian Empire to the Joseon Dynasty

Ambassadors from the Russian Federation to the Republic of Korea (1991 - present)