Permanent Representative Of Russia To The United Nations
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations is the leader of Russia's diplomatic mission to the United Nations.
| Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia | |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Term length | at the pleasure of the President |
| Formation | December 20, 1945 (72 years ago) |
| First holder | Andrey Gromyko |
| Website | russiaun |
Vasily Nebenzya is charged with representing Russia in the United Nations Security Council and the formal meetings of the United Nations General Assembly except the rare occasion when the most senior officials of Russia are present (such as the President of Russia or the Minister of Foreign Affairs). The ambassador must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Federation Council.
The position of Russian/Soviet Permanent Representative to the United Nations is the highest position among all the Russian ambassadors. They serve in various organizations and countries at the pleasure of the president.
Vasily Nebenzya was nominated to the position by President Vladimir Putin and was confirmed by the Federation Council. He has been serving since July 27, 2017.
Permanent Representatives of the Soviet Union to the United Nations
| # | Photo | Name | Date appointed | Date presented credentials | Date until | U.N. Secretary-General | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Andrey Gromyko | 10 April 1946 | May 1948 |  Trygve Lie | Joseph Stalin | |
| 2 |  | Yakov Malik | May 1948 | October 1952 | |||
| 3 |  | Valerian Zorin | October 1952 | March 1953 | |||
 Dag Hammarskjöld | |||||||
| 4 |  | Andrey Vyshinsky | March 1953 | 22 November 1954 (Died in office) | Georgy Malenkov | ||
| Nikita Khrushchev | |||||||
| 5 | .svg) | Arkady Sobolev | 1955 | 12 April 1955 | 1960 | ||
| 6 | | Valerian Zorin | 1960 | 1963 | |||
 U Thant | |||||||
| 7 | .JPG) | Nikolai Fedorenko | 1963 | 7 January 1963 | 1968 | ||
| Leonid Brezhnev | |||||||
| 8 |  | Yakov Malik | 1968 | November 1976 | |||
 Kurt Waldheim | |||||||
| 9 | .jpg) | Oleg Troyanovsky | November 1976 | 6 January 1977 | March 1986 | ||
 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Yury Andropov | ||||||
| Konstantin Chernenko | |||||||
| Mikhail Gorbachyov | |||||||
| 10 |  | Yuri Dubinin | March 1986 | 20 March 1986 | May 1986 | ||
| 11 | .svg) | Alexander Belonogov | 1986 | 1990 | |||
| 12 | .jpg) | Yuli Vorontsov | 1990 | 22 May 1990 | 1991 |
Permanent Representatives of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
| # | Photo | Name | Date appointed | Date presented credentials | Date until | U.N. Secretary-General | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | | Yuli Vorontsov | 26 December 1991 | — | 7 July 1994 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Boris Yeltsin |
 Boutros Boutros-Ghali | |||||||
| 13 |  | Sergey Lavrov | 7 July 1994 | 22 September 1994 | 12 July 2004 | ||
 Kofi Annan | Vladimir Putin | ||||||
| 14 | .jpg) | Andrey Denisov | 12 July 2004 | 3 August 2004 | 8 April 2006 | ||
| 15 | .jpg) | Vitaly Churkin | 8 April 2006 | 1 May 2006 | 20 February 2017 (Died in office) | ||
 Ban Ki-moon | Dmitry Medvedev | ||||||
 António Guterres | Vladimir Putin | ||||||
| — | .jpg) | Pyotr Ilichov (acting) | 20 February 2017 | — | 26 July 2017 | ||
| 16 | .jpg) | Vasily Nebenzya | 27 July 2017 | 28 July 2017 | Incumbent |
See also
References
External links
- (in English and Russian) Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations
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