Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and North Vietnam were first established in January 1950.[5] The first ambassador, Aleksandr Lavrishchev [ru], was appointed on 11 August 1954, and presented his credentials on 4 November 1954.[5] Diplomatic relations with South Vietnam were established in June 1969 and carried out through the Soviet embassy in Burma.[6] Between 4 June 1973 and 27 December 1976 the Soviet ambassador to Burma, Aleksey Elizavetin [ru], was concurrently accredited as Soviet ambassador to South Vietnam.[6] With the reunification of North and South Vietnam in July 1976 the ambassador to North Vietnam, Boris Chaplin [ru], continued as ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.[5] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Rashit Khamidulin, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1996.[5]
List of representatives (1954 – present)
Representatives of the Soviet Union to North Vietnam (1954 – 1976)
