List of ambassadors of Russia to Indonesia

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Indonesia
Duta Besar Federasi Rusia untuk Republik Indonesia
Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent Lyudmila Vorobyova [ru] since 15 February 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Her Excellency
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Residence	Embassy of Russia in Jakarta
Seat	Jakarta
Appointer	The President
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Formation	7 July 1954
First holder	Dmitry Zhukov [ru]
Website	Embassy of Russia in Jakarta

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Indonesia is the official representative of the President and the Government of Russia to the President and the Government of Indonesia.

The ambassador and her staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Jakarta in Indonesia. There is a Consulate in Denpasar.^[1] The current Russian ambassador to Indonesia is Lyudmila Vorobyova [ru], incumbent since 15 February 2018.^[2] The ambassador of Russia to Indonesia is concurrently accredited to East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Kiribati.

Background

Relations between Russia and Indonesia date back to the mid-19th century when the Russian frigate Pallada visited Java and the surrounding islands. The Russian writer Ivan Goncharov was on this voyage, and described the region as "the most luxurious corner of the world." In 1869, the Russian traveller V. Tatarinov visited the island of Java, later describing his trip in Sea Collection.^[3]

The territory of present day-Indonesia was part of the Dutch East Indies, a colony of the Netherlands, from 1800 until 1942. The Japanese forces invaded in March 1942, expelled the Dutch forces, and occupied the Dutch East Indies. After the defeat and surrender of Japan in August 1945, Sukarno immediately declared the independence of Indonesia from Dutch rule on 17 August 1945. This led the Dutch to declare war on the Indonesian separatists, and attempt to re-establish colonial rule over Indonesia. After four and a half years of fighting the Netherlands formally recognized Indonesian sovereignty in December 1949.

The Soviet Union (and later Russia) recognized Indonesian independence and established diplomatic relations in 1950. Dmitry Zhukov [ru] was appointed as the first Russian ambassador to the country.

Timeline of diplomatic relations

22 May 1948 — Consular relations were established.
26 January — 3 February 1950 - diplomatic relations established.
30 November — 17 December 1953 - Diplomatic relations established at the level of embassies.

List of representatives (1954 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Indonesia (1954 – 1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination
Dmitry Zhukov [ru]	Ambassador	7 July 1954	24 August 1958
Boris Volkov [ru]	Ambassador	24 August 1958	2 July 1960
Nikolai Mikhailov	Ambassador	2 July 1960	27 April 1965
Mikhail Sytenko [ru]	Ambassador	27 April 1965	24 July 1969
Mikhail Volkov [ru]	Ambassador	24 July 1969	10 June 1972
Pavel Kuzentsov [ru]	Ambassador	10 June 1972	2 June 1976
Ivan Shpedko [ru]	Ambassador	2 June 1976	4 December 1983
Stanislav Semivolos [ru]	Ambassador	20 April 1984	20 March 1987
Vladimir Semyonov [ru]	Ambassador	20 March 1987	22 June 1990
Valery Malygin [ru]	Ambassador	22 June 1990	25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Indonesia (1991 – present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination
Valery Malygin [ru]	Ambassador	25 December 1991	13 September 1995
Nikolai Solovyov [ru]	Ambassador	13 September 1995	29 September 1998
Vladimir Plotnikov [ru]	Ambassador	7 September 1999	6 October 2004
Mikhail Bely [ru]	Ambassador	6 October 2004	19 January 2007
Aleksandr Ivanov [ru]	Ambassador	2 February 2007	11 October 2012
Mikhail Galuzin [ru]	Ambassador	11 October 2012	29 January 2018
Lyudmila Vorobyova [ru]	Ambassador	15 February 2018