The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Russia to Suriname is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Suriname.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in BrasÃÂlia. The post of Russian ambassador to Suriname is a non-resident ambassador who serves as the ambassador to Brazil. The post is currently held by , incumbent since 26 February 2021.
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Suriname were first established on 25 November 1975, the day the country secured independence from the Netherlands. Relations were initially handled through the embassy in Colombia, with the ambassador to Colombia given dual accreditation to Suriname. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 29 November 1976. He was succeeded by , who served until the opening of the embassy in Paramaribo in April 1982. The first ambassador accredited solely to Suriname was , appointed on 22 July 1982. Ambassadors were exchanged up until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, with Suriname recognizing the Russian Federation as its successor state on 3 January 1992. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as the Russian ambassador until 1992. The embassy in Paramaribo was closed as part of cost-saving measures in 1995, and on 14 April 1995, the incumbent ambassador to Brazil, , was given dual accreditation to Suriname, a practice which has since continued.