List of ambassadors of Russia to Jordan

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Gleb Desyatnikov  [ ru ] since 28 December 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Amman
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Amman
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Website	Embassy of Russia in Jordan

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the King and the Government of Jordan.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Amman. ^[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Jordan is currently held by Gleb Desyatnikov  [ ru ], incumbent since 28 December 2018. ^[2]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Jordan–Russia relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Jordan were established on 20 August 1963. Pyotr Slyusarenko  [ ru ] was appointed ambassador on 30 January 1964. ^[3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the government of Jordan recognized the Russian Federation as its successor. The Soviet ambassador, Yuri Gryadunov, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992. ^[3]

List of representatives (1964 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Jordan (1964 – 1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Pyotr Slyusarenko  [ ru ]	Ambassador	30 January 1964	11 June 1968
Anatoly Anisimov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	11 June 1968	21 November 1972
Aleksey Voronin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	21 November 1972	8 June 1978
Rafiq Nishonov	Ambassador	8 June 1978	6 March 1985
Aleksandr Zinchuk  [ ru ]	Ambassador	6 March 1985	7 February 1990
Yuri Gryadunov	Ambassador	7 February 1990	25 December 1991

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

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Yuri Gryadunov	Ambassador	25 December 1991	22 April 1992
Aleksandr Saltanov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	31 December 1992	25 January 1999
Aleksandr Ivanov-Galitsin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	24 May 1999	29 March 2002
Aleksandr Shein  [ ru ]	Ambassador	29 March 2002	16 January 2006
Aleksandr Kalugin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	16 January 2006	13 December 2013
Boris Bolotin  [ ru ]	Ambassador	13 December 2013	28 December 2018
Gleb Desyatnikov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	28 December 2018

References

1. "Embassy of the Russian Federation in Jordan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 11 May 2020.
2. "Ambassador". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 11 May 2020.
3. "Посольство СССР в Иордании" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Retrieved 11 May 2020.