The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Russia (

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: Британский Посол в России) is the

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's foremost diplomatic representative in the

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and head of the UK's

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in Russia. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Between 1844 and 1860 the status of the

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Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

was reduced from Ambassador to Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The capital of Russia, and later of the

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(from 1922 to 1991), moved to

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in 1918.

List of heads of mission

For the envoys to Russia from the

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before the creation of the

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in 1801, see List of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Russia (for the period until 1707) and

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(for the years 1707 to 1800).

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

:1800-1801: ''Diplomatic Relations were suspended during the

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''. *1801–1802: The Lord St HelensS. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852'' (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934). *1802–1804: Sir John Borlase Warren, Bt *1804–1806: Lord Granville Leveson-Gower *1805–1806: The Lord Cathcart *1807: Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale ''Special Mission'' *1807: Lord Granville Leveson-Gower (again) *1807–1812: ''Diplomatic Relations suspended following

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'' *1812: Edward Thornton ''Plenipotentiary'' to negotiate at

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*1812–1820: The Viscount Cathcart (created Earl Cathcart while in post in 1814) *1820–1825: Sir Charles Bagot **1820–1824: Hon. Frederick Cathcart ''Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim'' **1824–1825: Edward Michael Ward ''Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim'' *1825–1826: The Viscount Strangford ** 1825–1828 :

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''Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim'' *1828–1832: Sir William à Court, Bt **1828–1832: Hon. William Temple ''Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim'' *1832–1833: Sir Stratford Canning (nominally ambassador, but did not go) **1832–1835: Hon. John Duncan Bligh ''Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim'' *1835–1837: The Earl of Durham *1837–1838: John Ralph Milbanke ''Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim'' *1838–1841: The Marquess of Clanricarde *1841–1844: The Lord Stuart de Rothesay

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary

* 1844–1851 : John Bloomfield (succeeded as Baron Bloomfield while in post in 1846) * 1851–1854 : Sir George Hamilton Seymour * 1854–1856: ''No representation due to the

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'' * 1856–1858 : The Lord Wodehouse * 1858–1860 : Sir John Crampton, Bt

Ambassadors

Arms

List of ambassadors of Russia to the United Kingdom

References

External links

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