Igor Gromyko

Since June 17, 2019, he had been the Russian ambassador to Mali.^[1] From August 28, 2019 to August 20, 2025 he was the ambassador to Niger, on a part-time basis.^[2]

• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree (July 17, 2019) - for a great contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy course of the Russian Federation and many years of conscientious service.^[3]
• Order of Friendship (November 21, 2024) - for a great contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation and many years of conscientious diplomatic service.^[4]