List of ambassadors of Russia to Guatemala

Relations between the forerunners of Russia and Guatemala date back to the late nineteenth century, with diplomatic contacts from 1880 between Tsar Alexander II and President of Guatemala Justo Rufino Barrios. Relations between the Soviet Union and Guatemala were first established on 19 April 1945.^[3] Though relations were maintained throughout the existence of the Soviet Union, it was not until after the dissolution of the Soviet Union that the two countries agreed to exchange ambassadors, with the incumbent ambassador to Costa Rica given dual accreditation to Guatemala.^[3] The first ambassador, Vladimir Kazimirov [ru], was appointed on 24 July 1996.^[4] The practice of the ambassador to Costa Rica having dual accreditation to Guatemala came to an end with the appointment of Nikolai Vladimir [ru] on 14 November 2007, as the first ambassador solely accredited to Guatemala.^[4]