List of ambassadors of Russia to Uruguay

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Uruguay.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Montevideo. The ambassador to Uruguay is concurrently appointed as the Russian representative to the Latin American Integration Association. The post of Russian Ambassador to Uruguay is currently held by, incumbent since 5 October 2020.

History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Uruguay were first established in August 1926, although the missions were not opened until August 1933. The first representative,, was appointed on 10 March 1934, and presented his credentials on 9 May 1934. Diplomatic relations were broken off by the government of Uruguay on 27 December 1935 and Minkin was recalled. Relations were re-established on 27 January 1943, with Sergei Orlov appointed envoy on 3 November 1943. On 30 November 1964 the mission was upgraded to the level of an embassy. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador,, continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1993.