Presidential Envoys To The Federation Council
- Alexander Yakovlev (February 18, 1994, – February 10, 1996)
- Anatoly Sliva (February 10, 1996, – October 27, 1998)
- Yury Yarov (December 7, 1998, – April 13, 1999)
- Vyacheslav Khizhnyakov (May 12, 1999, – April 5, 2004)
- Alexander Kotenkov (since April 5, 2004)
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