List of ambassadors of Sweden to Afghanistan

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Afghanistan
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Kabul
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderRolf Sohlman
Formation30 June 1948
AbolishedAugust 2024

The Ambassador of Sweden to Afghanistan (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) was the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Afghanistan and government of Afghanistan.

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History

Sweden and Afghanistan established diplomatic relations on 22 November 1940. [1] On 30 June 1948, Rolf Sohlman  [ sv ] was appointed as Sweden's first minister accredited to Afghanistan. [2] On 6 June 1949, Sohlman, who was Sweden's ambassador to Moscow and also served as Sweden's minister to Afghanistan, presented his credentials to King Mohammad Zahir Shah. [3]

In August 1960, the Swedish and Afghan governments reached an agreement that the heads of their respective missions would hold the rank of ambassador. [4] From the same year, Sweden's ambassador in Tehran was accredited to Kabul. This accreditation ended with the Soviet–Afghan War in 1979. Thereafter, diplomatic contact remained dormant until Afghanistan was covered through dual accreditation from Islamabad in 2002. [5]

In 2008, Sweden established a diplomatic presence in the country by opening an embassy in Kabul. After the Taliban takeover in August 2021, embassy staff operated from Stockholm. As of 31 August 2024, Sweden's embassy in Kabul has been closed. [6]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973)
Rolf Sohlman30 June 1948 – 1960EnvoyResident in Moscow. Appointed 30 June 1948, took office 24 May 1949, presented credentials 6 June 1949. [2] [3]
Dick Hichens-Bergström 1960–1963AmbassadorResident in Tehran. [7]
Eyvind Bratt 1964–1967AmbassadorResident in Tehran. [8]
Nils-Eric Ekblad 1967–1970AmbassadorResident in Tehran. [9]
Gustaf Bonde 1970–1973AmbassadorResident in Tehran. [10]
Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978)
Bengt Odhner 1973–1978AmbassadorResident in Tehran. [11]
Kaj Sundberg 1978–1979 [a] AmbassadorResident in Tehran. [12] [13]
–1979–2002–No ambassador between 1979 and 2002.
Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (2002–2004)
Peter Tejler2002–2003AmbassadorResident in Islamabad. [14]
Ann Wilkens 2003–2004AmbassadorResident in Islamabad. [15]
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021)
Ann Wilkens 2004–2007AmbassadorResident in Islamabad. [15]
Anna Karin Eneström 2007–2008AmbassadorResident in Islamabad. [16]
Svante Kilander8 May 2008 – 2010AmbassadorAppointed 8 May 2008, took office 10 June 2008, presented credentials 21 September 2008. [17] [18]
Torbjörn Pettersson2010–2012Ambassador [19]
Peter Semneby 2012–2015Ambassador [20]
Anders Sjöberg2015–2017Ambassador [21]
Tobias Thyberg 1 September 2017 – 2019Ambassador [22]
Caroline Vicini1 September 2019 – 2020Ambassador [23]
Torkel StiernlöfSeptember 2020 – 2021Ambassador [24]
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021–present)
Torkel Stiernlöf2021–2022Ambassador [24]
Jörgen LindströmSeptember 2022 – 2023 Special envoy Resident in Stockholm. [25]
Johan NdisiAugust 2023 – 2024Special envoyResident in Stockholm. [26]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Unclear whether Kaj Sundberg's diplomatic accreditation in Kabul was terminated at the outbreak of the Soviet–Afghan War on 25 December 1979.

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs [@mfa_afghanistan] (22 November 2017). "Today marks 77th #anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between #Afghanistan and #Sweden" (Tweet). Kabul. Retrieved 6 March 2025– via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 Kronvall, Olof (2003–2006). "Rolf R Sohlman". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. p. 635. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Ambassadör Sohlman framme i Kabul" [Ambassador Sohlman arrives in Kabul]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 7 June 1949. p. 4A. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nya ambassader" [New embassies]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 18 August 1960. p. A17. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Den parlamentariska kommittén för utvärdering av Sveriges engagemang i Afghanistan under åren 2001–2021 (2024). Sverige i Afghanistan 2001–2021: erfarenheter och lärdomar [Sweden in Afghanistan 2001–2021: experiences and lessons learned]. Statens offentliga utredningar : SOU 2024:92 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Regeringskansliet. pp. 21, 69. ISBN   9789152510933. ISSN   0375-250X. SELIBR   l5wff3xpjv9c9xhp.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Afghanistan" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 482. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  8. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 168. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  9. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 238. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
  10. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1973). Sveriges statskalender 1973 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. pp. 350, 354. SELIBR   3682755.
  11. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1980. p. 796. ISBN   91-1-805012-3. SELIBR   3681525.
  12. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 331, 341. ISBN   91-38-04622-9. SELIBR   3682760.
  13. ↑ "UD möblerar om: Sveriges nye man i Finland" [Foreign Ministry rearranges: Sweden's new man in Finland]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 19. 20 January 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  14. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 164, 182. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  15. 1 2 Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 166, 186. ISBN   9138323583. SELIBR   10414913.
  16. ↑ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 172, 192. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  17. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 172. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  18. ↑ Ceballos, Bodil; Bildt, Carl (27 October 2008). "Skriftlig fråga 2008/09:149 av Ceballos, Bodil (mp): Möjligheter för afghaner att ansöka om uppehållstillstånd" [Written question 2008/09:149 by Ceballos, Bodil (mp): Possibilities for Afghans to apply for a residence permit] (in Swedish). Riksdag . Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "Ny svensk ambassadör i Afghanistan" [New Swedish ambassador to Afghanistan]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). TT. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Tre nya ambassadörer och en generalkonsul" [Three new ambassadors and a consul general] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  21. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Afghanistan" [New ambassador to Afghanistan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  22. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Afghanistan" [New ambassador to Afghanistan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Afghanistan" [New ambassador to Afghanistan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  24. 1 2 "Nytt sändebud i Afghanistan" [New envoy to Afghanistan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  25. ↑ "Nytt särskilt sändebud för Afghanistan" [New special envoy to Afghanistan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  26. ↑ "Johan Ndisi nytt särskilt sändebud för Afghanistan" [Johan Ndisi new special envoy to Afghanistan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
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