List of ambassadors of Sweden to Algeria

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Algeria
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Björn Häggmark
since 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Algiers
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Rue Olof Palme, Hydra
Seat Algiers, Algeria
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderAnders Forsse
Formation1962
Website Swedish Embassy, Algiers

The Ambassador of Sweden to Algeria (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Algeria and government of Algeria.

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History

The Swedish embassy in Algiers opened after Algeria's independence in 1962. [1] In April 1963, an agreement was reached between Sweden and Algeria to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level between the two countries. Bengt Rabaeus, the embassy counselor at the Swedish Embassy in Paris, was appointed as ambassador in Algiers. [2]

During the 1960s and 1970s, the ambassador held a dual accreditation to Bamako, Mali.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Anders Forsse1962–1963Acting chargé d'affaires Also consul. [3]
Bengt Rabaeus 1963–1966Ambassador [4]
Wilhelm Wachtmeister 1966–1967Ambassador [5]
Claës König1968–1972Ambassador Also acreddited to Bamako, Mali. [6]
Jean-Jacques von Dardel1972–1974AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Bamako, Mali. [7]
Harald Edelstam 1974–1979AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Bamako, Mali. [8]
Stig Brattström1979–1982AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Bamako, Mali until 1980. [9]
Jean-Christophe Öberg 1982–1987Ambassador [10]
Tom Tscherning1987–1992Ambassador [11]
Göran Wide1993–1998AmbassadorIn September 1994, Wide temporarily moved to Paris due to the Algerian Civil War. [12] [13]
Krister Göranson1998–2000Ambassador [14]
Andreas Ådahl2000–2003Ambassador [15]
Per Saland2003–2004Ambassador [16]
–2005–2005AmbassadorVacant [17]
Helena Nilsson Lannegren2005–2008Ambassador [18]
Eva Emnéus 2008–2013Ambassador [19]
Carin Wall2013–2016Ambassador
Marie-Claire Swärd Capra1 September 2016 – 2021Ambassador [20]
Björn Häggmark2021–presentAmbassador [21]

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References

  1. ↑ "Algeriet" [Algeria] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ambassadörer utsedda till Algeriet och Tunisien" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 April 1963. p. A9. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 345. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  4. ↑ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 780.
  5. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1967 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1967. p. 304.
  6. ↑ "Sverige–Mali" [Sweden–Mali]. Göteborgs-Tidningen . UPI. 26 May 1969. p. 17. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1974). Sveriges statskalender 1974 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Allmänna. p. 374. ISBN   91-38-01839-X.
  8. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 331. ISBN   91-38-04622-9. SELIBR   3682760.
  9. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1980). Sveriges statskalender 1980 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 331. ISBN   91-38-05350-0. SELIBR   33682761.
  10. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 345. ISBN   91-38-09751-6. SELIBR   3682766.
  11. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 345. ISBN   913812694X. SELIBR   3682771.
  12. ↑ Lundegård, Mats (24 September 1994). "Striderna i Alger tvingar svenskar flytta" [The fighting in Algiers forces Swedes to move]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 170. ISBN   9138313111. SELIBR   3682777.
  14. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 168. ISBN   91-38-31692-7. SELIBR   8261600.
  15. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 164. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  16. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 166. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
  17. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 168. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  18. ↑ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 172. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  19. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 172. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  20. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Algeriet" [New ambassador in Algeria] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  21. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Algeriet" [New ambassador in Algeria] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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