List of ambassadors of Sweden to Angola

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Angola
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Lennart Killander Larsson
since 1 December 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Luanda
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Stockholm, Sweden [a]
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Formation1976
First holder Kaj Falkman
Website Swedish Embassy, Luanda

The Ambassador of Sweden to Angola (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Angola) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Angola and government of Angola.

Contents

History

Angola became independent on 11 November 1975. On 18 February 1976, Sweden (together with Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, Ireland, and Switzerland) recognized the MPLA government in Angola. In a telegram to Foreign Minister José Eduardo dos Santos, Sweden's Foreign Minister Sven Andersson expressed the Swedish government's best wishes and proposed diplomatic relations between Sweden and Angola. [2]

The Swedish embassy in Luanda opened in October 1976, merely six months after the recognition. [3] Kaj Falkman was appointed Sweden's first ambassador to Angola. [4]

The Swedish embassy closed in November 2022. On 1 December 2022, an ambassador for Angola took office, stationed in Stockholm. The ambassador travels to Angola regularly. [5]

List of representatives

People's Republic of Angola (1975–1992)
Kaj Falkman 1976–1978AmbassadorAlso accredited to São Tomé (from 1977). [6]
Göte Magnusson1978–1981AmbassadorAlso accredited to São Tomé. [7]
Leif Sjöström1982–1985AmbassadorAlso accredited to São Tomé. [8]
Sten Rylander1985–1988AmbassadorAlso accredited to São Tomé. [9]
Per Lindström1988–1992AmbassadorAlso accredited to São Tomé. [10]
Republic of Angola (1992–present)
Anders Möllander1992–1995AmbassadorAlso accredited to São Tomé. [11]
Lena Sundh1995–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to São Tomé. [12]
Roger Gartoft2000–2003AmbassadorAlso accredited to São Tomé. [13]
Anders Hagelberg2003–2006AmbassadorAlso accredited to São Tomé. [14]
Erik Åberg2006–2009AmbassadorAlso accredited to São Tomé (until 2008). [b] [15]
Bo Emthén2009–2012Ambassador [16]
Lena SundhSeptember 2012 – September 2016Ambassador [17] [18]
Lennart Killander LarssonSeptember 2016 – 2019Ambassador [19]
Ewa Polano1 September 2019 – 2022Ambassador [20]
Lennart Killander Larsson1 December 2022 – presentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [21]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Stockholm-based ambassador in Luanda from 1 December 2022. [1]
  2. ↑ Responsibility for São Tomé and Príncipe was transferred to the Swedish Embassy in Lisbon in 2008. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Sveriges ambassad Angola, Stockholmsbaserad" (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Luanda. 8 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Lindblom, Lennart (19 February 1976). "Skandinavien och flera EG-länder erkänner MPLA" [Scandinavia and several EC countries recognize the MPLA]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 5. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "SIDA - Biståndskontoret i Angola" (PDF) (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. 14 June 2006. p. 1. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kaj Falkman ambassadör i Angola" [Kaj Falkman ambassador in Angola]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 6 October 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sveriges ambassad i Luanda stänger i november 2022" [Sweden's embassy in Luanda will close in November 2022] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Luanda. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 322. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  7. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 343. ISBN   91-38-06008-6. SELIBR   3682762.
  8. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 341. ISBN   91-38-90564-7. SELIBR   3682783.
  9. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 346. ISBN   91-38-09751-6. SELIBR   3682766.
  10. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 707. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  11. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 171. ISBN   91-38-30428-7. SELIBR   3682775.
  12. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 173. ISBN   91-38-31445-2. SELIBR   3682778.
  13. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 165. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  14. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 171. ISBN   91-38-32230-7. SELIBR   10156707.
  15. 1 2 Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 173, 195. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  16. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 173. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  17. ↑ Marmorstein, Elisabeth (1 September 2012). "Här slösade regeringen bort miljoner" [Here the government wasted millions]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "Lena Sundh". Folke Bernadotte Academy . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Angola" [New ambassador in Angola] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  20. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Angola" [New ambassador in Angola] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "Lennart Killander Larsson ny ambassadör i Angola" [Lennart Killander Larsson new ambassador in Angola] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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