List of ambassadors of Sweden to Burkina Faso

Ambassador of Sweden to Burkina Faso
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Helen Holm since 7 July 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Ouagadougou
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Karl Henrik Andersson
Formation	1964
Website	Swedish Embassy, Ouagadougou

The Ambassador of Sweden to Burkina Faso (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Burkina Faso) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the head of state of Burkina Faso and government of Burkina Faso.

History

Until 1960 the French Upper Volta was a French possession as a part of French West Africa. In 1958 Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community, and achieved independence as the Republic of Upper Volta on 5 August 1960. ^[1] Sweden's acting foreign minister, Ragnar Edenman, and King Gustaf VI Adolf sent congratulatory telegrams to President Maurice Yameogo. Sweden recognized the new nation and expressed hopes for friendly bilateral relations. ^{[2] [1]} On 4 August 1984 the country changed its name from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso.

Sweden's first ambassador accredited in Ouagadougou was Karl Henrik Andersson, who held a dual accreditation from the Swedish embassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, starting in 1964. ^[3] During the 1960s and 1970s, the Swedish ambassador was accredited from the Swedish embassy in Lagos, Nigeria, and during the 1980s until the mid-2000s, the ambassador was accredited from the Swedish embassy in Abidjan. The ambassador has also been stationed in Stockholm for a few periods, from 1979 to 1982 and 2006–2010. ^{[4] [5]}

Sweden opened an embassy in Ouagadougou in 2010. The Swedish ambassador in Bamako held a dual accreditation to Ouagadougou and the embassy in Ouagadougou was headed by a chargé d'affaires . ^[6] In 2021, Sweden's first resident ambassador in Ouagadougou was appointed.

List of representatives

Name	Period	Resident/Non resident	Title	Notes	Ref
Karl Henrik Andersson	1964–1967	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Abidjan.	[3]
Carl Swartz	1967–1969	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Lagos.	[7]
Bertil Arvidson	1969–1972	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Lagos.	[8]
Pierre Bothén	1973–1974	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Lagos.	[9]
Karl-Anders Wollter	1975–1976	Non-resident	Acting Ambassador	Resident in Lagos.	[10]
Vidar Hellners	1977–1978	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Lagos.	[11]
Cai Melin	1979–1982	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm.	[4]
Bengt Borglund	1983–1987	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Abidjan.	[12]
Arne Ekfeldt	1987–1992	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Abidjan.	[13]
Peter Bruce	1992–1995	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Abidjan.	[14]
Bo Wilén	1996–1999	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Abidjan.	[15]
Göran Ankarberg	1999–2002	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Abidjan.	[16]
Inga Björk-Klevby	2003–2005	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Abidjan.	[17]
Carin Wall	2006–2010	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm.	[5]
Carin Wall	2010–2013	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Bamako.
Owe Andersson	September 2010 – 2012	Resident	Chargé d'affaires ad interim		[18] [19]
Eva Emnéus	2013–2018	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Bamako.
Ulrika Lindberg-Labasauskas	2012–2013	Resident	Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Margareta Kristianson	September 2013 – October 2015	Resident	Chargé d'affaires ad interim		[20]
Mats Hårsmar	2015–2018	Resident	Chargé d'affaires
Jessica Svärdström	2018–2019	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Bamako.	[21]
Mia Rimby	31 August 2018 – May 2021	Resident	Chargé d'affaires		[22] [23]
Diana Janse	2019–2021	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Bamako.
Susanne Alldén	June 2021 – October 2021	Resident	Head of mission		[23]
Maria Sargren	1 November 2021 – 2024	Resident	Ambassador		[24]
Helen Holm	7 July 2024 – present	Resident	Chargé d'affaires		[25]

See also

• Burkina Faso–Sweden relations

References

1. "Sverige lyckönskar ny stat i Afrika" [Sweden congratulates new state in Africa]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 August 1960. p. A7. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
2. "Övre Volta i Västafrika..." [Upper Volta in West Africa...]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 5 August 1960. p. A9. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
3. Sveriges statskalender 1967 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1967. p. 314.
4. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 379. ISBN   9138067307. SELIBR   3682763.
5. Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 176. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
6. "Välkommen till Sveriges ambassad i Ouagadougou" (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Ouagadougou. 15 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
7. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 347. SELIBR   3682754.
8. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 361. SELIBR   3682755.
9. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1974). Sveriges statskalender 1974 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Allmänna. p. 386. ISBN   91-38-01839-X.
10. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 449. ISBN   91-38-02736-4. SELIBR   3682757.
11. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 461. ISBN   91-38-03894-3. SELIBR   3682759.
12. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 349. ISBN   91-38-09751-6. SELIBR   3682766.
13. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 349. ISBN   913812694X. SELIBR   3682771.
14. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 174. ISBN   91-38-30428-7. SELIBR   3682775.
15. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 176. ISBN   91-38-31445-2. SELIBR   3682778.
16. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 176. ISBN   9138319519. SELIBR   8428312.
17. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 171. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
18. "Owe Andersson". LinkedIn . Retrieved 16 July 2024.^{[ self-published source ]}
19. "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Ouagadougou. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
20. "Margareta Kristianson". LinkedIn . Retrieved 9 May 2025. Chargée d'Affaires a.i. - Embassy of Sweden, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Sep. 2013–Oct. 2015 - 2 years 2 months
21. "A great day for the bilateral relations between Sweden and Burkina Faso! Ambassador Jessica Svärdström has presented her credentials to the President of Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré". Embassy of Sweden, Ouagadougou. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2024– via Facebook.
22. "Vi önskar våra nya kollegor - chargé d'affaires Mia Rimby och biståndschef Susanna Hughes - välkomna på deras första dag på ambassaden!" (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Ouagadougou. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2024– via Facebook.
23. "Après trois ans de service au Burkina Faso, la Chargée d'affaires Mme. Mia Rimby est arrivée à la fin de sa mission" [After three years of service in Burkina Faso, Chargé d'affaires Ms. Mia Rimby has reached the end of her mission.] (in French). Embassy of Sweden, Ouagadougou. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2024– via Facebook.
24. "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Ouagadougou. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
25. "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Ouagadougou. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

External links

• Sweden Abroad, Burkina Faso (in Swedish)