List of ambassadors of Sweden to Canada

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Canada
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Signe Burgstaller
since 1 September 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Ottawa
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence 700 Manor Avenue, Rockcliffe Park
Seat Ottawa, Canada
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderPer Wijkman
Formation1943
Website Swedish Embassy, Ottawa

The Ambassador of Sweden to Canada (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Canada) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the governor general and government of Canada.

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History

In August 1943, the Swedish government decided to establish a diplomatic mission in Ottawa and close the Consulate General of Sweden, Montreal. The Swedish consul general in Montreal Per Wijkman was appointed as Swedish first envoy in Canada. [1] On 4 August 1943, Wijkman presented his credentials to Governor-General Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone. [2]

In March 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Canadian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. [3]

In March 1978, Per Anger became the first Swedish ambassador to Canada to also be accredited in Nassau, Bahamas. [4]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Per Wijkman1943–1951Envoy [5]
Klas Böök 1951–1956Envoy [6]
Oscar Thorsing1956–1962Ambassador [7]
Olof Ripa1957–1958 Chargé d'affaires ad interim [8]
Ragnvald Bagge 1962–1965 [a] Ambassador [9]
Per Lind1965–1969Ambassador [13]
Åke Malmaeus1969–1976Ambassador [14]
Per Anger 1976–1979Ambassador Also accredited to Nassau (from 1978). [15]
Kaj Björk 1980–1984AmbassadorAlso accredited to Nassau. [16]
Ola Ullsten 1984–1989AmbassadorAlso accredited to Nassau. [17]
Håkan Berggren1989–1995AmbassadorAlso accredited to Nassau. [18]
Jan Ståhl1995–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to Nassau. [19]
Lennart Alvin2000–2005AmbassadorAlso accredited to Nassau. [20]
Ingrid Iremark2005–2010AmbassadorAlso accredited to Nassau. [21]
Teppo Tauriainen2010–2014Ambassador
Per Sjögren2014–2019Ambassador [22]
Urban Ahlin February 2019 – 2023Ambassador [23]
Signe Burgstaller1 September 2023 – presentAmbassador [24]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Some sources state that Bagge was ambassador to Ottawa from 1963 [9] and others say 1962. [10] Bagge submitted his letter of credence in February 1963 [11] but was appointed ambassador in November 1962. [12]

Related Research Articles

The Consulate General of Sweden, Montreal was the diplomatic mission of Sweden in Montreal between 1916 and 1993. The consulate general originated from the consulate opened in 1906, which was converted into a consulate general in 1916. The consulate general tasks was to advance the interests of Sweden, and to serve and protect Swedes in Montreal and in different provinces and territories of Canada. Along with those in Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis, New York City, and San Francisco, the consulate general belonged to the so-called "heritage consulates" due to the large number of inheritance cases it handled.

References

  1. ↑ "Beskickning i Ottawa" [Diplomatic mission in Ottawa]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 6 August 1943. p. A9. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ny beskickning i Kanada. Per Wijkman till Ottawa" [New mission in Canada. Per Wijkman to Ottawa]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 6 August 1943. p. 4A. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Thorsing ambassadör" [Thorsing ambassador]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 March 1956. p. 6A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Westtorp, Hans, ed. (31 March 1978). "namn i dag: Per Anger" [names of today: Per Anger]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 17. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1951 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1951. p. 292.
  6. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 314.
  7. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1962 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1962. p. 297.
  8. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 852. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
  9. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender 1965 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1965. p. 316.
  10. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 81. ISBN   91-1-843222-0.
  11. ↑ "I vimlet" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 February 1963. p. A21. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Nya ambassadörer" [New ambassadors]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 10 November 1962. p. A17. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender 1969 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 338. SELIBR   3682754.
  14. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 424. ISBN   91-38-02736-4. SELIBR   3682757.
  15. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 333, 335. ISBN   91-38-04622-9. SELIBR   3682760.
  16. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 345. ISBN   91-38-90400-4. SELIBR   3682782.
  17. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 361. ISBN   9138121735. SELIBR   3682768.
  18. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 174. ISBN   91-38-30428-7. SELIBR   3682775.
  19. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1064. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  20. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 180. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  21. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 185. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  22. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Kanada" [New ambassador in Canada] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  23. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Kanada" [New ambassador in Canada] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  24. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Kanada" [New ambassador in Canada] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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