List of ambassadors of Sweden to Guatemala

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Guatemala
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Pontus Rosenberg
since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Guatemala City
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence 19 Calle 8-24 zona 14 la Cañada [1]
Seat Guatemala City, Guatemala
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Gylfe Anderberg
Formation1930
Website Swedish Embassy, Guatemala City

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

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History

In March 1930, the King in Council appointed Sweden's envoy in Mexico City, Gylfe Anderberg, as envoy to Guatemala as well. [2] On 29 May 1930, Anderberg presented his credentials to Guatemala's President, Lázaro Chacón González. [3]

On 22 March 1963, a proposal was submitted to the parliament suggesting the establishment of a Swedish mission in Guatemala, which would operate in the Central American republics. [4]

In January 1964, Arne Björnberg  [ sv ], Secretary-General of the Swedish Agency for International Assistance (Nämnden för internationellt bistånd, Nib), was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador to Guatemala. [5] In a council meeting on 20 March, he was also appointed ambassador to Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [6] On 19 May of the same year, Björnberg arrived in Guatemala. Until then, the Swedish ambassador in Mexico City had been responsible for Guatemala and the other Central American nations. [7]

The ambassador has been accredited to various neighboring countries during different periods: Beliz (1994–present), Costa Rica (1964–1983, 2001–present), El Salvador (1964–1981, 1983–present), Honduras (1964–present), Nicaragua (1964–1983, 2008–present), and Panama (2010–present).

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Gylfe Anderberg 1930–1937EnvoyResident in Mexico City. [8]
Vilhelm Assarsson 1938–1940EnvoyResident in Mexico City. [9]
–1941–1943–Vacant [10] [11] [12]
Herbert Ribbing1943–1949EnvoyResident in Mexico City. [13]
Claes Westring1949–1952EnvoyResident in Mexico City. [14]
Sven Grafström1952 – 3 January 1955 [a] EnvoyResident in Mexico City. Died in office. [b] [17]
Lennart Nylander 1955–1956EnvoyResident in Mexico City. [18]
Lennart Nylander 1956–1962AmbassadorResident in Mexico City. [19]
Tord Göransson1962–1964AmbassadorResident in Mexico City. [20]
Arne Björnberg1964–1969AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [21] [22]
Harald Edelstam 1969–1972AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [23]
Claës König1972–1976AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [24] [25]
Arne Helleryd1976–1978AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [26]
Henrik Ramel1978–1981AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua (from 1979), San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [27]
Carl-Erhard Lindahl 1981–1983AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, San José, and Tegucigalpa. [28]
Krister Göranson1983–1986AmbassadorAlso accredited in San Salvador (from 1986) and Tegucigalpa. [29] [30]
Peter Landelius1987–1989AmbassadorAlso accredited in San Salvador and Tegucigalpa. [31]
Ulf Lewin1989–1994AmbassadorAlso accredited in San Salvador and Tegucigalpa. [32]
Staffan Wrigstad1994–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited in Belmopan (from 1997), San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [33]
Maria Leissner 2000–2004AmbassadorAlso accredited in Belmopan, San José (from 2001), San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [34]
Eivor Halkjaer2004–2006AmbassadorAlso accredited in Belmopan, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [35]
Ewa Werner-Dahlin2006–2010AmbassadorAlso accredited in Belmopan, Managua (from 2008), San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [36]
Michael Frühling2010–2014AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [37] [38]
Georg Andrén2014 – 31 August 2017AmbassadorAlso accredited to Belmopan (from 2017), Managua, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [39] [40] [41]
Martin Hessel1 September 2017 – December 2017Chargé d'affaires ad interim [42] [43]
Anders Kompass December 2017 – 2020AmbassadorAlso accredited to Belmopan, Managua, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [44] [45] [46]
Hans Magnusson1 September 2020 – 2024AmbassadorAlso accredited in Belmopan, Managua, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [47] [48]
Pontus Rosenberg2024–presentAmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. [49] [50]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ However, the service in Mexico was interrupted for six months in 1953, when Grafström, with the rank of major general, became the first Swedish representative in the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea. [15]
  2. ↑ Grafström was found on 3 January 1955, on the railway line two km from Joigny, 140 km southeast of Paris, France. Grafström was on his way to Paris and from there to continue by plane to Mexico City. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Ambassadörsresidenset i Guatemala City" [The Ambassador's Residence in Guatemala City] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Svenska sändebudet i Mexiko och Havanna" [The Swedish envoy in Mexico and Havana]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 14 March 1930. p. 10A. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sveriges minister i Mexiko och Havanna" [Sweden's minister in Mexico and Havana]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 31 May 1930. p. 8A. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nya beskickningar" [New diplomatic missions]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 March 1963. p. A7. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Michanek ny Nibchef. Björnberg sändebud" [Michanek new head of Nib. Björnberg ambassador]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 10 January 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Utnämningar i UD" [Foreign Ministry appointments]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 March 1964. p. A13. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Björnberg i Guatemala" [Björnberg in Guatemala]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Guatemala City. AP. 21 May 1964. p. A17. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 38. SELIBR   8261511.
  9. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 44. SELIBR   10335454.
  10. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1941 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1941. p. 231.
  11. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1942 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1942. p. 237.
  12. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1943 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1943. p. 244.
  13. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 893. SELIBR   9649168.
  14. ↑ Svensson, Stina; Ekstedt, Tage, eds. (1955). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1955 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1955] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1002. SELIBR   3681511.
  15. ↑ Boheman, Erik (1967–1969). "Sven H Grafström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. p. 209. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Envoyé Sven Grafström förolyckad i Frankrike" [Envoy Sven Grafström killed in France]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 4 January 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  17. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1954 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1954. pp. 303–304.
  18. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 319.
  19. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1962 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1962. p. 302.
  20. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1964 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1964. p. 309.
  21. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1980. p. 120. ISBN   91-1-805012-3. SELIBR   3681525.
  22. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. pp. 316–317, 320–321.
  23. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 352–354, 357. SELIBR   3682755.
  24. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 631. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  25. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 402, 404, 407, 414. ISBN   91-38-02088-2. SELIBR   3682757.
  26. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 439–440, 443–444, 451. ISBN   91-38-03894-3. SELIBR   3682759.
  27. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 346, 348, 350–351, 357. ISBN   91-38-06008-6. SELIBR   3682762.
  28. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 345, 349–350, 356. ISBN   9138071576. SELIBR   3682764.
  29. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1986). Sveriges statskalender 1986 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. pp. 354–355. ISBN   91-38-08944-0. SELIBR   3682765.
  30. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 413. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  31. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 364, 366–367. ISBN   9138121735. SELIBR   3682768.
  32. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 177, 179–180. ISBN   9138129485. SELIBR   3682773.
  33. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 171, 174, 177. ISBN   91-38-31692-7. SELIBR   8261600.
  34. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 168, 170, 172, 174–175. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
  35. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 173, 175–176, 179. ISBN   91-38-32230-7. SELIBR   10156707.
  36. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 175, 177–178, 181–182, 192. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  37. ↑ "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  38. ↑ "Ambassaden" [Embassy] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2025. Sveriges ambassadör i Guatemala är också ackrediterad i El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica och Panama. Detta innebär att ambassadören, baserad i Guatemala, även är Sveriges ambassadör i dessa länder.[Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala is also accredited to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. This means that the ambassador, based in Guatemala, is also Sweden's ambassador to these countries.]
  39. ↑ "I dag gav Kungen företräde för Georg Andrén, ny landshövding i Värmlands län" [Today, The King gave precedence to Georg Andrén, the new Governor of Värmland County] (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2025– via Facebook. Mellan åren 2014 och 2017 var han Sveriges ambassadör i Guatemala City...[Between 2014 and 2017 he was Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala City...]
  40. ↑ "Presentation of Credentials". The San Pedro Sun . Belmopan. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  41. ↑ "Ambassaden" [Embassy] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2025. Sveriges ambassadör i Guatemala är också ackrediterad i El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama och Belize.[Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala is also accredited to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Belize.]
  42. ↑ "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  43. ↑ "Klart: Anders Kompass blir ambassadör" [Done: Anders Kompass becomes ambassador]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  44. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Guatemala" [New ambassador in Guatemala] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  45. ↑ "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  46. ↑ "Ambassaden" [Embassy] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2025. Sveriges ambassadör i Guatemala är också ackrediterad i El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama och Belize. Detta innebär att ambassadören, baserad i Guatemala, även är Sveriges ambassadör i dessa länder.[Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala is also accredited to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Belize. This means that the ambassador, based in Guatemala, is also Sweden's ambassador to these countries.]
  47. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Guatemala" [New ambassador in Guatemala] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  48. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2025. Sveriges ambassadör i Guatemala är också ackrediterad i Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica och Panama.[Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala is also accredited to Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.]
  49. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Guatemala" [New ambassador in Guatemala] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  50. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025. Ambassadören är också sidoackrediterad till Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua och Panama...[The ambassador is also accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama...]
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