List of ambassadors of Sweden to Guinea

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Guinea
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Mia Rimby
since 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Conakry
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
Inaugural holder Torsten Brandel
Formation1961

The Ambassador of Sweden to Guinea (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Guinea) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Guinea and government of Guinea. The ambassador is based in Stockholm and travels regularly to Guinea.

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History

On 30 October 1958, Sweden recognized the Republic of Guinea (formerly French Guinea). The announcement of the recognition was delivered in a telegram from Acting Foreign Minister, Cabinet Minister Herman Kling, to the government of Guinea. [1]

In January 1961, Sweden planned to establish three new diplomatic missions in Africa, including an independent mission in Liberia. [2] The proposed mission in Monrovia was intended to serve not only Liberia but also Ghana, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. A delegation recommended setting up at least two missions in West Africa, prioritizing Monrovia and Lagos. Additionally, a third mission was suggested for one of the French-speaking West African republics, such as Dakar or Abidjan. Until further expansions, the head of the Monrovia mission was to be accredited to some former French republics. These proposals were part of Sweden's efforts to strengthen economic ties and were reflected in that year's budget proposal. [3] In August 1961, Torsten Brandel, who in May of that year had been appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador in Monrovia, [4] was also accredited as ambassador to certain neighboring countries, including Guinea. [5]

The Swedish ambassador accredited to Guinea was based in Stockholm in the late 1970s, following the downgrading of the embassy in Monrovia. In 2000, Sweden opened an embassy in Dakar, Senegal, and the ambassador there was subsequently accredited to Guinea. The embassy closed 10 years later, and the ambassador to Guinea was once again based in Stockholm.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Torsten Brandel 1961–1962AmbassadorResident in Monrovia. [6]
Bo Järnstedt 1962 [b] –1964AmbassadorResident in Monrovia. [7]
Olof Ripa 1964–1968AmbassadorResident in Monrovia. [11]
Hans-Efraim Sköld1969–1972AmbassadorResident in Monrovia. [12]
Bengt Friedman 1973–1976AmbassadorResident in Monrovia. [13]
Olof Skoglund1976–1977AmbassadorResident in Monrovia. [14]
Cai Melin1979–1983AmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [15]
Erik Cornell 1983–1988AmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [16]
Bengt Holmquist1989–1992AmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [17]
Magnus Faxén 1993–1995AmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [18]
Carl-Erhard Lindahl 1995–1996AmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [19]
Nils-Erik Schyberg1997–1998AmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [20]
–1999–2000AmbassadorVacant. [21] [22]
Bo Wilén2000–2002AmbassadorResident in Dakar. [23]
Annika Magnusson2002–2005AmbassadorResident in Dakar. [24]
Agneta Bohman2006–2010AmbassadorResident in Dakar. [25]
Per Carlson2011–2017AmbassadorResident in Stockholm. Presented credentials on 9 September 2011. [26]
Maria Leissner 2017–2021AmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [27]
Mia Rimby2021–presentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [28]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Swedish ambassador to Guinea is resident in Stockholm, Sweden.
  2. ↑ The Sveriges statskalender (1964), pp. 310-311, lists the year as 1963. [7] However, Dagens Nyheter reported in March 1962 that Bo Järnstedt had already presented his credentials to President William Tubman in Monrovia. [8] Vem är det ("Who's Who") (1984), p. 571, also states the year as 1962. [9] Svenska Dagbladet reported in May 1962 that Ambassador Bo Järnstedt, "who is Sweden's envoy in Monrovia, Accra, Conakry and Freetown" has been appointed ambassador also in Abidjan. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Svenska regeringen har erkänt Guinea" [The Swedish government has recognized Guinea]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 31 October 1958. p. 10A. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Intensifierad UD-aktivitet" [Intensified Foreign Ministry activity]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 January 1961. p. A11. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Flera Afrikastater vill ha ökade Sverigeförbindelser" [Several African states want increased ties with Sweden]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 January 1961. p. A5. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Torsten Brandel blir ambassadör i Liberia" [Torsten Brandel becomes ambassador to Liberia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 May 1961. p. 22. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Mångsysslare" [Multitasker]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 August 1961. p. 8A. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1962 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1962. pp. 300, 302.
  7. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1964 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1964. pp. 310–311.
  8. ↑ "Sveriges nye ambassadör i Liberia" [Sweden's new ambassador to Liberia]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 March 1962. p. A15. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 571. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  10. ↑ "Ambassadörerna" [The ambassadors]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 19 May 1962. p. A11. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  11. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. pp. 317, 319.
  12. ↑ 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. 1015. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  13. ↑ 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. 352. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  14. ↑ 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. 1013. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  15. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 778. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  16. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 215. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  17. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 355. ISBN   913812694X. SELIBR   3682771.
  18. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 179. ISBN   91-38-30428-7. SELIBR   3682775.
  19. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 76, 183. ISBN   9138350211. SELIBR   3682781.
  20. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 179. ISBN   9138313111. SELIBR   3682777.
  21. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 181. ISBN   91-38-31445-2. SELIBR   3682778.
  22. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 177. ISBN   91-38-31692-7. SELIBR   8261600.
  23. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 181, 192. ISBN   9138319519. SELIBR   8428312.
  24. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 176, 189. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  25. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 181, 196. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  26. ↑ Balde, Abdallah (11 September 2011). "Guinée: Balais diplomatique à Sékoutouréya - Les ambassadeurs d'Allemagne, du Pakistan,d'Australie, de la Suède et de la Guinée Equatoriale ont présenté leurs lettres de créance au Chef de l'Etat" [Guinea: Diplomatic Brooms in Sékoutouréya - The ambassadors of Germany, Pakistan, Australia, Sweden and Equatorial Guinea presented their credentials to the Head of State]. allAfrica (in French). Retrieved 15 February 2025. Ce vendredi 9 septembre 2011, le Chef de l'Etat, le Pr Alpha Condé a ... Per Carlson du Royaume de Suède, M. William Billy Williams d .[This Friday, September 9, 2011, the Head of State, Professor Alpha Condé ... Per Carlson of the Kingdom of Sweden, Mr. William Billy Williams of .]
  27. ↑ "Maria Leissner". Folke Bernadotte Academy . Retrieved 23 April 2025. She was Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea and Senegal 2017 – 2021
  28. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Guinea" [New ambassador in Guinea] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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