List of ambassadors of Sweden to Iraq

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Iraq
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Jörgen Lindström
Special Envoy
since December 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Baghdad
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 Eric Gyllenstierna
Formation18 May 1934
Website Swedish Embassy, Baghdad

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

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History

From 1934 to 1936, the Swedish minister in Moscow, Soviet Union held a dual accreditation to Baghdad, [2] and from 1936 the Swedish minister in Tehran held a dual accreditation to Baghdad. [3]

In February 1960, the envoy was appointed ambassador there after an agreement with the Iraqi government regarding diplomatic representation. The ambassador remained accredited from Tehran, but a legation office was opened in Baghdad, headed by a first secretary from March of the same year. [4] In May 1964, Bengt Odhner was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador in Baghdad. [5]

The ambassador has been based in Stockholm since the storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the summer of 2023. [1]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958)
Eric Gyllenstierna 18 May 1934 – 1936 Envoy Resident in Moscow. [2]
Hugo von Heidenstam 1936–1942EnvoyResident in Tehran. [3]
Harald Pousette 1941–1945 Chargé d'affaires ad interim Resident in Tehran. [6]
Gunnar Jarring 1945–1945Chargé d'affaires ad interimResident in Tehran. [7]
Harald Pousette 1945–1947EnvoyResident in Tehran. [8]
Harry Eriksson 1948–1951EnvoyResident in Tehran. [9]
Gunnar Jarring 1951–1952EnvoyResident in Tehran. [7]
Ragnvald Bagge 1953–1958EnvoyResident in Tehran. [10]
First Republic of Iraq (1958–1968)
Ragnvald Bagge 1958–1959EnvoyResident in Tehran. [10]
Dick Hichens-Bergström 1959–1960EnvoyResident in Tehran. [11] [4]
Dick Hichens-Bergström 1960–1963 Ambassador Resident in Tehran. [4] [11]
Carl Johan Rappe1961–1962Chargé d'affaires ad interim [12]
Bengt Odhner 1964–1968Ambassador Also accredited to Kuwait City (from 1965). [13]
Iraqi Republic (1968–1992)
Bengt Odhner 1968–1969AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City. [13]
Gunnar Gerring 1969–1973AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City. [14]
Otto Rathsman 1973–1975Ambassador [15]
Fredrik Bergenstråhle 1975–1979Ambassador [16]
Lars-Olof Brilioth1979–1982Ambassador [17]
Arne Thorén 1983–1988Ambassador [18]
Henrik Amnéus1988–1992AmbassadorLeft Iraq in mid-January 1991. [19] [20]
Republic of Iraq (1992–2003)
Henrik Amnéus1992–1993Ambassador [20]
Torkel StiernlöfJuly 1990 – August 1990 Chargé d'affaires [21]
–1994–2004–Vacant [22] [23]
Republic of Iraq (2004–present)
Karin Roxman2004–2006AmbassadorResident in Amman. [24]
Niclas Trouvé2006–2010AmbassadorResident in Amman. [b] [25]
Carl Magnus Nesser2010–2012Ambassador [26]
Jörgen Lindström2012–2015Ambassador [27]
Annika Molin Hellgren2015–2017Ambassador [28]
Pontus Melander1 September 2017 – 2019Ambassador [29]
Lars Ronnås1 September 2019 – 2021Ambassador [30]
Jonas Lovén2021–2022Ambassador [31]
Jessica SvärdströmAugust 2022 – 2024AmbassadorResident in Stockholm (from 2023). [32] [1]
Jörgen LindströmDecember 2024 – present Special Envoy Resident in Stockholm. [33]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the summer of 2023 led to significant damage to the Swedish chancery building and to the fact that the embassy had to be relocated to Stockholm. [1]
  2. ↑ After the new embassy was opened in 2009, ambassador Trouvé was resident in Baghdad.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Irak" [Iraq] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "TAB 26". www.adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Adelsvapen. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1945). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen. Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 302. SELIBR   8198269.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ambassadör i Bagdad" [Ambassador in Baghdad]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 February 1960. p. 12A. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "UD-utnämningar i konseljen" [Cabinet appointments at the council]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 30 May 1964. p. 6A. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1945 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1945. p. 265.
  7. 1 2 Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 553. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  8. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1947 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1947. p. 278.
  9. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 265.
  10. 1 2 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. 1 2 Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 482. ISBN   91-1-843222-0.
  12. ↑ 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. 909. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  13. 1 2 Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 846. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  14. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1973). Sveriges statskalender 1973 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. pp. 354–355. SELIBR   3682755.
  15. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 408. ISBN   91-38-02088-2. SELIBR   3682757.
  16. ↑ 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. 172. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
  17. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 363. ISBN   9138067307. SELIBR   3682763.
  18. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 363. ISBN   91-38-09927-6. SELIBR   3682767.
  19. ↑ "Amnéus reser hem" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 18 January 1991. p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  20. 1 2 Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 347. ISBN   9138128098. SELIBR   3682772.
  21. ↑ Koskinen, Stefan (3 September 1990). ""Hoppas att våra män nu också får resa hem"" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 6. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  22. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 180. ISBN   9138129485. SELIBR   3682773.
  23. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 175. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
  24. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 180. ISBN   91-38-32230-7. SELIBR   10156707.
  25. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 183. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  26. ↑ "Regeringen utser fyra nya ambassadörer och en generalkonsul" [The government appoints four new ambassadors and one consul general] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  27. ↑ "Nya ambassadörer utsedda" [New ambassadors appointed]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). TT-TT Spektra. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  28. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Irak" [New ambassador in Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  29. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Irak" [New ambassador in Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  30. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Irak" [New ambassador in Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  31. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Irak" [New ambassador in Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  32. ↑ "Jessica Svärdström ny ambassadör i Irak" [Jessica Svärdström new ambassador in Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  33. ↑ "Nytt särskilt sändebud för Irak i Irak" [New Special Envoy to Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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