List of ambassadors of Sweden to Israel

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Israel
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Alexandra Rydmark
since 15 August 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Tel Aviv
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence 93 Eliezer Kaplan Street,
Herzliya Pituah
Seat Tel Aviv, Israel
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderGösta Hedengren
Formation1951
Website Swedish Embassy, Tel Aviv

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

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History

In July 1950, Sweden recognized the state of Israel de jure. [1] In January 1951, the Swedish government decided to establish a diplomatic mission in Israel, and Gösta Hedengren  [ sv ] was appointed as the chargé d'affaires there. [2] Hedengren and his wife arrived in Haifa on 2 April 1951, aboard the Italian ship Abbazia. They were received by representatives of the Israeli government and then traveled on to Tel Aviv, where he would open the Swedish legation. [3] On 4 April 1951, Gösta Hedengren presented his letter of credence to Dr. Walter Eytan at the Israeli Foreign Ministry. The Tel Aviv newspaper Maariv wrote at the time that "the appointment marks the end of the tragic Swedish-Israeli conflict that began with the murder of Count Folke Bernadotte". [4]

In June 1953, Jens Malling was appointed as the new chargé d'affaires. [5] He arrived at Lod Airport on 2 July 1953, and was received by representatives of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Swedish legation. [6] In February 1956, Malling was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Tel Aviv. [7] He presented his letter of credence on 15 March 1956, to Israeli President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi in the presence of Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett. [8]

In September 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Israeli 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. In connection with this, Sweden's envoy to Tel Aviv, Östen Lundborg, was designated as ambassador. [9]

Between 1981 and 2002, the ambassador held a dual accreditation to Nicosia, Cyprus.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Gösta Hedengren1951–1953 Chargé d'affaires Submitted letter of credence on 5 April 1951. [4] [10]
Jens Malling 1953–1956Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [11]
Ingvar GrauersApril 1955 – November 1955Acting chargé d'affaires [lower-alpha 1] [12] [13]
Jens Malling 1956–1956 Envoy Submitted letter of credence on 15 March 1956. [8] [11]
Östen Lundborg1956 – September 1957Envoy [14] [9]
Östen LundborgSeptember 1957 – 1960 Ambassador [9] [14]
Hugo Tamm 1960–1963Ambassador [15]
Inga Thorsson 1964–1966Ambassador [16]
Bo Siegbahn 1966–1970Ambassador [17]
Sten Sundfeldt1970–1975Ambassador [18]
Iwo Dölling 1975–1979Ambassador [19]
Torsten Örn1979–1983Ambassador Dual accreditation to Nicosia (from 1981). [20]
Sven Hirdman 1983–1987AmbassadorDual accreditation to Nicosia. [21]
Mats Bergquist1987–1992AmbassadorDual accreditation to Nicosia. [22]
Carl-Magnus Hyltenius1992–1996AmbassadorDual accreditation to Nicosia. [23]
John Hagard1996–1999AmbassadorDual accreditation to Nicosia. [24]
Anders Lidén 1999–2002AmbassadorDual accreditation to Nicosia. [25]
Robert Rydberg2003–2007Ambassador [26]
Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier 2007–2010Ambassador [27]
Elinor Hammarskjöld2010–2013Ambassador
Carl Magnus NesserApril 2013 – 2017Ambassador [28]
Magnus Hellgren1 September 2017 – 2020Ambassador [29]
Erik Ullenhag September 2020 – 2024Ambassador [30]
Alexandra Rydmark15 August 2024 – presentAmbassador [31] [32]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ During Jens Malling's service as head of the Swedish delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) in Korea. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sverige erkänner Israel de jure" [Sweden recognizes Israel de jure]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 14 July 1950. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Beskickningschef utsedd i Tel Aviv" [Head of mission appointed in Tel Aviv]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 January 1951. p. A9. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sveriges första chargé d'affaires i Israel" [Sweden's first chargé d'affaires in Israel]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 4 April 1951. p. A5. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Israel välkomnar det svenska sändebudet" [Israel welcomes the Swedish emissary]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Tel Aviv. AP. 6 April 1951. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nya sändebud" [New emissaries]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 6 June 1953. p. 8A. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Sveriges nye chargé d'affaires i Israel" [Sweden's new chargé d'affaires in Israel]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 3 July 1953. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Nya ambassadörer i Oslo, Paris och Peking. Stor omflyttning förestår bland sändebuden" [New ambassadors in Oslo, Paris and Beijing. A large relocation is expected among the emissaries]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 February 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Sveriges nye beskickningschef" [Sweden's new head of mission]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 March 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 "Nya ambassader" [New embassies]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 September 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 455. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  11. 1 2 Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 614. SELIBR   3681518.
  12. 1 2 "Svenskt personbyte i Koreakommissionen" [Swedish personnel change in the Korea Commission]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 March 1955. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Omflyttning av Koreasvenskarna" [Relocation of the Swedes in Korea]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 6 October 1955. p. A7. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  14. 1 2 Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 613. SELIBR   3681519.
  15. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 1089. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  16. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1966 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1966. p. 294.
  17. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender 1970 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 353.
  18. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 409. ISBN   91-38-02088-2. SELIBR   3682757.
  19. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 342. ISBN   91-38-04622-9. SELIBR   3682760.
  20. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 345, 351. ISBN   9138071576. SELIBR   3682764.
  21. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 350, 356. ISBN   91-38-09751-6. SELIBR   3682766.
  22. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 350, 356. ISBN   913812694X. SELIBR   3682771.
  23. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 179, 184. ISBN   9138350211. SELIBR   3682781.
  24. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 177, 182. ISBN   91-38-31445-2. SELIBR   3682778.
  25. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 177, 182. ISBN   9138319519. SELIBR   8428312.
  26. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 177. ISBN   9138323583. SELIBR   10414913.
  27. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 183. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  28. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Israel" [New ambassador in Israel] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  29. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Israel" [New ambassador in Israel] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  30. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Israel" [New ambassador in Israel] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  31. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tel Aviv. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  32. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Israel" [New ambassador in Israel] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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