List of ambassadors of Sweden to Japan

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Japan
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Viktoria Flodh Li
since 1 September 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Tokyo
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence 1 Chome-10-3-100 Roppongi
Seat Tokyo, Japan
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderFrederik Philip van der Hoeven
Formation1871
Website Swedish Embassy, Tokyo

The Ambassador of Sweden to Japan (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Japan) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the emperor of Japan and the government of Japan.

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History

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Japan were established in 1868. [1] Due to letters patent on 11 November 1870, the care of the Sweden–Norway's interests there was handed over to the Dutch trade representation, which employed consuls and vice-consuls partly in Yokohama and Tokyo (Dutch legation), partly in Nagasaki, as well as in Osaka and Hyōgo. By a decision on 9 October 1900, a career Swedish-Norwegian consulate general was established in Kobe with the whole of Japan as a district. Upon reorganization in 1906, the consulate general in Kobe was closed, and its functions were taken over by the Swedish legation in Tokyo. [2]

By a decision on 28 September 1906, the consulate general in Japan was assigned to King in Council's minister there, Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg. Wallenberg served as consul general from the same date and as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from the same year. [2] [3]

In the fall of 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Japanese 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. Sweden's envoy handed over his letter of credence as ambassador in December of the same year. [4]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleAccreditationRef
Frederik Philip van der Hoeven1871–1872Resident minister
Wilhelm Ferdinand Henrik van Wekherlin1872–1878Resident minister
Edmond W.F. Wittewaall van Stoetwegen1879–1881Resident minister
Johannes Jakobus van der Plot1881–1889Resident minister
Dmitri Louis van Bylandt1890–1896Resident minister
Hannibal Casimir Johannes Testa1896–1900Resident minister
Hannibal Casimir Johannes Testa1900–1902Envoy
Arthur M.D. Swerts de Landas Wyborgh1902–1905Envoy
John Loudon 1905–1906Acting Envoy
Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg1906–1920Envoy Also acreddited to Beijing. Also served as consul general from 28 September 1906. [5] [3]
Patrik Reuterswärd18 February 1912 – 14 June 1912Acting chargé d'affaires [6]
Patrik Reuterswärd11 October 1913 – 5 February 1914Acting chargé d'affaires [6]
David Bergström7 May 1918 – 1920Acting EnvoyAlso acreddited to Beijing. [7]
David Bergström11 June 1920 – 1922EnvoyAlso acreddited to Beijing. [7]
Oskar Ewerlöf1922–1928EnvoyAlso acreddited to Beijing. [8]
Johan Hultman 1928–1936EnvoyAlso acreddited to Beijing (from 1929) and Bangkok (from 1931). [9]
Widar Bagge 1937–1945EnvoyAlso acreddited to Bangkok. [10]
–1946–1947–Vacant. [11] [12]
Leif Öhrvall1948–1951Diplomatic representative [13]
Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt 1951–1952Diplomatic representative [14]
Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt 1952–1956Envoy [15]
Tage Grönwall 9 July 1956 – December 1957Envoy [16] [4]
Tage Grönwall December 1957 – 1962AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Seoul (1959–1962). [4] [17]
Karl Fredrik Almqvist1963–1970AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Seoul. [18]
Gunnar Heckscher 1970–1975AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Seoul. [19]
Bengt Odevall 1975–1981AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Seoul (1975–1979). [20]
Gunnar Lonaeus1981–1986Ambassador [21]
Ove Heyman1986–1991Ambassador [22]
Magnus Vahlquist1992–1997AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Marshall Islands (1995–1997) and the Federated States of Micronesia (1995–1997). [23]
Krister Kumlin1997–2002AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. [24]
Mikael Lindström 2002–2006AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. [25]
Stefan Noreén2006–2011AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. [26]
Lars Vargö2011–2014Ambassador
Magnus Robach2014–2019Ambassador
Pereric Högberg1 September 2019 – 2024AmbassadorAlso acreddited to Palau (from February 2022) and the Federated States of Micronesia (from February 2024). [27] [28] [29]
Viktoria Li2024–presentAmbassador [30]

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tokyo. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 Almquist 1914 , pp. 399–400
  3. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1920 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1920. p. 173.
  4. 1 2 3 "Svensk ambassad även i Tokio" [Swedish embassy also in Tokyo]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 8 December 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Almquist 1914 , p. 400
  6. 1 2 Elgenstierna 1931 , p. 276
  7. 1 2 Jacobson 1922 , p. 728
  8. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1928 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1928. p. 186.
  9. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 506. SELIBR   8261511.
  10. ↑ Svensson 1953 , p. 61
  11. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1946. p. 272.
  12. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1947 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1947. p. 278.
  13. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1951 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1951. p. 295.
  14. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1952 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1952. p. 300.
  15. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 318.
  16. ↑ "Sveriges beskickning i Tokio" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 November 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 397. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
  18. ↑ Sköldenberg 1970 , p. 353
  19. ↑ Sköldenberg 1975 , p. 410
  20. ↑ Salander Mortensen 1996 , p. 853
  21. ↑ Spiegelberg 1986 , p. 357
  22. ↑ Spiegelberg 1991 , p. 353
  23. ↑ Almqvist 1997 , pp. 183, 187
  24. ↑ Spiegelberg 2002 , pp. 183, 187–188
  25. ↑ Spiegelberg 2006 , pp. 181, 187
  26. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 184. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  27. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Japan" [New ambassador in Japan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  28. ↑ "Virtual Presentations of Credentials". Office of the President, Republic of Palau. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024– via Facebook.
  29. ↑ "Presentation of Credentials Ceremony of His Excellency Ambassador Pereric Högberg of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Federated States of Micronesia". Palikir: Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  30. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Japan" [New ambassador in Japan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

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