List of ambassadors of Sweden to Jordan

Ambassador of Sweden to Jordan
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Maria Sargren since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Amman
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat	Amman, Jordan
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Åke Sjölin
Formation	1957
Website	Swedish Embassy, Amman

The Ambassador of Sweden to Jordan (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the king of Jordan and government of Jordan.

History

Sweden's first envoy accredited in Amman was Åke Sjölin, who was resident in Beirut. He presented his credentials to King Hussein of Jordan on 14 December 1957. ^[1]

In 1960, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Jordanian governments regarding diplomatic representation in their respective countries. When Sweden's newly appointed envoy in Beirut, Gösta Brunnström, was also accredited in Amman, he was appointed ambassador there. ^[2]

On 15 November 1981, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Leif Leifland officiated at the inauguration of Sweden's new embassy in Amman. ^[3] The ambassador continued to be resident in Beirut, and in his absence, the embassy was managed by a first embassy secretary in the capacity of chargé d'affaires ad interim .

Due to the unstable situation in Lebanon and concern for the safety of personnel, no posted officials were assigned to the Embassy in Beirut during the period February–September 1984. From the autumn of 1984, the head of mission was stationed in Amman with concurrent accreditation to Beirut, where the mission was led by a chargé d'affaires ad interim. ^[4]

List of representatives

Name	Period	Resident/Non resident	Title	Notes	Ref
Åke Sjölin	1957–1960	Non-resident	Envoy	Resident in Beirut.	[5]
Gösta Brunnström	1960–1965	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Beirut.	[6]
Claës Ivar Wollin	1965–1969	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Beirut.	[7]
Åke Jonsson	1969–1974	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Beirut.	[8]
Jean-Jacques von Dardel	1974–1978	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Beirut.	[9]
Sten Strömholm	1979–1983	Non-resident	Ambassador	Resident in Beirut.	[10]
Mathias Mossberg	1981–1984	Resident	Chargé d'affaires ad interim [a]		[11]
Ingemar Stjernberg	1983–1986	Non-resident [b]	Ambassador	Resident in Beirut.	[13]
Helena Ödmark	1984–1985	Resident	Chargé d'affaires ad interim [c]		[14]
Lars Lönnback	1986–1990	Resident	Ambassador		[15]
Christian Bausch	1990–1995	Resident	Ambassador		[16]
Agneta Bohman	1995–1999	Resident	Ambassador		[17]
Klas Gierow	1999–2004	Resident	Ambassador		[18]
Tommy Arwitz	2004–2008	Resident	Ambassador		[19]
Charlotta Sparre	2008–2013	Resident	Ambassador		[20]
Helena Gröndahl Rietz	2013–2016	Resident	Ambassador		[21]
Erik Ullenhag	September 2016 – 2020	Resident	Ambassador		[22]
Alexandra Rydmark	September 2020 – 2024	Resident	Ambassador		[23]
Maria Sargren	2024–present	Resident	Ambassador		[24]

Footnotes

1. Held the diplomatic rank of first embassy secretary. ^[11]
2. Stjernberg was officially Swedish ambassador to Beirut with concurrent accreditation to Amman. Due to the unstable situation in Lebanon and concern for the safety of personnel, no posted officials were assigned to the Embassy in Beirut during the period February–September 1984. From the autumn of 1984, Ambassador Stjernberg was stationed in Amman with concurrent accreditation to Beirut, where the mission was led by a chargé d'affaires ad interim. ^[4] He was stationed in Stockholm from New Year's Eve 1985. ^[12]
3. Held the diplomatic rank of first embassy secretary. ^[14]

References

1. "Sveriges nyutnämnde sändebud" [Sweden's newly appointed envoy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 December 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
2. "Utlandsrepresentationen" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 April 1960. p. 20A. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
3. "Ny ambassad i Amman" [New embassy in Amman]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 10 November 1981. p. 19. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
4. "Utrikesutskottets betänkande 1984/85:8" [Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee 1984/85:8] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Riksdag. 1984. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
5. 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. 998. ISBN   91-1-914072-X.
6. Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 143. SELIBR   3681518.
7. 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. 1209. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
8. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 566. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
9. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 236. ISBN   91-1-843222-0. SELIBR   3681527.
10. 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. 1042. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
11. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 353. ISBN   91-38-90400-4. SELIBR   3682782.
12. Atterstam, Inger (2 August 1987). "Ingen begäran om utlämning" [No request for extradition]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 6. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
13. 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. 1029. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
14. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 351. ISBN   91-38-90564-7. SELIBR   3682783.
15. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1990). Sveriges statskalender 1990 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 361. ISBN   913812291X. SELIBR   3682769.
16. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 182. ISBN   91-38-30428-7. SELIBR   3682775.
17. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 184. ISBN   91-38-31445-2. SELIBR   3682778.
18. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 177. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
19. Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
20. Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 185. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
21. "Helena Rietz new Ambassador to Jordan". Embassy of Sweden, Amman. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2025– via Facebook.
22. "Ny ambassadör i Jordanien" [New ambassador in Jordan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
23. "Ny ambassadör i Jordanien" [New ambassador in Jordan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
24. "Ny ambassadör i Jordanien" [New ambassador in Jordan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

External links

• Embassy of Sweden, Amman (in Swedish, English, and Arabic)