List of ambassadors of Sweden to Kazakhstan

Ambassador of Sweden to Kazakhstan
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Ewa Polano since November 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Astana
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat	Astana, Kazakhstan
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Örjan Berner
Formation	1993
Website	Swedish Embassy, Astana

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

History

On 3 April 1992, the Swedish government decided to establish diplomatic relations with Kazakhstan. The agreement came into effect on 7 April 1992, when it was signed in Alma-Ata by Ambassador Örjan Berner  [ sv ] on behalf of Sweden and Tulentaj Suleimenov on behalf of Kazakhstan. ^[1] The following year, Sweden's ambassador in Moscow was also accredited to Kazakhstan. From 2004 onward, a Swedish ambassador based in Stockholm was accredited to Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries.

On 9 September 2010, the Swedish government decided to open an embassy in Astana later that autumn. The embassy was established as a "mini-embassy," with a chargé d'affaires sharing facilities with staff from Norway and Finland. ^[2] It officially opened on 1 October 2010. ^[3] Since February 2013, Sweden has had a resident ambassador in Astana.

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Ref
Örjan Berner	1993–1994	Ambassador	Resident in Moscow.	[4]
Sven Hirdman	1994–2004	Ambassador	Resident in Moscow.	[5]
Hans Olsson	2004–2012 [a]	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm.	[7] [6]
Manne Wängborg	November 2010 – February 2013	Chargé d'affaires ad interim		[6]
Manne Wängborg	February 2013 – 2014	Ambassador		[8]
Christian Kamill	2014–2017	Ambassador		[9]
Mats Foyer	19 October 2017 – 2022	Ambassador		[10]
Ewa Polano	November 2022 – present	Ambassador		[11]

Footnotes

1. It is unclear how long Hans Olsson served as the Stockholm-based ambassador to Kazakhstan. The latest source is dated 28 January 2012. ^[6] He may have continued as ambassador until Manne Wängborg assumed the role in February 2013.

References

1. Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN   0284-1967. SELIBR   4110996.
2. "Sverige öppnar miniambassad i Astana, Kazakstan" [Sweden opens mini-embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan] (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
3. "Manne Wängborg om Det okända landet Kazakstan" [Manne Wängborg on The Unknown Country of Kazakhstan] (in Swedish). Ansgarskyrkan, Lidingö. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
4. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 183, 189. ISBN   9138129485. SELIBR   3682773.
5. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 178, 185. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
6. "Kazakstan" [Kazakhstan] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Central Asia. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
7. Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 186. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
8. Hugo, Katarina (27 November 2013). ""Korruption är en hydra som inte dödas med ett enda hugg"" [“Corruption is a hydra that cannot be killed with a single blow”]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Astana. Retrieved 17 January 2025. Hallå där Manne Wängborg som är ambassadör i Kazakstan sedan februari 2013.[Hello there, Manne Wängborg, who has been ambassador to Kazakhstan since February 2013.]
9. "Ny ambassadör i Kazakstan" [New ambassador to Kazakhstan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
10. "Ny ambassadör i Kazakstan" [New ambassador to Kazakhstan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
11. "Ewa Polano ny ambassadör i Kazakstan" [Ewa Polano new ambassador to Kazakhstan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

External links

• Embassy of Sweden, Astana, official website