List of ambassadors of Sweden to Kenya

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Kenya
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Caroline Vicini
since 1 September 2020
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Nairobi
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Limuru Road, Rosslyn Estate [1]
Seat Nairobi, Kenya
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Otto Rathsman
Formation1964
Website Swedish Embassy, Nairobi

The Ambassador of Sweden to Kenya (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Kenya) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Kenya and government of Kenya. The ambassador is concurrently accredited to neighboring countries and to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi.

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History

In April 1962, Otto Rathsman was appointed Consul General to a career consulate general, which, according to a parliamentary decision, was to be established in Nairobi. [2] On 12 December 1963, Kenya declared itself an independent state, and Sweden immediately recognized it. Sweden was represented at the independence celebrations in Kenya by Consul General Rathsman in Nairobi, in the capacity of Ambassadeur émission spéciale. [3] During the council meeting on 31 January 1964, Consul General Rathsman was appointed ambassador to Nairobi, following Kenya's achievement of independence on 12 December the previous year. [4]

Since 1964, Sweden's ambassador to Kenya has been concurrently accredited to neighboring countries: Burundi (1964–1966, 1973–present), Comoros (1998–present), Rwanda (1964–1966, 1973–2012), Seychelles (1978–1981, 1998–present), Tanzania (1964–1968), Uganda (1964–1998), and Zambia (1964–1967). The ambassador is also accredited to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Otto Rathsman 1964–1966Ambassador Dual accreditation to Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, and Lusaka. [5]
Carl Gustaf Béve1966–1968AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura (until 1967), Dar es Salaam, Kampala, and Lusaka (until 1967). [6] [7]
Carl-George Crafoord 1968–1973AmbassadorDual accreditation to Kampala (from 1969). [8]
Lennart Rydfors1973–1978AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura (from 1975), Kigali (from 1974), and Kampala. [9]
Cecilia Nettelbrandt 1978–1983AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kampala (from 1979), Kigali, and Victoria (until 1981). [10] [11]
Arne Fältheim1983–1988AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kampala, and Kigali, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat (from 1987). [12]
Nils Gunnar Revelius1988–1993AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kampala, and Kigali (all three from 1989), as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. [13]
Lars-Göran Engfeldt1993–1998AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura (from 1994), Kampala, and Kigali, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. [14]
Inga Björk-Klevby 1998–2002AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria. [15]
Bo Göransson2003–2006AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria. [16]
Anna Brandt2006–2009AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. [17]
Ann Dismorr2009–2012AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. [18] [19]
Johan Borgstam2012–2017AmbassadorDual accreditation to Moroni and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. [20] [21]
Anna Jardfelt Melvin 1 September 2017 – 2020AmbassadorDual accreditation to Moroni and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. [22] [23] [24] [25]
Caroline Vicini1 September 2020 – presentAmbassadorDual accreditation to Moroni and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. [26] [27] [28] [29]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Nairobi, Kenya. Ambassadörens residens" [Nairobi, Kenya. Ambassador's residence] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Officiellt" [Officially]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 29 April 1962. p. 12A. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kenyas självständighetsdag" [Kenya Independence Day]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 13 December 1963. p. A23. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Budapest och Bukarest får svenska ambassader" [Budapest and Bucharest get Swedish embassies]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 February 1964. p. 8A. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1964 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1964. pp. 291, 294, 297–299.
  6. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1967 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1967. pp. 305, 309, 313–314.
  7. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. pp. 319, 323, 324.
  8. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1973). Sveriges statskalender 1973 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. pp. 355, 360. SELIBR   3682755.
  9. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 437, 447, 453, 460. ISBN   91-38-03894-3. SELIBR   3682759.
  10. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 361. ISBN   91-38-06008-6. SELIBR   3682762.
  11. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 344, 353, 358, 364. ISBN   9138071576. SELIBR   3682764.
  12. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 357, 366, 372, 378, 380. ISBN   91-38-09927-6. SELIBR   3682767.
  13. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 341, 350, 356, 362, 365. ISBN   9138128098. SELIBR   3682772.
  14. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 174, 182, 189, 195, 198. ISBN   9138313111. SELIBR   3682777.
  15. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 176–177, 184, 191–192. ISBN   9138319519. SELIBR   8428312.
  16. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 174-175, 183, 191-192. ISBN   91-38-32230-7. SELIBR   10156707.
  17. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2009). Sveriges statskalender 2009 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 178, 188–189, 196, 198, 207. ISBN   978-91-38-32464-6. SELIBR   11452377.
  18. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 176, 186–187, 194, 196, 205. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
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  22. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Kenya" [New ambassador in Kenya] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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