List of ambassadors of Sweden to Kyrgyzstan

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Kyrgyzstan
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Tomas Danestad
since 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Stockholm, Sweden
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Örjan Berner
Formation1993

The Ambassador of Sweden to Kyrgyzstan (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kyrgyz Republic) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Kyrgyzstan and government of Kyrgyzstan. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Bishkek, Sweden's ambassador to Kyrgyzstan is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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History

On 16 January 1992, the Swedish government recognized the Kyrgyz Republic as an independent state. [1] On 19 March 1992, the Swedish government decided to establish diplomatic relations with Kyrgyzstan. The agreement came into effect on 25 March 1992, when it was signed in Helsinki by Foreign Minister Margaretha af Ugglas on behalf of Sweden and Muratbek Imanalive on behalf of Kyrgyzstan. [2] The following year, Sweden's ambassador in Moscow was also accredited to Kyrgyzstan. From 2004 onward, a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large was appointed, who in addition to Kyrgyzstan is also ambassador to other Central Asian countries.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotes Presented credentials Ref
Örjan Berner 1993–1994AmbassadorResident in Moscow. [3]
Sven Hirdman 1994–2004AmbassadorResident in Moscow. [4]
Hans Olsson2004–2012AmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [5] [6]
Åke Peterson30 August 2012 – 2015AmbassadorResident in Stockholm [7]
Christian Kamill2015–2020AmbassadorResident in Astana [a] 30 March 2016 [8] [9]
Christian Kamill2020–2022AmbassadorResident in Baku [10]
Tomas Danestad2023–presentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm28 March 2023 [11] [12] [13]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kamill was ambassador to Astana until 2017 when he was succeeded by Mats Foyer. It is unclear whether he continued to reside in Astana after that. He was ambassador to Kyrgyzstan until 2020 when he was appointed Sweden's ambassador to Baku.

References

  1. ↑ "Tio nya stater - tio nya flaggor" [Ten new states - ten new flags]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 January 1992. p. 1. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1992:57 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN   0284-1967. SELIBR   4110996.
  3. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 183. ISBN   9138129485. SELIBR   3682773.
  4. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 179. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
  5. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 186. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  6. ↑ "Kirgizistan" [Kyrgyzstan] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Central Asia. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Stockholm-based Ambassador to Tajikistan visits Tajik MFA". Dushanbe. Asia-Plus. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sweden Kyrgyzstan's major partner among Scandinavian countries – President". AKIpress News Agency. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Azerbajdzjan" [New ambassador in Azerbaijan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2025. Christian Kamill är för närvarande ambassadör i Kirgizistan och förestår ambassaden i Baku i egenskap av chargé d'affaires.[Christian Kamill is currently Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan and heads the embassy in Baku in the capacity of Chargé d'Affaires.]
  10. ↑ "Kyrgyz deputy FM receives ambassador of Sweden on occasion of completion of diplomatic mission". Bishkek. Kabar. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Stocholm-based. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Kirgizistan" [Kyrgyzstan] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Archived from the original on 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "President of Kyrgyzstan receives credentials from Ambassadors of 11 states". 24.kg. Bishkek. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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