List of ambassadors of Sweden to Mali

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Mali
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Kristina Kühnel
since 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Bamako
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Bamako, Mali
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holderClaës König
Formation1968
Website Swedish Embassy, Bamako

The Ambassador of Sweden to Mali (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Mali) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the head of state of Mali and government of Mali.

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History

Sweden's first ambassador accredited in Bamako was Claës König  [ sv ], who held a dual accreditation from the Swedish embassy in Algiers, Algeria, starting in 1968. [1] He presented his letters of credence to President Moussa Traoré on 28 May 1969. [2] Until 1980, the ambassador in Algiers was also accredited in Bamako, then for a year from the Swedish embassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, before a Stockholm-based ambassador took over the role until the year 2000. In the 2000s, the Swedish ambassador in Dakar, Senegal, was accredited in Bamako.

Sweden opened an embassy in Bamako in 2010 and appointed a resident ambassador there. [3] The ambassador is accredited in neighboring countries. [4]

List of representatives

NamePeriod Resident/Non resident TitleAccreditationRef
Claës König1968–1972 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassador Accredited from the embassy in Algiers. Submitted letter of credence on 28 May 1969. [2] [1]
Jean-Jacques von Dardel1972–1974 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Algiers. [5]
Harald Edelstam 1975–1979 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Algiers. [6]
Stig Brattström1979–1980 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Algiers. [7]
Hans-Olle Olsson1980–1981 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Abidjan. [8]
–1982–1982 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorVacant. [9]
Erik Cornell1983–1988 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorStationed in Stockholm. [10]
Bengt Holmquist1989–1992 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorStationed in Stockholm. [11]
–1993–1994 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorStationed in Stockholm. Vacant. [12] [13]
Magnus Faxén 1994–1995 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorStationed in Stockholm. [14]
Nils-Erik Schyberg1996–1998 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorStationed in Stockholm. [15]
–1999–2000 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorStationed in Stockholm. Vacant. [16] [17]
Bo Wilén2000–2002 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Dakar. [18]
Annika Magnusson2002–2005 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Dakar. [19]
Agneta Bohman2006–2010 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Dakar. [20]
Carin Wall2010–2013 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to the embassy in Ouagadougou.
Eva Emnéus 2013–2018 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Niamey (from 2015), Nouakchott (from 2015), and Ouagadougou (from 2015). [21] [4] [22]
Diana Janse2019–2021 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Niamey (from 2020). [23] [24]
Kristina Kühnel2021–present Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Niamey (from 2023). [25] [26]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Hård af Segerstad, Pia, ed. (29 May 1969). "Dag för dag" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 19. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Burkina Faso" (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Den 1 september överlämnade Ambassadör Eva Emnéus sina kreditivbrev till Mauretaniens president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz vid en ceremoni i huvudstaden Nouakchott" (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Bamako. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2024– via Facebook. Ambassadören är baserad i Bamako, Mali, men ansvarar förutom för Mali och Mauretanien också för Sveriges relationer med Burkina Faso och Niger.
  5. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1974). Sveriges statskalender 1974 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Allmänna. p. 380. ISBN   91-38-01839-X.
  6. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 346. ISBN   91-38-04622-9. SELIBR   3682760.
  7. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1980). Sveriges statskalender 1980 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 346. ISBN   91-38-05350-0. SELIBR   33682761.
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  10. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 368. ISBN   91-38-09927-6. SELIBR   3682767.
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  12. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 352. ISBN   9138128098. SELIBR   3682772.
  13. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN   9138129485. SELIBR   3682773.
  14. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN   91-38-30428-7. SELIBR   3682775.
  15. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN   9138313111. SELIBR   3682777.
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  25. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Mali" [New ambassador in Mali] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  26. ↑ President of Niger [@PresidenceNiger] (2 May 2023). "Accréditation de quatre nouveaux ambassadeurs au Niger" [Accreditation of four new ambassadors to Niger.] (Tweet) (in French). Niamey. Retrieved 19 July 2024– via Twitter.
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