List of ambassadors of Sweden to Moldova

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Moldova
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Petra Lärke
since 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Chișinău
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Chișinău, Moldova
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Jan Lundvik
Formation1992
Website Swedish Embassy, Chișinău

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

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History

On 2 April 1992, the Swedish government recognized the Republic of Moldova. [1] On 27 May 1992, the Swedish government decided to enter into an agreement with Moldova to establish diplomatic relations. The agreement entered into force on 12 June 1992, upon its signing in Moscow by Ambassador Örjan Berner on behalf of Sweden, and Ion Cebuc on behalf of Moldova. [2]

The Consulate General in Berlin, under the leadership of Consul General Jan Lundvik, was given responsibility for relations with Moldova in 1992, and that same year he was accredited as ambassador there. In 1994, the responsibility for Moldova was transferred to the embassy in Budapest when Jan Lundvik became ambassador there. [3] [4] The Swedish ambassador to Moldova was resident in neighoring countries from 1992 to 2010: Berlin (1992–1994), Budapest (1994–1998), Kiev (1998–2000), and Bucharest (2000–2010),

The Swedish Embassy in Chișinău was inaugurated on 30 September 2010. The ceremony was attended by Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt; Moldova's Acting President, Mihai Ghimpu; and Iurie Leancă, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. [5]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Jan Lundvik 1992–1994AmbassadorResident in Berlin. [3]
Jan Lundvik 1994–1998AmbassadorResident in Budapest. [6]
Göran Jacobsson1998–2000AmbassadorResident in Kiev. [7]
Nils Gunnar Revelius2000–2001AmbassadorResident in Bucharest. [8]
Svante Kilander2001–2006AmbassadorResident in Bucharest. [9]
Mats Åberg2006–2010AmbassadorResident in Bucharest. [10]
Ingrid Tersman2010–2015Ambassador [11]
Signe Burgstaller2015–2018Ambassador [12]
Anna Lyberg1 September 2018 – 2021Ambassador [13]
Katarina Fried2021–2025Ambassador [14]
Petra Lärke2025–presentAmbassador [15]

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 1992:56 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN   0284-1967. SELIBR   4110996.
  3. 1 2 Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 353, 362. ISBN   9138128098. SELIBR   3682772.
  4. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 195. ISBN   9138129485. SELIBR   3682773.
  5. ↑ "Sveriges ambassad i Moldavien invigdes av utrikesminister Bildt" [Sweden's embassy in Moldova was inaugurated by Foreign Minister Bildt] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Chișinău. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 195. ISBN   9138313111. SELIBR   3682777.
  7. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 184, 193. ISBN   91-38-31692-7. SELIBR   8261600.
  8. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 189. ISBN   9138318385. SELIBR   8261601.
  9. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 187, 190–191. ISBN   91-38-32230-7. SELIBR   10156707.
  10. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 191, 194. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  11. ↑ "Internationell utblick: Moldavien - I kris mellan öst och väst" [International Outlook: Moldova - In Crisis Between East and West] (in Swedish). Arbetarnas bildningsförbund. 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2025. Ingrid Tersman, tidigare svensk ambassadör i Moldavien 2010-2015[Ingrid Tersman, former Swedish ambassador to Moldova 2010-2015]
  12. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Moldavien" [New ambassador to Moldova] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Moldavien" [New ambassador to Moldova] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Moldavien" [New ambassador to Moldova] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Moldavien" [New ambassador to Moldova] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
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