List of ambassadors of Sweden to Nicaragua

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Nicaragua
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Pontus Rosenberg
since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Managua
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Guatemala City, Guatemala [a]
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Gylfe Anderberg
FormationJanuary 1936

The Ambassador of Sweden to Nicaragua (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Republic of Nicaragua) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Nicaragua and government of Nicaragua. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Managua, Sweden's ambassador in Guatemala City, Gutemala is co-accredited in Managua.

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History

In January 1936, the King in Council appointed the envoy to Mexico, Gylfe Anderberg, to also serve as envoy to Nicaragua, as well as to Costa Rica, Honduras, and El Salvador. [1]

Following the opening of the Swedish embassy in Guatemala City in 1964, the ambassador there assumed accreditation for Managua, pursuant to a council decision on 20 March of the same year. [2]

Sweden and Nicaragua began a development cooperation program in 1979. [3] From November of that year, Carl-Erhard Lindahl was appointed to the newly established position of minister at the embassy in Guatemala City, although he primarily worked at the aid office in Managua, where he also served as chargé d'affaires ad interim. [4] [5]

Sweden opened an embassy in Managua at the turn of 1983–84. [6] The embassy focused mainly on development aid. [7] Göte Magnusson  [ sv ] was appointed Sweden's first resident ambassador to Managua. The Swedish ambassador in Managua was also accredited to San José, Costa Rica (1984–2000), and Panama City, Panama (1991–2000). [8] [9] [10]

In 2007, the Swedish government decided to phase out development aid to Nicaragua. As a result, the embassy was converted into a section office, tasked solely with managing the phase-out of aid, which was operated by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). [7] The embassy was closed in 2008. [11] Thereafter, accreditation for Managua once again fell under the responsibility of the Swedish ambassador in Guatemala City.

List of representatives

NamePeriod Resident/Non resident TitleNotes Presented credentials Ref
Gylfe Anderberg January 1936 – 1937 Red pog.svg Non-residentActing envoy Resident in Mexico City. [1] [12]
Vilhelm Assarsson 1 February 1938 – 1940 Red pog.svg Non-residentEnvoyResident in Mexico City. [13] [14]
Herbert Ribbing1943–1949 Red pog.svg Non-residentEnvoyResident in Mexico City. [15]
Claes Westring1949–1952 Red pog.svg Non-residentEnvoyResident in Mexico City. [16]
Sven Grafström6 June 1952 – 3 January 1955 [b] Red pog.svg Non-residentEnvoyResident in Mexico City. Died in office. [c] [19]
Lennart Nylander 1955–1956 Red pog.svg Non-residentEnvoyResident in Mexico City.January 1956 [20] [21]
Lennart Nylander 1956–1962 Red pog.svg Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Mexico City. [22]
Tord Göransson 1962–1964 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Mexico City. [23]
Arne Björnberg 1964–1969 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [24]
Harald Edelstam 1969–1972 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [25]
Claës König1972–1976 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [26]
Arne Helleryd1976–1978 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [27]
Henrik Ramel1979–1981 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [28]
Carl-Erhard Lindahl 1979–1981 Green pog.svg ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interim [d] [29]
Carl-Erhard Lindahl 1981–1983 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [30]
Hans von Knorring1981–1983 Green pog.svg ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interim [d] [5] [31]
Göte Magnusson1984–1988 Green pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to San José. [8]
Harald Fälth1988–1991 Green pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to San José. [32]
Lars Jonsson1991–1993 Green pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and San José. [9]
Eivor Halkjaer1994–1997 Green pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and San José. [33]
Jan Bjerninger1997–2000 Green pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and San José. [10]
Klas Markensten2000–2003 Green pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [34]
Eva Zetterberg 2003–2008 Green pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [11]
Ewa Werner-Dahlin2008–2010 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [35]
Michael Frühling2010–2014 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [36]
Georg Andrén2014 – 31 August 2017 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [37] [38]
Anders Kompass December 2017 – 2020 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [39] [40] [41]
Hans Magnusson1 September 2020 – 2024 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [42] [43]
Pontus Rosenberg2024–present Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Guatemala City. [44] [45]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sweden's ambassador in Guatemala City, Guatemala is co-accredited in Managua.
  2. ↑ However, the service in Mexico was interrupted for six months in 1953, when Grafström, with the rank of major general, became the first Swedish representative in the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea. [17]
  3. ↑ Grafström was found on 3 January 1955, on the railway line two km from Joigny, 140 km southeast of Paris, France. Grafström was on his way to Paris and from there to continue by plane to Mexico City. [18]
  4. 1 2 Chargé d'affaires ad interim with the diplomatic rank of minister. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Beskickningarna" [The diplomatic missions]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 10 January 1936. p. 4A. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Utnämningar i UD" [Foreign Ministry appointments]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 March 1964. p. A13. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sverige får nytt biståndskontor" [Sweden gets new development aid office]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 July 1983. p. 13. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Westtorp, Hans, ed. (24 November 1979). "Diplomatiska förflyttningar" [Diplomatic transfers]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 17. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Diplomatiska förändringar" [Diplomatic changes]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 May 1981. p. 17. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Olof Palme till Nicaragua. Ambassad öppnas vid årsskiftet" [Olof Palme to Nicaragua. Embassy to open at the turn of the year]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 6 August 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Två ambassader och två konsulat avvecklas" [Two embassies and two consulates are being closed down] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 15 November 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  8. 1 2 Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 358, 369. ISBN   91-38-09927-6. SELIBR   3682767.
  9. 1 2 Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 342, 354–355. ISBN   9138128098. SELIBR   3682772.
  10. 1 2 Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 173, 185–186. ISBN   91-38-31692-7. SELIBR   8261600.
  11. 1 2 Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 191. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  12. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 38. SELIBR   8261511.
  13. ↑ "Omflyttade och nya sändebud" [Relocated and new envoys]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 November 1937. p. 4A. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  14. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 44. SELIBR   10335454.
  15. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 893. SELIBR   9649168.
  16. ↑ Svensson, Stina; Ekstedt, Tage, eds. (1955). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1955 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1955] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1002. SELIBR   3681511.
  17. ↑ Boheman, Erik (1967–1969). "Sven H Grafström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. p. 209. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Envoyé Sven Grafström förolyckad i Frankrike" [Envoy Sven Grafström killed in France]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 4 January 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  19. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1954 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1954. pp. 301, 303–306.
  20. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 319.
  21. ↑ "Sveriges minister i Mexiko" [Sweden's minister in Mexico]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 February 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  22. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1962 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1962. pp. 302–303.
  23. ↑ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 413. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  24. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. pp. 317, 320.
  25. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 354, 357. SELIBR   3682755.
  26. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 407, 414. ISBN   91-38-02088-2. SELIBR   3682757.
  27. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 443, 451. ISBN   91-38-03894-3. SELIBR   3682759.
  28. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 350, 357. ISBN   91-38-06008-6. SELIBR   3682762.
  29. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 351, 357. ISBN   91-38-06008-6. SELIBR   3682762.
  30. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 349, 356. ISBN   9138071576. SELIBR   3682764.
  31. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 356. ISBN   9138071576. SELIBR   3682764.
  32. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 346, 357. ISBN   9138125277. SELIBR   3682770.
  33. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 177, 188, 190. ISBN   9138350211. SELIBR   3682781.
  34. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 181. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  35. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 181, 192. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  36. ↑ "Ambassaden" [Embassy] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2025. Sveriges ambassadör i Guatemala är också ackrediterad i El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica och Panama. Detta innebär att ambassadören, baserad i Guatemala, även är Sveriges ambassadör i dessa länder.[Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala is also accredited to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. This means that the ambassador, based in Guatemala, is also Sweden's ambassador to these countries.]
  37. ↑ "I dag gav Kungen företräde för Georg Andrén, ny landshövding i Värmlands län" [Today, The King gave precedence to Georg Andrén, the new Governor of Värmland County] (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2025– via Facebook. Mellan åren 2014 och 2017 var han Sveriges ambassadör i Guatemala City...[Between 2014 and 2017 he was Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala City...]
  38. ↑ "Ambassaden" [Embassy] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2025. Sveriges ambassadör i Guatemala är också ackrediterad i El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama och Belize.[Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala is also accredited to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Belize.]
  39. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Guatemala" [New ambassador in Guatemala] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  40. ↑ "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  41. ↑ "Ambassaden" [Embassy] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2025. Sveriges ambassadör i Guatemala är också ackrediterad i El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama och Belize. Detta innebär att ambassadören, baserad i Guatemala, även är Sveriges ambassadör i dessa länder.[Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala is also accredited to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Belize. This means that the ambassador, based in Guatemala, is also Sweden's ambassador to these countries.]
  42. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Guatemala" [New ambassador in Guatemala] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  43. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2025. Sveriges ambassadör i Guatemala är också ackrediterad i Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica och Panama.[Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala is also accredited to Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.]
  44. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Guatemala" [New ambassador in Guatemala] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  45. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Guatemala City. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025. Ambassadören är också sidoackrediterad till Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua och Panama...[The ambassador is also accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama...]
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