List of ambassadors of Sweden to Rwanda

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Rwanda
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Dag Sjöögren
since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Kigali
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Kigali, Rwanda
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Otto Rathsman
Formation1964
Website Swedish Embassy, Kigali

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

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History

The Swedish government recognized the Republic of Rwanda as a sovereign and independent state in a congratulatory telegram sent by Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Östen Undén, to Rwanda's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Otto Rusingizandekwe, on 1 July 1962. At the same time, Minister Undén expressed the Swedish government's desire to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Rwanda. King Gustaf VI Adolf also sent a congratulatory telegram. [1] Two years later, Sweden's ambassador in Nairobi, Otto Rathsman, was also accredited as ambassador to Rwanda. [2] After Rathsman left his post in 1966, Sweden had no accredited ambassador to Rwanda until 1974.

In 2010, Sweden opened an embassy in Rwanda by upgrading the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency's existing section office. [3] Since August 2016, Sweden has had a resident ambassador in Kigali. [4]

List of representatives

NamePeriod Resident/Non resident TitleNotesRef
Otto Rathsman 1964–1966 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi. [2]
–1966–1974 Red pog.svg Non-resident–
Lennart Rydfors1974–1978 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi. [5]
Cecilia Nettelbrandt 1978–1983 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi. [6]
Arne Fältheim1983–1988 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi. [7]
Nils Gunnar Revelius1989–1993 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi. [8]
Lars-Göran Engfeldt1993–1998 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi. [9]
Inga Björk-Klevby 1998–2002 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi. [10]
Bo Göransson2003–2006 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi. [11]
Anna Brandt2006–2009 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi. [12]
Ann Dismorr2009–2012 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi. [13]
Mikael LindvallSeptember 2010 – July 2012 Green pog.svg ResidentChargé d'affaires [14]
Maria Håkansson2012–2016 Green pog.svg ResidentChargé d'affaires [15] [16]
Urban Andersson2014–2016 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Kampala. [17]
Jenny Ohlsson October 2016 – 2020 Green pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [18]
Johanna Teague August 2020 – 2024 Green pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [19]
Dag Sjöögren2024–present Green pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Ruanda och Burundi fria. Lugn självständighetsdag" [Ruanda and Burundi free. Peaceful Independence Day]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2 July 1962. p. A7. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender 1966 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1966. pp. 294, 297.
  3. ↑ "Rwanda" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Handel och investeringar i Rwanda" [Trade and investment in Rwanda] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Kigali. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 447, 453. ISBN   91-38-03894-3. SELIBR   3682759.
  6. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 353, 358. ISBN   9138071576. SELIBR   3682764.
  7. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 366, 372. ISBN   91-38-09927-6. SELIBR   3682767.
  8. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 350, 356. ISBN   9138128098. SELIBR   3682772.
  9. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 182, 189. ISBN   9138313111. SELIBR   3682777.
  10. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 184, 191. ISBN   9138319519. SELIBR   8428312.
  11. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 183, 191. ISBN   91-38-32230-7. SELIBR   10156707.
  12. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2009). Sveriges statskalender 2009 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 188, 196. ISBN   978-91-38-32464-6. SELIBR   11452377.
  13. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 186, 194. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  14. ↑ "CV Mikael Lindvall". Government Offices of Sweden. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Sweden in Rwanda 20 years". Embassy of Sweden, Kigali. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2025– via Facebook.
  16. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Demokratiska republiken Kongo" [New ambassador in the Democratic Republic of the Congo] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Yesterday Ambassador Urban Andersson presented his credentials to the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame". Embassy of Sweden, Kigali. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2025– via Facebook.
  18. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Rwanda" [New ambassador in Rwanda] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  19. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Rwanda" [New ambassador in Rwanda] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Rwanda" [New ambassador in Rwanda] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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