List of ambassadors of Sweden to Senegal

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Senegal
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Catharina Cappelin
since 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Dakar
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Dakar, Senegal
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Bo Siegbahn
Formation1963

The Ambassador of Sweden to Senegal (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Senegal) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Senegal and government of Senegal. The ambassador is based in Stockholm and travels regularly to Senegal.

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History

Sweden recognized the Mali Federation (consisting of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic) as a sovereign and independent state on 20 June 1960, in connection with its declaration of independence. This recognition was announced by Acting Foreign Minister Carl Henrik Nordlander  [ sv ] in a congratulatory telegram to Mali's Prime Minister, Modibo Keïta. At the same time, His Majesty the King also sent a congratulatory telegram. [1]

In September 1960, after Senegal withdrew from the Mali Federation and proclaimed full independence, Sweden's Foreign Minister, Östen Undén, sent a telegram to Senegal's head of government, Mamadou Dia, stating that the Swedish government recognized the Republic of Senegal as a sovereign and independent state. He also expressed hope for friendly and cordial relations between the two countries. [2]

A Swedish delegation returned from a study and inspection trip to West Africa in May 1960 and submitted its report to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in January 1961. The report recommended opening a Swedish diplomatic mission in Monrovia, Liberia; Lagos, Nigeria; and a third mission in one of the West African republics belonging to the French Community, primarily in either Dakar, Senegal, or Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [3] Ivory Coast was ultimately chosen, and an embassy was opened there at the end of 1963. Instead, the Swedish ambassador in Rabat, Morocco, was accredited to Dakar.

In February 1964, the ambassador in Rabat, Bo Siegbahn, presented his credentials to Senegal's President, Léopold Sédar Senghor. [4] The Swedish ambassador in Rabat remained accredited in Dakar until 1983, when a Stockholm-based ambassador took over accreditation for Senegal and other West African states. [5]

In 2000, Sweden opened an embassy in Dakar, but it closed ten years later, in 2010. [6] [7] During this period, the ambassador was based in Dakar and was accredited to neighboring countries. After the embassy closed in 2010, the ambassador was once again based in Stockholm.

In June 2024, the Swedish government announced its intention to close its embassies in Bamako, Mali and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and to open a new embassy in Dakar. [8]

List of representatives

NamePeriod Resident/Non resident TitleNotesRef
Bo Siegbahn 1963–1966 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Rabat. [9]
Lars von Celsing 1967–1972 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Rabat. [10]
Åke Sjölin 1972–1976 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Rabat. [11]
Knut Bernström 1977–1983 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Rabat. [12]
Erik Cornell 1983–1988 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [13]
Bengt Holmquist1989–1992 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [14]
Magnus Faxén 1992–1995 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [15]
Nils-Erik Schyberg1996–1998 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [16]
–1999–1999 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorVacant. [17]
Bo Wilén2000–2002 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Mali. [18]
Annika Magnusson2002–2005 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Mauritania (from 2004). [19]
Agneta Bohman2006–2010 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, and Sierra Leone. [20]
?2010–2014 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm.
Per Carlson2014–2017 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. Presented credentials on 16 September 2014. [21] [22]
–2018–2018 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. Vacant. [23]
Maria Leissner 2019–2021 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [24]
Mia Rimby2022–2025 Red pog.svg Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm. [25]
Catharina CappelinFall 2025 Green 00ff00 pog.svg ResidentAmbassador [26]

References

  1. ↑ "Sex miljoner blir självständiga" [Six million become independent]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 20 June 1960. p. A11. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sverige erkänner Senegal" [Sweden recognizes Senegal]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 30 September 1960. p. A13. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Flera Afrikastater vill ha ökade Sverigeförbindelser" [Several African states want increased ties with Sweden]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 January 1961. p. A5. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sveriges ambassadör i Rabat" [Sweden's Ambassador to Rabat]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 8 February 1964. p. A13. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 58. ISBN   9138071576. SELIBR   3682764.
  6. ↑ "Riksdagens snabbprotokoll 1999/2000:40" (in Swedish). Riksdag. 6 December 1999. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Utrikesförvaltningen: Yttrande 2010/11:UU1y" (in Swedish). Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sveriges ambassader i Bamako och Ouagadougou avvecklas och en ny ambassad i Dakar planeras att etableras" [Sweden's embassies in Bamako and Ouagadougou are being closed and a new embassy in Dakar is planned to be established] (Press release) (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1966 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1966. pp. 295, 297.
  10. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 357, 359. SELIBR   3682755.
  11. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1017. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  12. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 129. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  13. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 373. ISBN   91-38-09927-6. SELIBR   3682767.
  14. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 365. ISBN   913812694X. SELIBR   3682771.
  15. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 190. ISBN   91-38-30428-7. SELIBR   3682775.
  16. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 191. ISBN   9138313111. SELIBR   3682777.
  17. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 192. ISBN   91-38-31445-2. SELIBR   3682778.
  18. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 180–181, 184, 187, 192. ISBN   9138319519. SELIBR   8428312.
  19. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 176, 180, 183, 189. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  20. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 180–181, 185, 188–190, 196. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  21. ↑ "AMBASSADES ACCRÉDITÉES AU SÉNÉGAL" [EMBASSIES ACCREDITED TO SENEGAL]. www.decanatcdsn.org (in French). Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  22. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Senegal, Stockholm-based. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Senegal, Stockholm-based. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Senegal, Stockholm-based. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  25. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Senegal, Stockholm-based. 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  26. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Senegal" [New ambassador in Senegal] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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