List of ambassadors of Sweden to Slovenia

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Slovenia
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Diana Madunic
since 22 November 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Budapest
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Budapest, Hungary [a]
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Formation1992
First holder Anita Gradin

The Ambassador of Sweden to Slovenia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Slovenia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Slovenia and government of Slovenia. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Ljubljana, Sweden's ambassador in Budapest, Hungary, is also accredited to Ljubljana.

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History

On 15 January 1992, Sweden recognized Slovenia as an independent state. [1] The Swedish government decided on 23 January 1992 to enter into an agreement with Slovenia to establish diplomatic relations. The agreement came into effect on 29 January 1992. It was signed in Ljubljana by Ambassador Martin Hallqvist  [ sv ] and Slovenia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Zoran Thaler. [2] The same year, Sweden's ambassador in Vienna, Austria, was also accredited to Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana. [3]

Ahead of Slovenia's upcoming EU membership, and in accordance with established practice to maintain embassies in other EU member states, Sweden opened an embassy in Ljubljana at the beginning of the year 2000. [4] The embassy closed 10 years later, in 2010. [5]

After that, Sweden's ambassador in Vienna was once again also accredited to Ljubljana. Since 2020, Sweden's ambassador in Budapest, Hungary, has been the one accredited to Ljubljana.

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Anita Gradin 1992–1994AmbassadorResident in Vienna. [3]
Björn Skala1995–1999AmbassadorResident in Vienna. [6]
John-Christer Åhlander2000–2003AmbassadorAlso accredited to San Marino (2001–2003). [7] [8]
John Hagard2003–2008Ambassador [9]
Inger Ultvedt2008–2010Ambassador [10] [11]
Nils Daag2011–2015AmbassadorResident in Vienna. [12]
Helen Eduards2016–2018AmbassadorResident in Vienna. [13]
Mikaela Kumlin Granit 2018–2020AmbassadorResident in Vienna. [14]
Dag Hartelius 2020–2023AmbassadorResident in Budapest. [15]
Diana Madunic22 November 2023 – presentAmbassadorResident in Budapest. [16]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Since 2020, the Swedish ambassador in Budapest is also accredited in Ljubljana.

References

  1. ↑ Lindmarker, Ingmar (16 January 1992). "Tio nya stater får svenskt ja" [Ten new states get Swedish approval]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 14. p. 1. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1992:52 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN   0284-1967. SELIBR   4110996.
  3. 1 2 Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 191. ISBN   9138129485. SELIBR   3682773.
  4. ↑ Statsliggaren 2001 : Utgiftsområde 5. Utrikesförvaltning och internationell samverkan (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritze. 2001. p. 25. ISBN   9172490934. SELIBR   11407220.
  5. ↑ "Slovenien" [Slovenia] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden . Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 198. ISBN   91-38-31445-2. SELIBR   3682778.
  7. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 184–185. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  8. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 184. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  9. ↑ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 196. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  10. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 196. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  11. ↑ Amawhe, Onome (24 April 2018). "I want to see deeper relations between Nigeria and Sweden". Vanguard . Retrieved 20 November 2025. I have since also served as the Swedish Ambassador to Slovenia 2008-2010...
  12. ↑ "Sverige befäster det goda samarbetet med Slovenien" [Sweden consolidates the good cooperation with Slovenia] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Vienna. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Sveriges ambassadör ackrediterad i Slovenien" [Sweden's ambassador accredited in Slovenia] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Vienna. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "CV Mikaela Kumlin Granit". Government Offices of Sweden. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "CV Dag Hartelius" (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs . Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "DIPLOMATIC LIST" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. p. 10. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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