List of ambassadors of Sweden to South Yemen

Ambassador of Sweden to South Yemen
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat	Addis Ababa and Stockholm [a]
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	December 1970
First holder	Carl Bergenstråhle
Final holder	Lars Schönander
Abolished	1990
Superseded by	Ambassador of Sweden to Yemen

The Ambassador of Sweden to South Yemen (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen) was the official representative of the government of Sweden to the government of South Yemen and the president of South Yemen between 1970 and the Yemeni unification in 1990.

History

In January 1968, Sweden recognized the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen). In a telegram to the government of South Yemen, Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Torsten Nilsson, expressed the hope that friendly and cordial relations would be established between the two countries. ^[1]

In December 1970, an agreement was reached on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sweden and South Yemen, as well as between Sweden and North Yemen. Sweden's ambassador in Addis Ababa, Carl Bergenstråhle  [ sv ], was appointed ambassador also to the South Yemeni capital, Aden. Sweden's ambassador in Beirut, Åke Jonsson, was appointed ambassador also to the North Yemeni capital, Sanaa. ^{[2] [3]}

Sweden has never had a resident Swedish ambassador in Aden. Instead, Sweden's ambassador in Ethiopia was accredited in Aden from 1971 to 1981. From 1981 onward, a Stockholm-based ambassador was accredited in South Yemen.

The Yemeni unification took place on 22 May 1990, when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) and the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) united, forming the Republic of Yemen. Sweden's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Lennart Alvin, who had been accredited as Swedish ambassador to North Yemen since 1987, was now accredited to the new republic.

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Ref
Carl Bergenstråhle	1971–1972	Ambassador	Resident in Addis Ababa.	[4]
Lars Hedström	1973–1975	Ambassador	Resident in Addis Ababa.	[5]
Bengt Friedman	1976–1978	Ambassador	Resident in Addis Ababa.	[6]
Arne Helleryd	1978–1981	Ambassador	Resident in Addis Ababa.	[7]
Arne Fältheim	1981–1983	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm.	[8]
Finn Bergstrand	1983–1986	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm.	[9]
Lars Arnö	1986–1988	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm.	[10]
Lars Schönander	1989–1990	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm.	[11]

See also

• List of ambassadors of Sweden to Yemen
• List of ambassadors of Sweden to North Yemen

Footnotes

1. The ambassador was based at the Swedish Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1971–1981), at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm, Sweden (1981–1990).

References

1. "Sverige erkänner Sydjemen" [Sweden recognizes South Yemen]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 18 January 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
2. "Sändebud i Jemen" [Ambassador in Yemen]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 19 December 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
3. "Diplomatiska förbindelser Sverige-Jemen" [Diplomatic relations Sweden-Yemen]. Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning (in Swedish). Stockholm. TT. 21 December 1970. p. 5. Retrieved 5 October 2025. upprättande av av diplomatiska förbindelser mellan Sverige och Jemen samt mellan Sverige och Sydjemen.[establishment of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Yemen and between Sweden and South Yemen.]
4. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 353, 356, 361. SELIBR   3682755.
5. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 404, 412, 425. ISBN   91-38-02088-2. SELIBR   3682757.
6. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 441, 449, 461. ISBN   91-38-03894-3. SELIBR   3682759.
7. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 347–348, 355–356. ISBN   91-38-06008-6. SELIBR   3682762.
8. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 365. ISBN   9138071576. SELIBR   3682764.
9. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1986). Sveriges statskalender 1986 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 370. ISBN   91-38-08944-0. SELIBR   3682765.
10. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 378. ISBN   91-38-09927-6. SELIBR   3682767.
11. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1990). Sveriges statskalender 1990 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 374. ISBN   913812291X. SELIBR   3682769.