List of ambassadors of Sweden to Sudan

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Sudan
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Anna Block Mazoyer
Special Envoy
since October 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Khartoum
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence 33rd Ave E, Khartoum 2 [1]
Seat Stockholm, Sweden [a]
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Eyvind Bratt
Formation1957
Website Swedish Embassy, Khartoum

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

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History

In August 1957, the Swedish minister in Addis Ababa, envoy Eyvind Bratt, was appointed to also be envoy in Khartoum. [3] He thus became the first Swedish diplomat to be accredited to Sudan.

Sweden recognized Sudan on 27 November 1958. The announcement was made by envoy Eyvind Bratt. [4]

In 1960, Åke Sjölin became the first ambassador accredited to Khartoum. He presented his credentials to Prime Minister General Ibrahim Abboud in June 1960. [5]

Sweden had a diplomatic presence in Sudan from 1966 to 1969, in the form of an embassy led by Bengt Rösiö as chargé d'affaires. The embassy was established to support an irrigation project aimed at helping nomads settle, but the project collapsed following the Six-Day War, when Sudan cut ties with the United States and Germany, leading to the withdrawal of key partners and Sweden's eventual closure of the embassy. [6]

In December 2007, the government decided to establish an embassy in Khartoum. The reason was that a permanent diplomatic presence in Sudan would enable Sweden to act more forcefully in peace and conflict management efforts in Sudan. [7]

The Swedish embassy in Khartoum closed when fighting broke out in April 2023. The ambassador has since operated from Stockholm. [2]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Eyvind Bratt 1957–1959EnvoyResident in Addis Ababa. [8]
Åke Sjölin 1960–1964AmbassadorResident in Addis Ababa. [9]
Erland Kleen1964–1966AmbassadorResident in Addis Ababa. [10] [11]
Bengt Rösiö 1966–1969Embassy Counselor [12] and Chargé d'affaires [6]
Tord Hagen 1967–1972AmbassadorResident in Cairo. [13]
Lars von Celsing 1972–1976AmbassadorResident in Cairo. [14]
Axel Edelstam 1976–1981AmbassadorResident in Cairo. [15]
Olov Ternström 1981–1986AmbassadorResident in Cairo. [16]
Lars-Olof Brilioth1987–1990AmbassadorResident in Cairo. [17]
Jan Ståhl1990–1995AmbassadorResident in Cairo. [18]
Christer Sylvén1995–2000AmbassadorResident in Cairo. [19]
Sven Linder2000–2003AmbassadorResident in Cairo. [20]
Stig Elvemar2003–2004AmbassadorResident in Cairo. [21]
Håkan Åkesson2004–2005AmbassadorResident in Addis Ababa. [b] [22]
Staffan Tillander2005–2008AmbassadorResident in Addis Ababa. [25]
Jan Sadek2008–2013Ambassador [7]
Mette Sunnergren2013–2016Ambassador [26]
Hans Henric LundqvistSeptember 2016 – 2020Ambassador [27]
Signe BurgstallerSeptember 2020 – 2023Ambassador [28]
Anna Block MazoyerOctober 2023 – presentSpecial envoyResident in Stockholm. [29]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Swedish ambassador has been based in Stockholm since the civil war broke out in April 2023. [2]
  2. ↑ There are uncertainties regarding when Håkan Åkesson was accredited as ambassador to Khartoum. According to Sveriges statskalender (2005), he served as ambassador to Khartoum starting in 2002. [22] However, Sveriges statskalender (2004) states that the Swedish ambassador to Cairo, Stig Elvemar  [ sv ], who was appointed in 2003, was accredited to Khartoum. That same edition also mentions that Håkan Åkesson was accredited to Khartoum from 2002. [23] In Sveriges statskalender (2003), it is noted that the Swedish ambassador to, Sven Linder  [ sv ], was also accredited to Khartoum. In the same edition, it is stated that Håkan Åkesson only held a dual accreditation to Djibouti from 2002 and not to Khartoum. [24]

References

  1. ↑ "Empowering Women Through Media in Sudan". empoweringwomensudan.confetti.events. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Evakueringen från Sudan och mottagandet av hemkommen svensk personal" [The evacuation from Sudan and the reception of returned Swedish personnel] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Förordnanden vid UD" [Appointments at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 August 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sverige erkänner Sudan" [Sweden recognizes Sudan]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 28 November 1958. p. 14A. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sveriges nya sändebud i Sudan" [Sweden's new ambassador to Sudan]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 June 1960. p. A13. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 Carlbom, Mats (3 August 2004). "Han blir Sveriges man i Sudan" [He will be Sweden's man in Sudan]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Nytt sändebud i Khartoum" [New ambassador in Khartoum] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 135. SELIBR   3681519.
  9. ↑ 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. 998. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  10. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1966 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1966. pp. 292, 295, 298.
  11. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1967 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1967. pp. 306, 310.
  12. ↑ 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. 954. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  13. ↑ 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. 419. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  14. ↑ 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. 210. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  15. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 347, 363. ISBN   91-38-06008-6. SELIBR   3682762.
  16. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1986). Sveriges statskalender 1986 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. pp. 352, 367. ISBN   91-38-08944-0. SELIBR   3682765.
  17. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1990). Sveriges statskalender 1990 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 355, 371. ISBN   913812291X. SELIBR   3682769.
  18. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 176, 192. ISBN   91-38-30428-7. SELIBR   3682775.
  19. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 174, 191. ISBN   91-38-31692-7. SELIBR   8261600.
  20. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 170, 186. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  21. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 171. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
  22. 1 2 Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 173–174, 191. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  23. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 171, 172, 191. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
  24. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 170, 186. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
  25. ↑ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 178–179, 198. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
  26. ↑ "Nya ambassadörer till Mali och Sudan" [New ambassadors to Mali and Sudan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  27. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Sudan" [New ambassador in Sudan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  28. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Sudan" [New ambassador in Sudan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  29. ↑ "Anna Block Mazoyer utsedd till särskilt sändebud för Sudan" [Anna Block Mazoyer appointed Special Envoy to Sudan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
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