List of ambassadors of Sweden to Tajikistan

Ambassador of Sweden to Tajikistan
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Tomas Danestad since 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat	Stockholm, Sweden
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Örjan Berner
Formation	1993

The Ambassador of Sweden to Tajikistan (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Tajikistan) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Tajikistan and government of Tajikistan. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Dushanbe, Sweden's ambassador to Tajikistan is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

History

On 16 January 1992, the Swedish government recognized Tajikistan as an independent state. ^[1] On 26 November 1992, the Swedish government decided to establish diplomatic relations with Tajikistan. The agreement came into effect on 9 December 1992, when it was signed in Moscow by Ambassador Örjan Berner on behalf of Sweden and Jamshed Karimov on behalf of Tajikistan. ^[2] The following year, Sweden's ambassador in Moscow was also accredited to Tajikistan. From 2004 onward, a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large was appointed, who in addition to Tajikistan is also ambassador to other Central Asian countries.

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Presented credentials	Ref
Örjan Berner	1993–1994	Ambassador	Resident in Moscow		[3]
Sven Hirdman	1994–2004	Ambassador	Resident in Moscow		[4]
Hans Olsson	2004–2012	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm		[5] [6]
Åke Peterson	February 2013 – 2015	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm		[7]
Ingrid Tersman	September 2015 – 2022	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm	11 March 2016	[8] [9]
Tomas Danestad	2022–present	Ambassador	Resident in Stockholm	19 November 2022	[10] [11]

References

1. "Tio nya stater - tio nya flaggor" [Ten new states - ten new flags]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 January 1992. p. 1. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
2. Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1992:75 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN   0284-1967. SELIBR   4110996.
3. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 193. ISBN   9138129485. SELIBR   3682773.
4. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 189. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
5. Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 198. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
6. "Tadzjikistan" [Tajikistan] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Central Asia. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
7. "Stockholm-based Ambassador to Tajikistan visits Tajik MFA". Dushanbe. Asia-Plus. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
8. "Ny ambassadör i Tadzjikistan" [New ambassador to Tajikistan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
9. "President Rahmon expected to receive credentials of new ten ambassadors today afternoon". Dushanbe. Asia-Plus. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
10. "Tomas Danestad ny ambassadör i Tadzjikistan och Turkmenistan" [Tomas Danestad new ambassador to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
11. "The Deputy Foreign Minister received the copies of Credentials of the Ambassador of Sweden". Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

External links

• Sweden Abroad, Tajikistan (in Swedish)