List of ambassadors of Sweden to Thailand

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Thailand
Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Anna Hammargren
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Bangkok
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Bangkok, Thailand
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Tord Hagen
Formation1959
Website Swedish Embassy, Bangkok

The Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of Thailand) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the monarch of Thailand and government of Thailand.

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History

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Thailand were established in 1868. [1] Between 1931 and 1959, Sweden had a non-resident envoy accredited to Thailand from Japan and China. In July 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Thai governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. In connection with this, Tord Hagen was appointed Sweden's first resident ambassador in Bangkok. [2]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Johan Hultman 1931–1936 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Tokyo. [3]
Widar Bagge 1937–1945EnvoyAccredited from the legation in Tokyo. [4]
Torsten Hammarström 1948–1951EnvoyAccredited from the embassy in Beijing. [5]
–1952–1952–Vacant [6]
Hugo Wistrand 1953–1956EnvoyAccredited from the embassy in Beijing. [7]
Klas Böök 1956–1959EnvoyAccredited from the embassy in Beijing. [8]
Tord Hagen 1959–1964AmbassadorAlso accredited to Phnom Penh (from 1961), Rangoon, and Saigon (from 1960). [9]
Åke Sjölin 1964–1967AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon, Saigon, Singapore (from 1966), and Vientiane (from 1965). [10]
Axel Lewenhaupt 1967–1970AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon, Singapore, and Vientiane (from 1968). [11]
Eric Virgin 1971–1976AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon, Singapore, and Vientiane. [12]
Jean-Christophe Öberg 1976–1981AmbassadorAlso accredited to Singapore and Vientiane. [13]
Axel Edelstam 1981–1982AmbassadorAlso accredited to Singapore and Vientiane. [14]
Nils-Olov Hasslev 1983–1986AmbassadorAlso accredited to Rangoon and Vientiane. [15]
Olov Ternström 1986–1992AmbassadorAlso accredited to Vientiane and Yangon/Rangoon. [16]
Eva Heckscher1992–1997AmbassadorAlso accredited to Phnom Penh (1993–96), Vientiane (1993–96), and Yangon (1992–96). [17] [18]
Inga Eriksson Fogh1997–1998AmbassadorAlso accredited to Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Yangon. [19]
–1999–1999Vacant [20]
Jan Axel Nordlander1999–2004AmbassadorAlso accredited to Phnom Penh, Vientiane (from 2000), and Yangon (from 2000). [21]
Jonas Hafström 2004–2007AmbassadorAlso accredited to Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Yangon. [22]
Lennart Linnér2007–2011AmbassadorAlso accredited to Manila (from 2008), Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Yangon. [23]
Klas Molin2011–2015AmbassadorAlso accredited to Manila, Vientiane, and Yangon. [24]
Staffan Herrström2015–2020AmbassadorAlso accredited to Manila (until 2016), Vientiane, and Yangon. [lower-alpha 1] [25]
Jon Åström Gröndahl1 September 2020 – 2023AmbassadorAlso accredited to Phnom Penh (from 2021), Vientiane, and Yangon. [26]
Anna HammargrenAugust 2023 – presentAmbassador [27]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Swedish embassy in Manila opened in 2016 and a resident ambassador was then stationed there.

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References

  1. ↑ "Thailand" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bangkok har fått svensk ambassad" [Bangkok has got a Swedish embassy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 July 1959. p. A11. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 506. SELIBR   8261511.
  4. ↑ Svensson, Stina, ed. (1953). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 61. SELIBR   9649164.
  5. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1949 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1949. p. 278.
  6. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1952 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1952. p. 304.
  7. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1069.
  8. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 179. SELIBR   9649168.
  9. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 430. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender 1970 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 354, 356, 358.
  12. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 435, 441, 445. ISBN   91-38-02736-4. SELIBR   3682757.
  13. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 355, 361, 364. ISBN   91-38-06008-6. SELIBR   3682762.
  14. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 366, 373, 376. ISBN   9138067307. SELIBR   3682763.
  15. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1986). Sveriges statskalender 1986 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. pp. 349, 358, 368. ISBN   91-38-08944-0. SELIBR   3682765.
  16. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 359, 361, 369. ISBN   913812694X. SELIBR   3682771.
  17. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 187, 190, 197. ISBN   9138350211. SELIBR   3682781.
  18. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1997). Sveriges statskalender 1997 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 184–185, 188, 195. ISBN   9138309734. SELIBR   3682776.
  19. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 182, 184, 186, 193. ISBN   9138313111. SELIBR   3682777.
  20. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 184–185, 188, 195. ISBN   91-38-31445-2. SELIBR   3682778.
  21. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 177, 179, 182, 189. ISBN   91-38-32120-3. SELIBR   89506762.
  22. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 179, 181, 185, 193. ISBN   9138323583. SELIBR   10414913.
  23. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 179, 185, 188, 191, 199. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  24. ↑ "Kreditivbrevsceremoni i Manila" [Letters of credence ceremony in Manila] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Thailand" [New ambassador in Thailand] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  26. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Thailand" [New ambassador in Thailand] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  27. ↑ "Anna Hammargren ny ambassadör i Thailand" [Anna Hammargren new ambassador in Thailand] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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