Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand | |
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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 |
Formation | 1959 |
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.
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]
Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Johan Hultman | 1931–1936 | Envoy | Accredited from the embassy in Tokyo. | [3] |
Widar Bagge | 1937–1945 | Envoy | Accredited from the embassy in Tokyo. | [4] |
Torsten Hammarström | 1948–1951 | Envoy | Accredited from the embassy in Beijing. | [5] |
– | 1952–1952 | – | Vacant | [6] |
Hugo Wistrand | 1953–1956 | Envoy | Accredited from the embassy in Beijing. | [7] |
Klas Böök | 1956–1959 | Envoy | Accredited from the embassy in Beijing. | [8] |
Tord Hagen | 1959–1964 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Rangoon, Saigon (from 1960), and Phnom Penh (from 1961). | [9] |
Åke Sjölin | 1964–1967 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur, and Saigon, Vientiane (from 1965), Singapore (from 1966). | [10] |
Axel Lewenhaupt | 1967–1970 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. | [11] |
Eric Virgin | 1970–1976 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Rangoon, and Vientiane. | |
Jean-Christophe Öberg | 1976–1981 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Vientiane, and Singapore. | |
Axel Edelstam | 1981–1983 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Vientiane, and Singapore. | |
Nils-Olov Hasslev | 1983–1986 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Vientiane. | |
Olov Ternström | 1986–1992 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Yangon/Rangoon, and Vientiane. | [12] |
Eva Heckscher | 1992–1997 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Vientiane (1993–96), Phnom Penh (1993–96), and Yangon (1992–96). | [13] [14] |
Inga Eriksson Fogh | 1997–1998 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Vientiane, Phnom Penh, and Yangon. | [15] |
– | 1999–1999 | Vacant | [16] | |
Jan Axel Nordlander | 1999–2004 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Vientiane (from 2000), Phnom Penh, and Yangon (from 2000). | [17] |
Jonas Hafström | 2004–2007 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Vientiane, Phnom Penh, and Yangon. | [18] |
Lennart Linnér | 2007–2011 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Yangon, and Manila (from 2008). | [19] |
Klas Molin | 2011–2015 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Yangon, Vientiane, and Manila. | [20] |
Staffan Herrström | 2015–2020 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Yangon, Vientiane, and Manila (until 2016). [lower-alpha 1] | [21] |
Jon Åström Gröndahl | 1 September 2020 – 2023 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Yangon, Vientiane, and Phnom Penh (from 2021). | [22] |
Anna Hammargren | August 2023 – present | Ambassador | [23] |
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