List of ambassadors of Sweden to Tunisia

Ambassador of Sweden to Tunisia
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Cecilia Wramsten since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Tunis
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat	Tunis, Tunisia
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	1958
First holder	Lennart Petri
Website	Swedish Embassy, Tunis

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

History

Sweden and Tunisia have maintained diplomatic relations since Tunisia's independence in 1956. ^[1] Sweden's first envoy to Tunisia was Lennart Petri  [ sv ], who also served as Sweden's envoy in Rabat, Morocco, with dual accreditation in Tunis. In July 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Tunisian governments to elevate their respective legations to embassies. As a result, the diplomatic rank was changed from envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to ambassador. In connection with this, Sweden's envoy in Rabat, Lennart Petri, was appointed ambassador in Tunis. ^[2]

In December 2000, it was decided that the embassy in Tunis would be closed in 2001. ^[3] From 2002, Sweden's ambassador to Tunisia was stationed in Stockholm. ^[4] On 5 November 2015, the Swedish government announced that the embassy in Tunis would be reopened, ^[5] and from 2016, Sweden's ambassador to Tunisia was once again stationed in Tunis.

List of representatives

Name	Period	Resident/Non resident	Title	Accreditation	Ref
Lennart Petri	1958 – July 1959	Non-resident	Envoy	Accredited from the embassy in Rabat.	[6] [2]
Lennart Petri	July 1959 – 1962	Non-resident	Ambassador	Accredited from the embassy in Rabat.	[6] [2]
Per Bertil Kollberg	1963–1967	Resident	Ambassador	Also accredited to Tripoli.	[7]
Lars Hedström	1967–1972	Resident	Ambassador	Also accredited to Tripoli.	[8]
Marc Giron	1972–1976	Resident	Ambassador	Also accredited to Tripoli (1973–1974).	[9]
Olov Ternström	1976–1978	Resident	Ambassador		[10]
Carl-Henric Nauckhoff	1978–1982	Resident	Ambassador		[11]
Bengt Odhner	1983–1984	Resident	Ambassador		[12]
Anders Sandström	1984–1988	Resident	Ambassador		[13] [14]
Magnus Faxén	1988–1992	Resident	Ambassador		[15]
John Hagard	1992–1996	Resident	Ambassador		[16]
Catherine von Heidenstam	1996–1998	Resident	Ambassador		[17]
Staffan Åberg	1998–2001	Resident	Ambassador		[18]
Krister Isaksson	2002–2003	Non-resident	Ambassador	Stationed in Stockholm.	[4]
Bo Wilén	2003–2008	Non-resident	Ambassador	Stationed in Stockholm.	[19]
Anne Marie Dierauer	2009–2011	Non-resident	Ambassador	Stationed in Stockholm.	[20]
Jan Thesleff	2011–2014	Non-resident	Ambassador	Stationed in Stockholm.	[21]
Fredrik Florén	2014–2016	Non-resident	Ambassador	Stationed in Stockholm.	[22]
Fredrik Florén	2016–2019	Resident	Ambassador	Also accredited to Tripoli.	[23] [24]
Anna Block Mazoyer	1 September 2019 – 2023	Resident	Ambassador	Also accredited to Tripoli.	[25] [26]
Cecilia Wramsten	August 2023 – present	Resident	Ambassador	Also accredited to Tripoli.	[27] [28]

References

1. "Tunisien" [Tunisia] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
2. "Nya ambassadörer" [New ambassadors]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 29 July 1959. p. A7. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
3. "UD i budgetkris stänger ambassader" [Foreign Ministry in budget crisis closes embassies]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 December 2000. p. 10. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
4. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 188. ISBN   91-38-32045-2. SELIBR   8869747.
5. "Sverige kommer att öppna ambassad i Tunisien" [Sweden will open an embassy in Tunisia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
6. Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 893. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
7. Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 605. ISBN   91-1-943202-X. SELIBR   8261514.
8. Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 463. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
9. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 337. ISBN   91-1-766022-X. SELIBR   3681523.
10. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 459. ISBN   91-38-03894-3. SELIBR   3682759.
11. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 376. ISBN   9138067307. SELIBR   3682763.
12. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 364. ISBN   91-38-90400-4. SELIBR   3682782.
13. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 368. ISBN   91-38-09751-6. SELIBR   3682766.
14. https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1988-03-30/6/SVD
15. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 369. ISBN   913812694X. SELIBR   3682771.
16. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 197. ISBN   9138350211. SELIBR   3682781.
17. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 194. ISBN   9138313111. SELIBR   3682777.
18. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 194. ISBN   9138318385. SELIBR   8261601.
19. Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 200. ISBN   978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR   10900526.
20. Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 200. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
21. "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF). www.swedenabroad.com (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
22. "Ny ambassadör i Tunisien" [New ambassador in Tunis] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
23. "I Tunisien öppnar utrikesminister Margot Wallström och ambassadör Fredrik Florén Sveriges nya ambassad i Tunis". Korrespondenterna. Sveriges Television. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2024– via Facebook.
24. Cousins, Michel (18 July 2017). "Belgian and Swedish ambassadors present credentials to Serraj". Libya Herald . Retrieved 16 October 2024.
25. "Ny ambassadör i Tunisien" [New ambassador in Tunis] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
26. "Marshal Haftar receives Swedish Ambassador Anna Block Mazoyer in Benghazi". Alwasat. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
27. "Cecilia Wramsten ny ambassadör i Tunisien" [Cecilia Wramsten new ambassador in Tunis] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
28. Alwasat Libya [@alwasatengnews] (26 June 2024). "Sweden's incoming ambassador to #Libya, Cecilia Wramsten, presents copy of her credentials to the Director of the Public Protocol Department at the GNU Ministry of Foreign Affairs. #Libya #ليبيا" (Tweet). Tripoli. Retrieved 17 October 2024– via Twitter.

External links

• Embassy of Sweden, Tunis, official website