List of ambassadors of Sweden to Zambia

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Ambassador of
Sweden to Zambia
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Incumbent
Johan Hallenborg
since September 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Lusaka
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat Lusaka, Zambia
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Otto Rathsman
Formation27 November 1964
Website Swedish Embassy, Nairobi

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

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History

On the occasion of the proclamation of Zambia's independence on 24 October 1964, Swedish prime minister Tage Erlander stated in a congratulatory telegram to President Kenneth Kaunda that the Swedish government recognized Zambia as a sovereign and independent state and expressed the Swedish government's desire to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Zambia. Sweden was represented at the independence celebrations in Zambia by Ambassador Otto Rathsman from Nairobi. [1] In the council on 27 November 1964, Ambassador Otto Rathsman in Nairobi was appointed as ambassador to Lusaka as well. [2] He thus became the first Swedish ambassador to be accredited in Lusaka.

In January 1967, the Swedish parliament decided to establish an embassy in Lusaka, a matter that had been under consideration since Zambia's independence in 1964. [3] Olof Kaijser  [ sv ] was appointed as the first resident ambassador, and in 1968, he also became the first Swedish ambassador to be accredited in Malawi's capital, Zomba. [4] The ambassador in Lusaka was accredited in Zomba until 1974, and thereafter in Lilongwe, which became Malawi's capital that same year. In 2001, the dual accreditation to Lilongwe was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Harare. [5]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Otto Rathsman 27 November 1964 – 1966Ambassador Accredited from the embassy in Nairobi. [2] [6]
Carl Gustaf Béve1966–1967AmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in Nairobi. [7]
Olof Kaijser1967–1972AmbassadorAccredited to Zomba (from 1968). [8]
Iwo Dölling 1972–1975AmbassadorAccredited to Gaborone (from 1974), Lilongwe (from 1974), and Zomba (until 1974). [9] [10] [11]
Ove Heyman1975–1979AmbassadorAccredited to Gaborone (from 1976) and Lilongwe (from 1976). [12] [13]
Göran Hasselmark1979–1983AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe. [14]
Jan Ölander1984–1987AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe. [15]
Carl Johan Persson1987–1990AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe. [16]
Per Taxell1990–1993AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe. [17]
Anders Johnson1994–1996AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe. [18]
Christer Ågren1996–1996Chargé d'affaires [19]
Kristina Svensson1997–2001AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe. [20]
Christina Rehlen2001–2006Ambassador [21]
Lars Ronnås2006–2009Ambassador [22]
Marie Andersson de Frutos2009–2011Ambassador [23]
Lena Nordström2011–2015Ambassador [24]
Henrik Cederin2015–2019Ambassador [25]
Anna Maj Hultgård1 September 2019 – 2022Ambassador [26]
Johan HallenborgSeptember 2022 – presentAmbassador [27]

References

  1. ↑ "Frihetsgåva från Sverige till självständiga Zambia" [Gift of freedom from Sweden to independent Zambia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 25 October 1964. p. 12A. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "UD-förordnaden" [Foreign Ministry appointments]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 28 November 1964. p. A19. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Utrikes: Ny ambassad i Zambia" [Foreign: New embassy in Zambia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 January 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Hård af Segerstad, Pia, ed. (17 May 1968). "Dag för dag" [Day by day]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 19. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 183. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  6. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1964 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1964. p. 299.
  7. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1967 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1967. p. 314.
  8. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 356, 361. SELIBR   3682755.
  9. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 400, 412, 425. ISBN   91-38-02088-2. SELIBR   3682757.
  10. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 248. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  11. ↑ Sandström, Margareta, ed. (7 May 1972). "Bryssel-Zambia" [Brussels-Zambia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 18. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 461. ISBN   91-38-03894-3. SELIBR   3682759.
  13. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 437, 449, 485. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  14. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 354, 365. ISBN   9138071576. SELIBR   3682764.
  15. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 359, 370. ISBN   91-38-09751-6. SELIBR   3682766.
  16. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1990). Sveriges statskalender 1990 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 363, 374. ISBN   913812291X. SELIBR   3682769.
  17. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1120. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  18. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 579. ISBN   9172850426. SELIBR   8261515.
  19. ↑ Säll, Ola (27 November 1996). "Sverige anklagat för komplott" [Sweden accused of conspiracy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 7. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  20. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 185, 196. ISBN   9138318385. SELIBR   8261601.
  21. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 198. ISBN   91-38-32230-7. SELIBR   10156707.
  22. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2009). Sveriges statskalender 2009 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 204. ISBN   978-91-38-32464-6. SELIBR   11452377.
  23. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 202. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  24. ↑ "Swedish Women Mediation Network: Presentations of the network members" (PDF). Folke Bernadotte Academy. p. 7. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  25. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Zambia" [New ambassador in Zambia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  26. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Zambia" [New ambassador in Zambia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  27. ↑ "Johan Hallenborg ny ambassadör i Zambia" [Johan Hallenborg new ambassador in Zambia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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