List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United Arab Emirates

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Ambassador of
Sweden to the United Arab Emirates
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Incumbent
Fredrik Florén
since September 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Abu Dhabi
Style His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence Royal Marina Village, Villa No 62
Seat Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Appointer Government of Sweden
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Bengt Rösiö
Formation1974
Website Swedish Embassy, Abu Dhabi

The Ambassador of Sweden to the United Arab Emirates (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United Arab Emirates) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the United Arab Emirates and federal government of the United Arab Emirates.

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History

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and the United Arab Emirates were established in 1972. [1] In April 1983, Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland inaugurated Sweden's first embassy in Abu Dhabi. [2] The head of the new embassy was Counselor Bengt Lundborg, who was directly subordinate to the Swedish ambassador in Kuwait City, who was concurrently accredited to Abu Dhabi. [3] The embassy was closed in 1993 due to severe budget cuts in the state budget. [4]

Sweden reopened an embassy in Abu Dhabi in February 2002. [5] The Swedish ambassador to the United Arab Emirates is also accredited to Bahrain and Kuwait. [6]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Bengt Rösiö 1974–1977AmbassadorResident in Jeddah. [7]
Göran Bundy 1977–1980AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City. [8]
Thord Bengtson1980–1982AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City. [9]
Carl-Gustav Åkesson1983–1986AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City. [10]
Bengt Lundborg1983–1988Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires ad interim [11] [12]
Ulf Norström1987–1989AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City. [13]
Gudmund Naessén1988–1993Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires [14] [15]
Ingolf Kiesow1989–1991 [a] AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City. [17]
Tommy Arwitz1992–1997AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City. [18]
Thomas Ganslandt1997–2001AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City. [19]
Lars-Erik Grundell2001–2005AmbassadorAlso accredited to Doha and Manama (from 2002). [20]
Bruno Beijer2005–2010AmbassadorAlso accredited to Doha and Manama. [21]
Magnus Schöldtz2010–2011Ambassador [22]
Max Bjuhr2011–2014AmbassadorAlso accredited to Doha and Manama. [23] [24]
Jan Thesleff 2014–2017AmbassadorAlso accredited to Manama. [25] [26]
Henrik Landerholm 1 September 2017 – 2021AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City and Manama. [27] [28]
Liselott Andersson2021–2023AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City and Manama. [29] [30]
Fredrik FlorénSeptember 2023 – presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City and Manama. [31] [32] [33]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ingolf Kiesow  [ sv ] was stationed in Kuwait City and also accredited to Abu Dhabi. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, Kiesow stayed in Kuwait City until he was forced to leave on 8 September, at which point he was stripped of his diplomatic immunity. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Historic ties and robust trade: The flourishing partnership between the UAE and Sweden". Gulf News . 30 November 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Industrifolk till Gulfen" [Industrialists to the Gulf]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 24 March 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sverige får ny ambassad" [Sweden gets a new embassy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 204. 31 July 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Holmström, Mikael (8 December 1992). "Ambassader läggs ner" [Embassies are closed]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 10. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Svensk ambassad i Förenade Arabemiraten" [Swedish Embassy in the United Arab Emirates]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 9 February 2002. p. A 9. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Abu Dhabi. 8 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 431, 450. ISBN   91-38-03338-0. SELIBR   3682758.
  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. 190. ISBN   91-1-960852-7. SELIBR   3681533.
  9. ↑ 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. 94. ISBN   91-1-914072-X. SELIBR   8261513.
  10. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1986). Sveriges statskalender 1986 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. pp. 347, 358. ISBN   91-38-08944-0. SELIBR   3682765.
  11. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 355. ISBN   9138121735. SELIBR   3682768.
  12. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 737. ISBN   9138318385. SELIBR   8261601.
  13. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 359, 370. ISBN   9138121735. SELIBR   3682768.
  14. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 346. ISBN   9138128098. SELIBR   3682772.
  15. ↑ Carlson, Bo Kage (11 August 1990). "Västlig exodus ifrån Persiska viken" [Western exodus from the Persian Gulf]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Dubai. p. 4. Retrieved 31 January 2025. ...säger Sveriges chargé d'affaires i Förenade Arabemiraten Gudmund Naessén till SvD.[...says Sweden's chargé d'affaires in the United Arab Emirates Gudmund Naessén to SvD.]
  16. ↑ Andersson, Roger (5 November 1990). "Diplomaten som blev gisslan" [The diplomat who became a hostage]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 9. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  17. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 349, 354. ISBN   9138125277. SELIBR   3682770.
  18. ↑ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1997). Sveriges statskalender 1997 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 180, 185. ISBN   9138309734. SELIBR   3682776.
  19. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 178, 183. ISBN   9138318385. SELIBR   8261601.
  20. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 170, 175, 187. ISBN   9138321971. SELIBR   9879458.
  21. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 174, 180, 194. ISBN   978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR   11846164.
  22. ↑ "President receives credentials from 13 ambassadors". Abu Dhabi: Emirates News Agency. WAM. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  23. ↑ Shoeb, Mohammad (12 March 2013). "IKEA 'cuts the log' to open Doha store". The Peninsula . Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "State Foreign Minister receives Non-Resident Swedish Ambassador". Manama: Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies. Bahrain News Agency. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  25. ↑ "Ny ambassadör till Förenade Arabemiraten" [New ambassador to the United Arab Emirates] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  26. ↑ "His Majesty receives credentials". Gulf Daily News . 30 June 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  27. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Förenade arabemiraten" [New ambassador to the United Arab Emirates] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  28. ↑ "CV Henrik Landerholm" (PDF) (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. September 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  29. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Förenade arabemiraten" [New ambassador to the United Arab Emirates] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  30. ↑ "H.E. Ambassador Liselott Andersson presented her letter of credence to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister H.E Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday, May 31 in Kuwait". Embassy of Sweden, Abu Dhabi. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025– via Instagram.
  31. ↑ "Fredrik Florén ny ambassadör i Förenade Arabemiraten" [Fredrik Florén new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  32. ↑ "H.E. Ambassador Liselott Andersson presented her letter of credence to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister H.E Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday, May 31 in Kuwait". Embassy of Sweden, Abu Dhabi. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025– via Instagram.
  33. ↑ "Foreign Minister receives copies of credentials of several appointed ambassadors-designate to Bahrain". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
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