Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations | |
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Incumbent since 2024Nicola Clase | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Seat | United Nations Headquarters New York City, New York, USA |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 1947 |
First holder | Herman Eriksson |
Deputy | Deputy Permanent Representative |
Website | www |
The Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations is head of the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in New York City, United States.
No. | Portrait | Ambassador | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Prime Minister | Ref. |
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1 | Herman Eriksson (1892–1949) | 17 January 1947 | 25 August 1947 | 220 days | Tage Erlander | [1] | |
2 | Gunnar Hägglöf (1904–1994) | 1947 | 1948 | 0–1 years | Tage Erlander | [2] | |
3 | Sven Grafström (1902–1955) | 26 August 1948 | 1952 | 3–4 years | Tage Erlander | [3] | |
4 | Oscar Thorsing (1896–1967) | 1952 | 1956 | 3–4 years | Tage Erlander | [4] | |
5 | Gunnar Jarring (1907–2002) | 1956 | 1958 | 1–2 years | Tage Erlander | [5] | |
6 | Agda Rössel (1910–2001) | 1958 | 1964 | 5–6 years | Tage Erlander | [6] | |
7 | Sverker Åström (1915–2012) | 1964 | 1970 | 5–6 years | Tage Erlander Olof Palme | [7] | |
- | Olof Rydbeck (1913–1995) Acting | 10 September 1970 | 30 September 1972 | 2 years, 20 days | Olof Palme | [8] | |
8 | Olof Rydbeck (1913–1995) | 1 October 1972 | 1976 | 3–4 years | Olof Palme | [8] | |
9 | Anders Thunborg (1934–2004) | 1977 | 1983 | 5–6 years | Thorbjörn Fälldin Ola Ullsten Thorbjörn Fälldin Olof Palme | [9] | |
10 | Anders Ferm (1938–2019) | 1983 | 1988 | 4–5 years | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson | [10] | |
11 | Jan Eliasson (born 1940) | 1988 | 1992 | 3–4 years | Ingvar Carlsson Carl Bildt | [11] | |
12 | Peter Osvald (born 1939) | 1992 | 1997 | 4–5 years | Carl Bildt Ingvar Carlsson Göran Persson | [12] | |
13 | Hans Dahlgren (born 1948) | 1997 | 2000 | 2–3 years | Göran Persson | [13] | |
14 | Pierre Schori (born 1938) | 2000 | 2004 | 3–4 years | Göran Persson | - | |
15 | Anders Lidén (born 1949) | 2004 | 2010 | 5–6 years | Göran Persson Fredrik Reinfeldt | [14] | |
16 | Mårten Grunditz (1949–2015) | 2010 | 2015 | 4–5 years | Fredrik Reinfeldt Stefan Löfven | - | |
17 | Olof Skoog (born 1962) | 2015 | 2019 | 3–4 years | Stefan Löfven | [15] | |
18 | Anna Karin Eneström (born 1961) | December 2019 | 30 September 2024 | 4–5 years | Stefan Löfven Magdalena Andersson Ulf Kristersson | [16] [17] | |
19 | Nicola Clase (born 1965) | 2024 | Incumbent | – | Ulf Kristersson | [18] |
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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Sten Strömholm (1930–1997) | Ambassador1985 | 1989 | 3–4 years | [19] [20] | |
Lars-Göran Engfeldt (1944–2025) | Ambassador1989 | 1993 | 3–4 years | [21] | |
[a] Henrik Salander (born 1945) | Ambassador 1993 | 1998 | 4–5 years | [23] | |
Per Norström (born 1947) | Ambassador1998 | 2001 | 2–3 years | [24] | |
Inga Eriksson Fogh (born 1950) | Ambassador2001 | 2004 | 2–3 years | [25] | |
Ulla Ström (born 1942) | Ambassador2004 | 2008 | 3–4 years | [26] | |
Per Örneus (born 1962) | Minister2008 | 2010 | 1–2 years | [14] | |
Signe Burgstaller (born 1965) | AmbassadorSeptember 2010 | 2014 | 3–4 years | [27] | |
Per Thöresson (born 1962) | Ambassador2014 | 2016 | 1–2 years | [28] | |
Carl Skau (born 1977) | AmbassadorSeptember 2016 | December 2018 | 1–2 years | [29] | |
Anna Karin Eneström (born 1961) | Ambassador2019 | December 2019 | – | [16] | |
Magnus Lennartsson (born 1961) | AmbassadorMarch 2020 | September 2023 | 2–3 years | [30] [31] | |
Andreas von Uexküll (born 1971) | Ambassador2023 | Incumbent | – | [32] |
Ambassador Signe Burgstaller has been the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations since September 2010.