List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United States explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:
Sweden to the United States
Insignia:Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Flagsize:200
Flagborder:yes
Incumbent:Urban Ahlin
Incumbentsince:August 2023
Department:Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Style:His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence:2900 K Street, N.W.
Seat:Washington, D.C., United States
Appointer:Government of Sweden
Termlength:No fixed term
Inaugural:Johan Albert Kantzow
Formation:1812

The Ambassador of Sweden to the United States (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United States of America) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the United States and federal government of the United States. The Swedish ambassador is in charge of Sweden's diplomatic mission to the United States. The Swedish Embassy is located at the House of Sweden (inaugurated in 2006) at 2900 K Street in Washington, D.C..

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Johan Albert KantzowJuly 29, 1812 – March 21, 1819Resident ministerAssumed office in 1813.[1] [2]
Berndt Robert Gustaf Stackelberg21 March 1819 – 1832Chargé d'affaires[3]
David Gustaf AnckarlooNovember 22, 1831 – March 8, 1833Chargé d'affaires[4]
Severin Lorich1834–1837Chargé d'affaires
Gustaf af NordinMay 14, 1838 – 1845Chargé d'affaires[5]
Adam Christopher Lövenskiöld1845–1850Chargé d'affaires
Georg Sibbern1850–1854Chargé d'affaires[6]
Georg Sibbern1854–1858Resident ministerReturned to Norway in 1856.
Wilhelm af Wetterstedt27 April 1858 – 1860Resident ministerAlso Swedish-Norwegian consul general on June 15, 1858.[7]
Carl Edward Vilhelm PiperJuly 20, 1861 – 1864Resident ministerAlso consul general in Washington, D.C. on October 18, 1861.[8]
Wilhelm af WetterstedtSeptember 2, 1864 – June 29, 1870Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
Oluf Stenersen1870 – December 9, 1875EnvoyDied in office (in Paris).[9]
Carl LewenhauptMarch 6, 1876 – 1884EnvoyAlso acting consul general there from March 10, 1876.[10]
Gustaf Leonard (Lennart) ReuterskiöldNovember 15, 1884 – 1888EnvoyAlso acting consul general there from December 30, 1884.[11]
Johan Anton Wolff Grip1889–1906Envoy[12]
Herman LagercrantzJanuary 25, 1907 – June 4, 1907Acting envoy[13]
Herman LagercrantzJune 5, 1907–1910Envoy
Albert EhrensvärdOctober 8, 1910 – 1911Envoy[14]
August Ekengren1912–1920Envoy
Claës BondeJuly 18, 1913 – December 9, 1913Chargé d'affaires ad interim[15]
Axel Wallenberg1921–1925Envoy
Wollmar Boström1925–1945Envoy[16]
Herman ErikssonOctober 1, 1945 – December 8, 1947Envoy[17]
Herman ErikssonDecember 9, 1947 – 1948Ambassador
Alexis AminoffApril 21, 1948Chargé d'affairesDue to Herman Eriksson's illness.[18]
Erik Boheman1948–1958Ambassador[19]
Gunnar Jarring1958–1964Ambassador[20]
Hubert de Bèsche1964–1973Ambassador[21]
Yngve Möller1972–1972AmbassadorNever took office.
Leif Leifland1973–1974Chargé d'affaires ad interim[22]
Wilhelm Wachtmeister1974–1989Ambassador[23]
Anders Thunborg1989 – January 1993Ambassador[24]
Henrik Liljegren1993–1997Ambassador[25]
Rolf Ekéus1997–2000Ambassador[26]
Jan Eliasson2000–2005Ambassador
Gunnar Lund2005–2007Ambassador
Jonas Hafström2007–2013Ambassador
Björn Lyrvall2013–2017Ambassador
Karin Olofsdotter2017–2023Ambassador
Urban AhlinAugust 15, 2023–presentAmbassador[27]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor . Elgenstierna . Gustaf . Gustaf Elgenstierna . 4 Igelström-Lillietopp . 1928 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 100.
  2. Encyclopedia: Kantzow, släkt . . . 1973–1975 . 20 . 609 . June 11, 2024 . sv.
  3. Book: Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor . Elgenstierna . Gustaf . Gustaf Elgenstierna . 7 Schildt-Sture . 1932 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 492.
  4. Book: Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor . Elgenstierna . Gustaf . Gustaf Elgenstierna . 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing . 1925 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 115.
  5. Book: Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor . Elgenstierna . Gustaf . Gustaf Elgenstierna . 5 Lind af Hageby-von Porten . 1930 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 510.
  6. Encyclopedia: Georg Sibbern . Foreningen Store norske leksikon . . Terje . Bratberg . Magnus A. . Mardal . 27 June 2024 . 13 August 2024 . no.
  7. Book: Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor . Elgenstierna . Gustaf . Gustaf Elgenstierna . 8 Stålarm-Voltemat . 1934 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 763.
  8. Book: Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor . Elgenstierna . Gustaf . Gustaf Elgenstierna . 5 Lind af Hageby-von Porten . 1930 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 722-723.
  9. News: Dödsfall . . Deaths . 2 . 289 . 1875-12-13 . 13 August 2024 . sv.
  10. Encyclopedia: Carl Lewenhaupt . . . Nils F . Holm . 1977–1979 . 22 . 631 . June 11, 2024 . sv.
  11. Book: Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor . Elgenstierna . Gustaf . Gustaf Elgenstierna . 6 Posse-von Scheven . 1931 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 261.
  12. Book: Svenskt porträttgalleri. Generalregister . Hildebrand . Albin . 1913 . Swedish portrait gallery. General Register . Stockholm . Tullberg . sv . . 254.
  13. Encyclopedia: Herman L F Lagercrantz . . . Rune . Kjellander . 1977–1979 . 22 . 93 . June 11, 2024 . sv.
  14. Encyclopedia: Johan Jakob Albert Ehrensvärd . . . Bengt . Hildebrand . Folke . Lindberg . 1949 . 12 . 496 . June 11, 2024 . sv.
  15. Book: Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor . Elgenstierna . Gustaf . Gustaf Elgenstierna . 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing . 1925 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 529.
  16. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 . Svensson . Stina . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953 . 1953 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 147.
  17. Encyclopedia: Gustaf Herman Eriksson . . . Sten J:r. . Hemming . 1953 . 14 . 410 . June 11, 2024 . sv.
  18. News: Ambassadör Herman Eriksson . . Ambassador Herman Eriksson . 4A . April 22, 1948 . September 27, 2024 . sv . subscription.
  19. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977 . 1976 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 91-1-766022-X . . 126.
  20. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 . Lagerström . Sten . 1968 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . . 464.
  21. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981 . 1980 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 91-1-805012-3 . . 214.
  22. Web site: Leifland Leif (1925 –) . . November 29, 2024 . sv.
  23. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 . Salander Mortensen . Jill . 1996 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-960852-7 . sv . . 1149.
  24. News: Kumlin ny ambassadör i Aten . . Kumlin new ambassador in Athens . TT . 12 . April 28, 1993 . November 29, 2024 . sv . subscription.
  25. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1997 . Almqvist . Gerd . 1997 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138309734 . . 172.
  26. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2000 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2000 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 91-38-31692-7 . . 168.
  27. Web site: Today, we bid farewell to Karin... . https://web.archive.org/web/20230916103555/https://www.facebook.com/swedeninusa/posts/pfbid02C3JPDoQ9NRxn8K4dbrpgRArDjg75Sujxgv6nXEKpiT1Snxe5dTG44psXsXq9Wosnl . Embassy of Sweden, Washington, D.C. . August 15, 2023 . September 16, 2023 . September 16, 2023 . . unfit.