List of ambassadors of Sweden to the Philippines explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:
Sweden to the Philippines
Insignia:Coat of arms of Sweden.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Flagsize:200
Flagborder:yes
Incumbent:Harald Fries
Chargé d'affairs a.i.
Incumbentsince:August 2024
Department:Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Manila
Style:His or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports To:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence:10 Tamarind Road, Forbes Park South, Makati
Seat:Manila, Philippines
Appointer:Government of Sweden
Termlength:No fixed term
Inaugural:Torsten Hammarström
Formation:1948

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

History

On 17 January 1947, the King in Council decided to recognize the Republic of the Philippines as an independent and sovereign state.[1] Sweden and the Philippines established diplomatic relations that same year.[2] In January 1948, Sweden's envoy in Nanking, Torsten Hammarström, was also appointed as envoy to Manila.[3] From January 1953, the Swedish minister in Jakarta was additionally accredited to Manila.[4] In May 1958, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indonesian governments to elevate their respective legations to embassies. As a result, the diplomatic rank was changed from envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to ambassador.[5] Jens Malling, who had previously served as envoy in Jakarta and Manila, was now appointed ambassador.

Sweden had been represented in Manila since the establishment of a Swedish honorary consulate on 16 November 1839.[6] During the final decades of its existence, the honorary consulate operated under the jurisdiction of the mission in Jakarta.[7] It was elevated to an honorary consulate general in 1955,[8] before being closed in the early 1970s.

Despite having an unpaid honorary consul general who served until the honorary consulate's closure in the early 1970s, there was a Swedish career consul stationed in Manila from 1963 to 1974. Karl Bertil Eriksson became the last career consul in Manila in 1973. The following year, he was appointed chargé d'affaires and embassy counsellor. On 1 July 1980, Sweden's independent embassy in Manila became operational, and, the embassy's counselor, was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador.[9]

On 9 August 1995, Sweden and Palau established diplomatic relations.[10] From the same year, the Swedish ambassador in Manila was accredited to Palau.

The embassy was closed on 30 June 2008.[11] The responsibility for the Philippines was then transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Bangkok, and the responsibility for Palau was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Tokyo.[12] Sweden's embassy in Manila was reopened on 8 November 2016.[13] Sweden's new resident ambassador in Manila, Harald Fries, presented his credentials to President Rodrigo Duterte in December of the same year.[14]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Torsten Hammarström1947–1951EnvoyResident in China.[15]
–1951–1952EnvoyVacant.[16]
Malte Pripp1953–1956EnvoyResident in Jakarta.[17]
Jens Malling1956 – May 1958EnvoyResident in Jakarta.[18]
Jens MallingMay 1958 – 1959AmbassadorResident in Jakarta.
Tord Göransson1959–1962AmbassadorResident in Jakarta.[19]
Louis De Geer1962–1966AmbassadorResident in Jakarta.[20]
Harald Edelstam1966–1968AmbassadorResident in Jakarta.[21]
Karl Henrik Andersson1969–1973AmbassadorResident in Jakarta.[22]
Karl Bertil Eriksson1974–1977Chargé d'affaires and embassy counsellor[23] [24]
Cai Melin1974–1977AmbassadorResident in Jakarta.[25]
Knut Granstedt1977–1980AmbassadorResident in Jakarta.[26]
Kjell Anneling1977–1979Acting chargé d'affaires and embassy counsellor[27]
Bo Kälfors1979–1980Acting chargé d'affaires and embassy counsellor[28] [29]
Bo Kälfors1980–1983Ambassador
Cecilia Nettelbrandt1983–1987Ambassador[30]
Hans Grönwall1987–1991Ambassador[31]
Harald Fälth1991–1993Ambassador[32]
Christofer Gyllenstierna1993–1996AmbassadorAlso accredited to Palau (from 1995).[33]
Bo Eriksson1996–1999AmbassadorAlso accredited to Palau.[34]
Ulf Håkansson2000–2003AmbassadorAlso accredited to Palau.[35]
Annika Markovic2003–2007AmbassadorAlso accredited to Palau.[36]
Inger Ultvedt2007–2008AmbassadorAlso accredited to Palau.[37]
Lennart Linnér2008–2011AmbassadorResident in Bangkok.[38] [39]
Klas Molin2011–2015AmbassadorResident in Bangkok. Presented credentials on 10 January 2013.[40]
Staffan Herrström2015–2016AmbassadorResident in Bangkok.[41]
Harald FriesSeptember 2016 – August 2021Ambassador[42] [43]
Annika ThunborgAugust 2021 – August 2024Ambassador[44] [45]
Harald FriesAugust 2024 – presentChargé d'affaires a.i.[46]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sverige erkänner Filippinerna . . Sweden recognizes the Philippines . A13 . 1947-01-18 . 27 November 2024 . sv . subscription.
  2. Web site: Filippinerna . Government Offices of Sweden . 7 January 2015 . Philippines . 26 November 2024 . sv.
  3. News: Utrikesdepartementet . . Ministry for Foreign Affairs . 4A . 1948-01-17 . 26 November 2024 . sv . subscription.
  4. News: Beskickningarna . . The diplomatic missions . 4A . 1953-01-17 . 28 November 2024 . sv . subscription.
  5. News: Ny ambassad . . New embassy . 4A . 1958-05-03 . 28 November 2024 . sv . subscription.
  6. Book: Almquist, Johan Axel . Kommerskollegium och Riksens Ständers Manufakturkontor samt konsulsstaten 1651-1910: administrativa och biografiska anteckningar . Meddelanden från svenska Riksarkivet, Ny följd. Ser. 2, 99-0506720-5 ; 4 . 1914 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . . 349.
  7. Web site: Kungl. Maj:ts proposition nr 75 år 1963 . . Stockholm . 54 . 1 March 1963 . 28 November 2024 . sv.
  8. News: Ny generalkonsul . . New consul general . 4A . 1955-04-23 . 27 November 2024 . sv . subscription.
  9. News: Ambassadärt och konsulärt . . Hans . Westtorp . 17 . 1980-06-08 . 26 November 2024 . sv . subscription.
  10. Web site: Countries with which Palau has Diplomatic Relations . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317135821/https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/oia/islands/upload/PalauDipRelations.pdf . . 1 . 27 November 2024 . 17 March 2016 . dead.
  11. Sverige avvecklar tre ambassader . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429192315/http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/9880/a/94747 . . Sweden is closing down three embassies . 19 December 2007 . 27 November 2024 . 29 April 2014 . sv.
  12. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2010 . 2010 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32520-9 . . 193.
  13. Web site: Filippinerna . https://web.archive.org/web/20241127124843/https://www.regeringen.se/sveriges-regering/utrikesdepartementet/sveriges-forbindelser-med-omvarlden/asien-och-oceanien/filippinerna/ . Government Offices of Sweden . 7 January 2015 . Philippines . 27 November 2024 . 27 November 2024 . sv.
  14. Web site: H.E. Harald Fries posed for a photo with President Rodrigo Duterte after he presented his letter of credence as the new Ambassador of Sweden to the Philippines. . Embassy of Sweden, Manila . 5 December 2016 . 27 November 2024 . Facebook.
  15. Book: Sveriges statskalender för året 1951 . 1951 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Stockholm . sv . 293, 295.
  16. Book: Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1952 . 1952 . Fritzes offentliga publikationer . Uppsala . sv . 299.
  17. 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 . . 914.
  18. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 . Lagerström . Sten . 1968 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . . 641.
  19. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 . Uddling . Hans . Paabo . Katrin . 1992 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-914072-X . sv . . 413.
  20. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977 . 1976 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 91-1-766022-X . . 209.
  21. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985 . 1984 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 91-1-843222-0 . . 252.
  22. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981 . 1980 . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 91-1-805012-3 . . 34.
  23. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 . Uddling . Hans . Paabo . Katrin . 1994 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-943202-X . sv . . 307.
  24. News: Ambassadråd som flyttar sig . . Embassy counsellors that moves . Hans . Westtorp . 14 . 1977-05-07 . 26 November 2024 . sv . subscription.
  25. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 . Uddling . Hans . Paabo . Katrin . 1994 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-943202-X . sv . . 769.
  26. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985 . 1984 . Stockholm . Norstedt . sv . 91-1-843222-0 . . 388.
  27. News: Vi har fått ambassadör i Söul . . We have got an ambassador in Seoul . Hans . Westtorp . 13 . 1979-01-12 . 26 November 2024 . sv . subscription.
  28. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 . Uddling . Hans . Paabo . Katrin . 1992 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-914072-X . sv . . 611.
  29. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1980 . Sköldenberg . Bengt . 1980 . Liber . Stockholm . 91-38-05350-0 . sv . . 338.
  30. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 . Uddling . Hans . Paabo . Katrin . 1992 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-914072-X . sv . . 790.
  31. Book: Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 . Uddling . Hans . Paabo . Katrin . 1992 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-914072-X . sv . . 396.
  32. 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 . . 366.
  33. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1996 . Almqvist . Gerd . 1996 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 9138350211 . . 181, 191.
  34. Book: Sveriges statskalender 1999 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 1999 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 91-38-31445-2 . . 179, 190.
  35. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2003 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2003 . Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 91-38-32045-2 . . 170, 182.
  36. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2007 . Spiegelberg . Christina . 2007 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-9138323588 . . 173, 186.
  37. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2008 . Henriksson . Maria . 2008 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32405-9 . . 179, 193.
  38. Book: Sveriges statskalender 2010 . 2010 . Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes . Stockholm . sv . 978-91-38-32520-9 . . 179.
  39. Web site: Ambassadören som flyttade hem . www.motivation.se . August 2011 . 27 November 2024 . sv.
  40. Web site: Kreditivbrevsceremoni i Manila . https://archive.today/20160708120532/http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/Bangkok/Aktuellt/Nyheter/Kreditivbrevsceremoni-i-Manila/ . . 14 January 2013 . 8 July 2016 . 27 November 2024 . sv.
  41. Web site: En kväll hos Ambassadören . www.bangkok.swea.org . Monica . Nilsson . 3 April 2016 . 27 November 2024 . sv.
  42. Ny ambassadör i Filippinerna . . New ambassador in the Philippines . 16 June 2016 . 26 November 2024 . sv.
  43. Web site: Ambassador Harald Fries is now ending his tour of duty in the Philippines after five years. . Embassy of Sweden, Manila . 16 August 2021 . 27 November 2024 . Facebook.
  44. Annika Thunborg ny ambassadör i Filippinerna . . Annika Thunborg new ambassador in the Philippines . 12 August 2021 . 26 November 2024 . sv.
  45. Web site: Outgoing Swedish Ambassador Annika Thunborg paid her farewell call on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at Malacañan Palace. . Embassy of Sweden, Manila . 9 August 2024 . 26 November 2024 . Facebook.
  46. Web site: DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR LIST . . 8, 104 . 22 November 2024 . 26 November 2024.

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