List of ambassadors of Sweden to Argentina

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

Ambassador of
Sweden to Argentina
Incumbent
Torsten Ericsson
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Buenos Aires
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatBuenos Aires, Argentina
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderOlof Gyldén
Formation1906
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Buenos Aires

History

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On 10 December 1831, a Swedish consulate was established in Buenos Aires, whose first holder was referred to as the consul general. On 1 October 1906, the position of consul general was combined with that of the head of the Swedish legation to the Argentine Republic, with a jurisdiction limited to that state.[1]

From 1918, the minister in Buenos Aires was also accredited in Santiago (Chile) and Montevideo (Uruguay).[2]

In January 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Argentine governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.[3]

Today the Swedish ambassador in Argentina is also accredited to Paraguay and Uruguay.[4]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Olof Gyldén 26 October 1906 – 21 January 1910 Resident minister Also consul general. [1]
Gerhard Löwen 16 December 1910 – 15 March 1918 Resident minister Also consul general. [5]
Carl Hultgren 1918–1925 Envoy Also accredited to Santiago, Montevideo and Asunción (from 1921). [6]
Einar Ekstrand 1925–1931 Envoy Also accredited to Santiago, Asunción and Montevideo. [7]
Axel Paulin 1925–1926 Chargé d'affaires [8]
Axel Paulin 1928–1931 Chargé d'affaires [8]
Christian Günther 23 January 1931 – 1934 Envoy Also accredited to Santiago, Asunción and Montevideo. [9]
Axel Paulin 1932–1933 Chargé d'affaires [8]
Einar Modig 31 December 1934 – 1939 Envoy Also accredited to Santiago, Asunción and Montevideo. [10]
Wilhelm Winther 1940–1945 Envoy Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [11]
Carl Olof Gisle 1945–1949 Envoy Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [12]
Herbert Ribbing 1949 – January 1957 Envoy Also accredited to Asunción. [13][3]
Herbert Ribbing January 1957 – 1958 Ambassador Also accredited to Asunción. [3][13]
Carl-Herbert Borgenstierna 1958–1963 Ambassador Also accredited to Asunción. [14]
Östen Lundborg 1964–1972 Ambassador Also accredited to Asunción. [15]
Sven Fredrik Hedin 1973–1975 Ambassador [16]
Per Bertil Kollberg 1975–1977 Ambassador [17]
Karl-Anders Wollter 1977–1980 Ambassador [18]
Lars Karlström 1980–1982 Ambassador Also accredited to Montevideo (from 1981). [19]
1982–1983 Ambassador Vacant [20]
Bengt Friedman 1983–1986 Ambassador Also accredited to Montevideo. [21]
Ethel Wiklund 1986–1987 Ambassador Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [22]
Anders Sandström 1987–1994 Ambassador Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [23]
Håkan Granqvist 1994–1997 Ambassador Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [24]
Peter Landelius 1997–2001 Ambassador Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [25]
Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens 2001–2005 Ambassador No dual accreditation.[a]
Arne Rodin 2005–2009 Ambassador Also accredited to Asunción, La Paz and Montevideo. [27]
Charlotte Wrangberg 2010–2013 Ambassador Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.
Gufran Al-Nadaf 2013–2016 Ambassador [28]
Barbro Elm 1 September 2016 – 2019 Ambassador [29]
Anders Carlsson 1 September 2019 – 2023 Ambassador [30]
Torsten Ericsson August 2023 – present Ambassador Presented credentials on 6 October 2023. Also accredited to Asunción.[b] [32][33][31]
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See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Ambassador Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens' husband, Martin Wilkens was stationed as ambassador at the Swedish Embassy in Buenos Aires from 2002 to 2005, with dual accreditation to Asunción, La Paz and Montevideo.[26]
  2. ^ Presented credentials to President Santiago Peña on 4 March 2024.[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b Almquist, Johan Axel (1914). Kommerskollegium och Riksens Ständers Manufakturkontor samt konsulsstaten 1651-1910: administrativa och biografiska anteckningar (PDF). Meddelanden från svenska Riksarkivet, Ny följd. Ser. 2, 99-0506720-5; 4 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 350–351. SELIBR 844316.
  2. ^ "Beskickningsarkiv Buenos Aires" [Diplomatic mission archive Buenos Aires] (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Mellan svenska och argentinska regeringarna". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 January 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Argentina". Governtment of Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1930). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 5 Lind af Hageby-von Porten. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 113. SELIBR 10076756.
  6. ^ Lindblad, Göran, ed. (1924). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1925 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1925] (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söners. p. 339. SELIBR 6gnl7s754g5f6x82.
  7. ^ "Ekstrand, släkter". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 13. National Archives of Sweden. 1950. p. 174. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 852. SELIBR 8261511.
  9. ^ Brandell, Ulf (1967–1969). "Christian E Günther". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. p. 642. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ^ Rockberger, Nicolaus (1985–1987). "Einar Modig". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 600. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  11. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1067.
  12. ^ Svensson, Stina; Ekstedt, Tage, eds. (1955). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1955 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1955] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 311. SELIBR 3681511.
  13. ^ a b Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 893. SELIBR 9649168.
  14. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 136. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  15. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 717. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  16. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 398. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
  17. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 431. ISBN 91-38-03338-0. SELIBR 3682758.
  18. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1980). Sveriges statskalender 1980 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 333. ISBN 91-38-05350-0. SELIBR 33682761.
  19. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 355, 378. ISBN 9138067307. SELIBR 3682763.
  20. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 342. ISBN 9138071576. SELIBR 3682764.
  21. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 355. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  22. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 347. ISBN 91-38-09751-6. SELIBR 3682766.
  23. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 339. ISBN 9138128098. SELIBR 3682772.
  24. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 172. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
  25. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 171. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
  26. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 169. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
  27. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 174. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  28. ^ "Nya ambassadörer utsedda" [New ambassadors appointed] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Argentina" [New ambassador in Argentina] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  30. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Argentina" [New ambassador in Argentina] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  31. ^ a b "Ambassadör Torsten Ericsson har överlämnat sina kreditivbrev i Paraguay" [Ambassador Torsten Ericsson has presented credentials in Paraguay] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Buenos Aires. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  32. ^ "Torsten Ericsson ny ambassadör i Argentina" [Torsten Ericsson new ambassador in Argentina] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  33. ^ "Överlämnande av kreditivbrev" [Presenting of credentials] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Buenos Aires. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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