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List of ambassadors of Sweden to Turkey

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

Ambassador of
Sweden to Turkey
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Malena Mård
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Ankara
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceKatip Çelebi Sokak No:7, Kavaklıdere[a]
SeatAnkara, Turkey
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderAxel Reenstierna
Formation1727
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Ankara

History

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In December 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Turkish 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.[2]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Ottoman Empire (1299–1922)
Axel Reenstierna 1727 – 16 February 1730 Minister Died on 16 February 1730 in Stockholm before he could take up the aforementioned position. [3]
Carl Fredrik von Höpken 7 December 1734 – 1738 Chargé d'affaires Along with Edvard Carleson. [4]
Carl Fredrik von Höpken 17 August 1738 – 1742 Envoy extraordinary Along with Edvard Carleson. [4]
Edvard Carleson 7 December 1734–1742 Chargé d'affaires Along with Carl Fredrik von Höpken. [5]
Edvard Carleson 17 August 1738 – 1742 Envoy extraordinary Along with Carl Fredrik von Höpken. [5]
Gustaf Celsing 6 July 1747 – 1750 Resident [6]
Gustaf Celsing 19 January 1750 – 1770 Envoy [6]
Ulrik Celsing 27 November 1770 – 20 January 1780 Envoy Letter of credence 3 June 1771. Also acting consul in Smyrna on 16 May 1777. [6][7]
Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson December 1782 – May 1783 Acting chargé d'affaires [8]
Gerhard von Heidenstam 7 November 1782 – 24 February 1791 Minister Also acting consul in the Levant 16 February 1787. [9]
Carl Gustaf Adlerberg 9 June 1787 – ? Acting chargé d'affaires [10]
Georg Joseph von Brentano 22 January 1789 – 17 January 1792 Minister Along with Pehr Olof von Asp.[b] [11]
Carl Gustaf Adlerberg 30 October 1792 – 17 July 1795 »co-minister» [10]
Pehr Olof von Asp 24 February 1791 – 17 July 1795 Minister Also consul general in the Levant. [12]
Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson 1795–1795 Chargé d'affaires [8]
Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson 8 July 1795 – 1 May 1805 Minister plenipotentiary On leave 26 February 1799. [8]
Carl Gustaf König 26 February 1799 – 31 May 1805 Chargé d'affaires Also acting consul general in the Levant. [13]
Nils Gustaf Palin 31 May 1805 – 1814 Chargé d'affaires Also consul general in the Levant. [14]
Nils Gustaf Palin 15 December 1814 – 20 February 1824 Resident minister [14]
Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm 20 February 1824 – 1827 Resident minister Also acting consul general in the Levant. [15]
Albrecht Elof Ihre 4 July 1827 – 1831 Chargé d'affaires [16]
Anton Testa 1831–1838 Chargé d'affaires
Uno von Troil 29 June 1838 – 9 April 1839 Resident minister Died in office. [17]
Anton Testa 1839–1858 Chargé d'affaires
Georg Sibbern 1858–1858 Envoy [18]
Peter Collett 1859–1860 Envoy
Carl Wachtmeister 20 July 1861 – October 1861 Envoy [19]
Oscar Björnstjerna 1 November 1861 – 1862 Acting chargé d'affaires [20]
Oscar Björnstjerna 29 April 1862 – 1863 Chargé d'affaires [20]
Oscar Björnstjerna 27 March 1863 – 1864 Resident minister [20]
Carl Fredrik Palmstierna 16 October 1865 – 1 December 1868 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [21]
Oluf Stenersen ? – 20 January 1869 Acting chargé d'affaires [22]
Oluf Stenersen 21 January 1869 – May 1869 Resident minister [22][23]
Selim Ehrenhoff 1 May 1869 – 1879 Resident minister [24]
Selim Ehrenhoff 11 July 1879 – 9 December 1887 Minister plenipotentiary [24]
Gustaf Lennart Reuterskiöld 9 October 1888 – 1890 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [25]
Otto Stenbock 16 October 1890 – 1900 Acting minister plenipotentiary [26]
Otto Stenbock 29 June 1900 – 1903 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [26]
Joachim Beck-Friis 22 May 1903 – 1905 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [27]
Charles Emil Ramel 9 June 1905 – 28 September 1906 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [28]
Cossva Anckarsvärd 28 September 1906 – 1920 Envoy Also consul general there. Also accredited to Sofia (from 8 April 1914). [29]
Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg 1921–1923 Envoy Also accredited to Sofia. [30]
Republic of Turkey (1923–present)
Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg 1923–1930 Envoy Also accredited to Sofia. [30]
Carl von Heidenstam 14 July 1930 – 1931 Envoy Also accredited to Sofia. [31]
Erik Boheman 1931–1934 Envoy Also accredited to Athens (from 1933) and Sofia. [32]
Wilhelm Winther 1934–1937 Envoy Also accredited to Athens and Sofia (until 1935). [33][34]
Eric Gyllenstierna 1938–1939 Envoy Also accredited to Athens. [35]
Einar Modig 21 August 1939[c] – 1945 Envoy Also accredited to Athens. [36]
Knut Richard Thyberg 1940–1941 Acting chargé d'affaires [37]
Eric von Post 1945–1951 Envoy [38]
Adolf Croneborg 1951 – December 1956 Envoy [39][2]
Adolf Croneborg December 1956 – 1959 Ambassador [39][2]
Åke Malmaeus 1959–1963 Ambassador [40]
Jan Stenström 1964–1968 Ambassador [41]
Harry Bagge 1969–1973 Ambassador [42]
Östen Lundborg 1973–1975 Ambassador [43]
Lennart Myrsten 1975–1977 Ambassador [44]
Rune Nyström 1977–1981 Ambassador [45]
Henrik Liljegren 1982–1985 Ambassador [46]
Lennart Dafgård 1985–1989 Ambassador [47]
Erik Cornell 1990–1995 Ambassador [48]
Michael Sahlin 1995–1998 Ambassador Also accredited to Baku (from 1997). [49]
Henrik Liljegren 1998–2001 Ambassador Also accredited to Baku. [50]
Ann Dismorr 2001–2005 Ambassador Also accredited to Baku. [51]
Christer Asp 2005–2010 Ambassador [52]
Håkan Åkesson 2010–2013 Ambassador
Lars Wahlund 2013–2018 Ambassador [53]
Annika Molin Hellgren 1 September 2018 – 2020 Ambassador [54]
Staffan Herrström 1 September 2020 – 2023 Ambassador [55]
Malena Mård August 2023 – present Ambassador [56]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The ambassador's residence is located at the same place as the chancery.[1]
  2. ^ Von Brentano was an envoy in Constantinople on a special mission on 22 January 1789 (Swedish minister in Constantinople along with Pehr Olof von Asp [sv] on 24 February 1791, according to a renewed letter of credence, which, however, was to be retained by von Asp for the time being and probably was not used).[11]
  3. ^ Assumed the position in 1941.[36]

References

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  1. ^ "Ankara, Turkiet. Ambassadanläggning" [Ankara, Turkey. Embassy facility] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Nytt ambassadavtal" [New embassy agreement]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 December 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 186. SELIBR 10076758.
  4. ^ a b Jägerskiöld, Olof (1971–1973). "Carl Fredrik Höpken, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 19. National Archives of Sweden. p. 726. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b Boëthius, Bertil (1927). "Edvard Carleson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 7. National Archives of Sweden. p. 428. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1925). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 829. SELIBR 10076137.
  7. ^ Lund, Herbert (1929). "Ulric Celsing". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 8. National Archives of Sweden. p. 226. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Jarring, Gunnar (1985–1987). "Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 753. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  9. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1927). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 3 Gadde-Höökenberg. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 529. SELIBR 10076750.
  10. ^ a b Naumann, Erik (1918). "Carl Gustaf Adlerberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 1. National Archives of Sweden. p. 103. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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  15. ^ Åberg, Alf (1982–1984). "Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 24. National Archives of Sweden. p. 609. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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  18. ^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. (27 June 2024). "Georg Sibbern". Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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  20. ^ a b c Jacobson, G. (1924). "Oscar Magnus F Björnstjerna". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 4. National Archives of Sweden. p. 699. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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  22. ^ a b "Utnämnde" [Appointed]. Upsalaposten (in Swedish). No. 12. 9 February 1869. p. 1. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Diplomatiska kåren" [Diplomatic corps]. Stockholms-Posten (in Swedish). No. 54. 12 May 1869. p. 1. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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  26. ^ a b Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1932). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 7 Schildt-Sture. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 589. SELIBR 10076761.
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  28. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 137. SELIBR 10076758.
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  33. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1935 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1935. p. 196.
  34. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1937 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1937. pp. 207, 211.
  35. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1939 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1939. pp. 218, 222.
  36. ^ a b Rockberger, Nicolaus (1985–1987). "Einar Modig". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 600. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  37. ^ Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 1, Stor–Stockholm (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 1302. SELIBR 53509.
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  39. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för året 1959 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1959. p. 304.
  40. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1963 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 310.
  41. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 323.
  42. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1973). Sveriges statskalender 1973 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. p. 360. SELIBR 3682755.
  43. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 423. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
  44. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 456. ISBN 91-38-03338-0. SELIBR 3682758.
  45. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 365. ISBN 91-38-06008-6. SELIBR 3682762.
  46. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 363. ISBN 91-38-90564-7. SELIBR 3682783.
  47. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 380. ISBN 9138121735. SELIBR 3682768.
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  50. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 172, 194. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
  51. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 170, 192. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
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  53. ^ "Nya ambassadörer till Turkiet, Estland och Somalia" [New ambassadors to Turkey, Estonia and Somalia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  54. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Turkiet" [New ambassador in Turkey] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  55. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Turkiet" [New ambassador in Turkey] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  56. ^ "Malena Mård ny ambassadör i Turkiet" [Malena Mård new ambassador in Turkey] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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