List of ambassadors of Sweden to Russia
Appearance
Ambassador of Sweden to Russia | |
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since August 2023 | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Moscow | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | 60 Mosfilmovskaya Street[a] |
Seat | Moscow, Russia |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Herman Cedercreutz |
Formation | 1722 |
Website | Swedish Embassy, Moscow |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Russia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Russian Federation) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Russia and government of Russia.
List of representatives
[edit]Name | Term start | Term end | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Russian Empire (1721–1917) | |||||
Herman Cedercreutz | 15 March 1722 | 21 July 1729 | Envoy | [2] | |
Josias Cederhielm | 1725 | 1726 | Ambassador | [3] | |
Joachim von Dittmer | 21 July 1729 | 1738 | Envoy | [4] | |
Eric Matthias von Nolcken | 13 July 1738 | 20 May 1741 | Envoy | [5] | |
Nils Bark | 1 December 1743 | 25 June 1747 | Envoy | [6] | |
Gustaf Wulfvenstierna | 1747 | 1748 | Envoy Extraordinaire | [7] | |
Gustaf Wilhelm von Höpken | 1748 | 26 August 1749 | Envoy Extraordinaire | Died in office. | [8] |
Johan August Greiffenheim | 1749 | 1752 | Envoy Extraordinaire | [9] | |
Carl Barthold Lagerflycht | 1749 | 1752 | Chargé d'affaires | [10] | |
Mauritz Posse | 1752 | 1762 | Envoy | [11] | |
Carl Wilhelm von Düben | 4 May 1763 | 1766 | Envoy | [12] | |
Carl Ribbing | 1766 | 1773 | Envoy Extraordinaire | [13] | |
Fredric Nolcken | 29 April 1773 | 14 July 1788 | Envoy Extraordinaire | [14] | |
Gustaf d'Albedyhll | August 1780 | September 1780 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [15] | |
Gustaf d'Albedyhll | 10 May 1782 | November 1783 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [15] | |
Carl Eherenfried von Carisien | 1785 | 1787 | Resident minister | [16] | |
Curt von Stedingk | August 1790 | February 1808 | Ambassador | [17] | |
Curt von Stedingk | September 1809 | December 1811 | Ambassador | [17] | |
Baltasar af Schenbom | 1811 | 30 April 1812 | Chargé d'affaires | Died in office. | [18] |
Carl Löwenhielm | 1 September 1812 | 1819 | Envoy | [19] | |
Nils Palmstierna | 1820 | 19 August 1845 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | [20] | |
Gustaf af Nordin | 9 October 1845 | 28 September 1856 | Envoy | [21] | |
Georg Adelswärd | 5 December 1856 | 1858 | Envoy | [22] | |
Frederik Anton Ferdinand Hartwig Wedel-Jarlsberg | 1858 | 1865 | Envoy | ||
Oscar Björnstjerna | 31 October 1865 | 1872 | Envoy | [23] | |
Otto Stenbock | 26 August 1867 | 8 November 1867 | Chargé d'affaires | [24] | |
Otto Stenbock | 22 July 1868 | 28 September 1868 | Chargé d'affaires | [24] | |
Otto Stenbock | 28 August 1869 | 1 November 1869 | Chargé d'affaires | [24] | |
Frederik Georg Knut Due | 1873 | 1890 | Envoy | ||
Arvid Taube | 30 June 1888 | 31 September 1888 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [25] | |
Arvid Taube | 29 June 1889 | 7 October 1889 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [25] | |
Gustaf Leonard (Lennart) Reuterskiöld | 24 September 1890 | 7 July 1899 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | Died in office. | [26] |
Arvid Taube | 13 June 1890 | 10 November 1890 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [25] | |
Arvid Taube | 1 June 1891 | 3 July 1891 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [25] | |
Arvid Taube | 18 August 1891 | 11 October 1891 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [25] | |
August Gyldenstolpe | 1899 | 1904 | Envoy | [27] | |
Herman Wrangel | 1904 | 1906 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | [28] | |
Edvard Brändström | 12 March 1906 | 1920[b] | Envoy | [29] | |
Carl von Heidenstam | 1911 | 1916 | Acting chargé d'affaires | At different times. | [30] |
Soviet Union (1922–1991) | |||||
Carl von Heidenstam | 22 March 1924 | 26 June 1924 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim | [31] | |
Carl von Heidenstam | 27 June 1924 | 1930 | Envoy | Also accredited to Tehran from 26 March 1929. | [31] |
Eric Gyllenstierna | 1930 | 1 October 1937 | Envoy | Also accredited to Tehran from 5 September 1930 to 1936 and to Baghdad from 18 May 1934 to 1936. | [32] |
Wilhelm Winther | 1 March 1938 | 1940 | Envoy | [33] | |
Vilhelm Assarsson | 1940 | 1944 | Envoy | [34] | |
Staffan Söderblom | 28 April 1944 | June 1946 | Envoy | Assumed office 16 July. | [35] |
Gunnar Hägglöf | 1946 | 1947 | Envoy | [36] | |
Rolf Sohlman | 1947 | 1964 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Afghanistan (1948–60), Romania (1951–64), and Bulgaria (1951–64). | [37] |
Gunnar Jarring | 1964 | 1973 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Mongolia. | [38] |
Brynolf Eng | 1973 | 1975 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Mongolia from 1974. | [39] |
Göran Ryding | 1975 | 1979 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Mongolia. | [40] |
Carl de Geer | 1979 | 1983 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Mongolia. | [41] |
Torsten Örn | 1983 | 1986 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Mongolia. | [42] |
Anders Thunborg | 1986 | 1989 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Mongolia. | [43] |
Örjan Berner | 1989 | 1991 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Mongolia. | [44] |
Russian Federation (1991–present) | |||||
Örjan Berner | 1991 | 1994 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Mongolia (1989–92), Armenia (1992–94), Azerbaijan (1992–94), Georgia (1992–94), Kazakhstan (1993–94), Kyrgyzstan (1993–94), Tajikistan (1993–94), Turkmenistan (1993–94), Uzbekistan (1993–94), and Belarus (1992–94). | [44][45] |
Sven Hirdman | 1994 | 2004 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Armenia, Azerbaijan (1994–97), Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus. | [46][47] |
Johan Molander | 2004 | 2008 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Armenia (2004–06), Georgia (2004–06), and Belarus. | [48][49] |
Tomas Bertelman | 2008 | 2012 | Ambassador | [50] | |
Veronika Bard Bringéus | 2012 | 2015 | Ambassador | ||
Peter Ericson | 2015 | 2019 | Ambassador | ||
Malena Mård | 1 September 2019 | 2023 | Ambassador | [51] | |
Karin Olofsdotter | August 2023 | Incumbent | Ambassador | [52] |
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]References
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- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Ryssland" [New ambassador in Russia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Karin Olofsdotter ny ambassadör i Ryssland" [Karin Olofsdotter new ambassador in Russia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Embassy of Sweden, Moscow, official website