The Ambassador of Sweden to Japan (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Japan) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the emperor of Japan and the government of Japan.
| Ambassador of Sweden to Japan | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since 1 September 2024Viktoria Flodh Li | |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Tokyo | |
| Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Residence | 1 Chome-10-3-100 Roppongi |
| Seat | Tokyo, Japan |
| Appointer | Government of Sweden |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Frederik Philip van der Hoeven |
| Formation | 1871 |
| Website | Swedish Embassy, Tokyo |
History
editDiplomatic relations between Sweden and Japan were established in 1868.[1] Due to letters patent on 11 November 1870, the care of the Sweden–Norway's interests there was handed over to the Dutch trade representation, which employed consuls and vice-consuls partly in Yokohama and Tokyo (Dutch legation), partly in Nagasaki, as well as in Osaka and Hyōgo. By a decision on 9 October 1900, a career Swedish-Norwegian consulate general was established in Kobe with the whole of Japan as a district. Upon reorganization in 1906, the consulate general in Kobe was closed, and its functions were taken over by the Swedish legation in Tokyo.[2]
By a decision on 28 September 1906, the consulate general in Japan was assigned to King in Council's minister there, Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg. Wallenberg served as consul general from the same date and as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from the same year.[2][3]
In the fall of 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Japanese 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. Sweden's envoy handed over his letter of credence as ambassador in December of the same year.[4]
List of representatives
edit| Name | Period | Title | Accreditation | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederik Philip van der Hoeven | 1871–1872 | Resident minister | ||
| Wilhelm Ferdinand Henrik van Wekherlin | 1872–1878 | Resident minister | ||
| Edmond W.F. Wittewaall van Stoetwegen | 1879–1881 | Resident minister | ||
| Johannes Jakobus van der Plot | 1881–1889 | Resident minister | ||
| Dmitri Louis van Bylandt | 1890–1896 | Resident minister | ||
| Hannibal Casimir Johannes Testa | 1896–1900 | Resident minister | ||
| Hannibal Casimir Johannes Testa | 1900–1902 | Envoy | ||
| Arthur M.D. Swerts de Landas Wyborgh | 1902–1905 | Envoy | ||
| John Loudon | 1905–1906 | Acting Envoy | ||
| Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg | 1906–1920 | Envoy | Also acreddited to Beijing. Also served as consul general from 28 September 1906. | [5][3] |
| Patrik Reuterswärd | 18 February 1912 – 14 June 1912 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [6] | |
| Patrik Reuterswärd | 11 October 1913 – 5 February 1914 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [6] | |
| David Bergström | 7 May 1918 – 1920 | Acting Envoy | Also acreddited to Beijing. | [7] |
| David Bergström | 11 June 1920 – 1922 | Envoy | Also acreddited to Beijing. | [7] |
| Oskar Ewerlöf | 1922–1928 | Envoy | Also acreddited to Beijing. | [8] |
| Johan Hultman | 1928–1936 | Envoy | Also acreddited to Beijing (from 1929) and Bangkok (from 1931). | [9] |
| Widar Bagge | 1937–1945 | Envoy | Also acreddited to Bangkok. | [10] |
| – | 1946–1947 | – | Vacant. | [11][12] |
| Leif Öhrvall | 1948–1951 | Diplomatic representative | [13] | |
| Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt | 1951–1952 | Diplomatic representative | [14] | |
| Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt | 1952–1956 | Envoy | [15] | |
| Tage Grönwall | 9 July 1956 – December 1957 | Envoy | [16][4] | |
| Tage Grönwall | December 1957 – 1962 | Ambassador | Also acreddited to Seoul (1959–1962). | [4][17] |
| Karl Fredrik Almqvist | 1963–1970 | Ambassador | Also acreddited to Seoul. | [18] |
| Gunnar Heckscher | 1970–1975 | Ambassador | Also acreddited to Seoul. | [19] |
| Bengt Odevall | 1975–1981 | Ambassador | Also acreddited to Seoul (1975–1979). | [20] |
| Gunnar Lonaeus | 1981–1986 | Ambassador | [21] | |
| Ove Heyman | 1986–1991 | Ambassador | [22] | |
| Magnus Vahlquist | 1992–1997 | Ambassador | Also acreddited to Marshall Islands (1995–1997) and the Federated States of Micronesia (1995–1997). | [23] |
| Krister Kumlin | 1997–2002 | Ambassador | Also acreddited to Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. | [24] |
| Mikael Lindström | 2002–2006 | Ambassador | Also acreddited to Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. | [25] |
| Stefan Noreén | 2006–2011 | Ambassador | Also acreddited to Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. | [26] |
| Lars Vargö | 2011–2014 | Ambassador | ||
| Magnus Robach | 2014–2019 | Ambassador | ||
| Pereric Högberg | 1 September 2019 – 2024 | Ambassador | Also acreddited to Palau (from February 2022) and the Federated States of Micronesia (from February 2024). | [27][28][29] |
| Viktoria Li | 2024–present | Ambassador | [30] |
See also
editReferences
editNotes
edit- ^ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tokyo. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b Almquist 1914, pp. 399–400
- ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1920 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1920. p. 173.
- ^ a b c "Svensk ambassad även i Tokio" [Swedish embassy also in Tokyo]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 8 December 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Almquist 1914, p. 400
- ^ a b Elgenstierna 1931, p. 276
- ^ a b Jacobson 1922, p. 728
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1928 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1928. p. 186.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 506. SELIBR 8261511.
- ^ Svensson 1953, p. 61
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1946 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1946. p. 272.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1947 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1947. p. 278.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1951 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1951. p. 295.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1952 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1952. p. 300.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 318.
- ^ "Sveriges beskickning i Tokio". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 November 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 397. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
- ^ Sköldenberg 1970, p. 353
- ^ Sköldenberg 1975, p. 410
- ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 853
- ^ Spiegelberg 1986, p. 357
- ^ Spiegelberg 1991, p. 353
- ^ Almqvist 1997, pp. 183, 187
- ^ Spiegelberg 2002, pp. 183, 187–188
- ^ Spiegelberg 2006, pp. 181, 187
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 184. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Japan" [New ambassador in Japan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Virtual Presentations of Credentials". Office of the President, Republic of Palau. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Presentation of Credentials Ceremony of His Excellency Ambassador Pereric Högberg of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Federated States of Micronesia". Palikir: Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Japan" [New ambassador in Japan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- 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. SELIBR 844316.
- Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1997). Sveriges statskalender 1997 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. ISBN 9138309734. SELIBR 3682776.
- Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. SELIBR 10076758.
- Jacobson, G. (1922). "David Kristian Bergström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 3. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender 1970 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer.
- Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
- Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1986). Sveriges statskalender 1986 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. ISBN 91-38-08944-0. SELIBR 3682765.
- Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. ISBN 9138125277. SELIBR 3682770.
- Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. ISBN 9138319519. SELIBR 8428312.
- Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
- Svensson, Stina, ed. (1953). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. SELIBR 9649164.
External links
edit- Embassy of Sweden, Tokyo, official website
