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List of ambassadors of Sweden to Mexico

The Ambassador of Sweden to Mexico (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United Mexican States) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Mexico and government of Mexico.

Ambassador of
Sweden to Mexico
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Gunnar Aldén
since 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Mexico City
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidencePaseo de las Palmas 1215, Lomas de Chapultepec
SeatMexico City, Mexico
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderWilhelm af Wetterstedt
Formation1864
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Mexico City

History

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In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, the experts recommended a proposal from the Swedish chargé d'affaires in Mexico to extend the mission's area of responsibility to the Central American states, British Honduras, as well as Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, and San Domingo, along with the British, French, Dutch, and American possessions in the West Indies.[1]

In 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Mexican 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
Wilhelm af Wetterstedt 3 October 1864 – ? Envoy [3]
Folke Cronholm 1913–1916 Consul general & chargé d'affaires
Gylfe Anderberg 23 February 1917 – 30 September 1921 Consul general & chargé d'affaires[a] Also served as Consul General in Rio de Janeiro from autumn 1919 to 1920.[5] [6]
Gylfe Anderberg 30 September 1921 – 1 February 1938 Envoy Also accredited to Havana (1921–1937), Guatemala City and Panama City (1930–1937), and to San José, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador (1936–1937). [5][7][8]
Axel Paulin 1924–1924 Chargé d'affaires Also accredited to Havana. [9]
Vilhelm Assarsson 1929–1930 Chargé d'affaires [10]
Vilhelm Assarsson 1 February 1938 – 1940 Envoy Also accredited to San José, Havana, Guatemala City, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and Panama City. [7][11]
Rolf Arfwedson 1940–1943 Chargé d'affaires [12]
Gösta Brunnström 1942–1942 Chargé d'affaires [13]
Herbert Ribbing 1943–1948 Envoy Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, Panama City, and San Salvador. [14]
Claes Westring 1949–1952 Envoy Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [15]
Sven Grafström 6 June 1952–3 January 1955[b] Envoy Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [17]
Stig Gunnar Martin Engfeldt 1955–1955 Acting chargé d'affaires
Lennart Nylander 1955–1956 Envoy Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [18]
Lennart Nylander 1956–1962 Ambassador Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [19]
Tord Göransson 1962–1969 Ambassador Also accredited to San José, Managua, and San Salvador (1962–1964) as well as Havana (1964–1969). [20]
Carl-Henric Nauckhoff 1969–1972 Ambassador Also accredited to Havana. [21]
Carl Swartz 1972–1980 Ambassador
Karl-Anders Wollter 1980–1985 Ambassador
David Wirmark 1985–1991 Ambassador
Bo Henrikson 1992–1996 Ambassador
Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist 1997–2000 Ambassador
Ewa Polano 2001–2006 Ambassador
Anna Lindstedt 2006–2011 Ambassador
Jörgen Persson 2012–2016 Ambassador
Annika Thunborg September 2016 – 2021 Ambassador [22]
Gunnar Aldén 2021–present Ambassador [23]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Anderberg served as acting consul general and chargé d'affaires until he became the regular consul general and chargé d'affaires through a cabinet decision on 21 December 1917.[4]
  2. ^ However, the service in Mexico was interrupted for six months in 1953, when Grafström, with the rank of major general, became the first Swedish representative in the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Vår diplomati: beskickning bör upprättas i Prag" [Our diplomacy: diplomatic mission should be established in Prague]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 3. 4 January 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Tio sändebud introduceras". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 September 1956. p. A5. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 763. SELIBR 10076764.
  4. ^ "Generalkonsulaten i Moskva och Mexiko". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 345. 23 December 1917. p. 12. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Östersjöstaterna och Mexiko få svenska ministrar". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 October 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Ny svensk chargé d'affaires i Mexiko". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 72. 15 March 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Omflyttade och nya sändebud". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 November 1937. p. 4A. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 38. SELIBR 8261511.
  9. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 852. SELIBR 8261511.
  10. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 61. SELIBR 8261511.
  11. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 44. SELIBR 10335454.
  12. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 54. SELIBR 8261511.
  13. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 156. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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. 1002. SELIBR 3681511.
  16. ^ Boheman, Erik (1967–1969). "Sven H Grafström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. p. 209. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  17. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1954 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1954. p. 304.
  18. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 319.
  19. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1962 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1962. p. 302.
  20. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 413. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  21. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 357. SELIBR 3682755.
  22. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Mexiko" [New ambassador in Mexico] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Mexiko" [New ambassador in Mexico] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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