List of ambassadors of Sweden to Russia
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
Name
Term start
Term end
Title
Notes
Ref
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
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
[ 15]
Gustaf d'Albedyhll
10 May 1782
November 1783
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
[ 15]
Carl Eherenfried von Carisien
1785
1787
Resident minister
[ 16]
Curt von Stedingk
August 1790
February 1808
Ambassador
[ 17]
Fredrik Samuel Silverstolpe
1805
1807
Chargé d'affaires
[ 18]
Curt von Stedingk
September 1809
December 1811
Ambassador
[ 17]
Baltasar af Schenbom
1811
30 April 1812
Chargé d'affaires
Died in office.
[ 19]
Carl Löwenhielm
1 September 1812
1819
Envoy
[ 20]
Nils Fredric Palmstjerna
30 September 1820
19 August 1845
Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
[ 21]
Gustaf af Nordin
9 October 1845
28 September 1856
Envoy
[ 22]
Georg Adelswärd
5 December 1856
1858
Envoy
[ 23]
Frederik Anton Ferdinand Hartwig Wedel-Jarlsberg
1858
1865
Envoy
Oscar Björnstjerna
31 October 1865
1872
Envoy
[ 24]
Otto Stenbock
26 August 1867
8 November 1867
Chargé d'affaires
[ 25]
Otto Stenbock
22 July 1868
28 September 1868
Chargé d'affaires
[ 25]
Otto Stenbock
28 August 1869
1 November 1869
Chargé d'affaires
[ 25]
Frederik Georg Knut Due
November 1873
1890
Envoy
[ 26]
Arvid Taube
30 June 1888
31 September 1888
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
[ 27]
Arvid Taube
29 June 1889
7 October 1889
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
[ 27]
Gustaf Leonard (Lennart) Reuterskiöld
24 September 1890
7 July 1899
Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
Died in office.
[ 28]
Arvid Taube
13 June 1890
10 November 1890
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
[ 27]
Arvid Taube
1 June 1891
3 July 1891
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
[ 27]
Arvid Taube
18 August 1891
11 October 1891
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
[ 27]
August Gyldenstolpe
1899
1904
Envoy
[ 29]
Herman Wrangel
31 December 1904
1906
Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
[ 30]
Edvard Brändström
12 March 1906
1920[ b]
Envoy
[ 31]
Carl von Heidenstam
1911
1916
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
At different times.
[ 32]
Soviet Union (1922–1991)
Carl von Heidenstam
22 March 1924
26 June 1924
Chargé d'affaires ad interim
[ 33]
Carl von Heidenstam
27 June 1924
1930
Envoy
Also accredited to Tehran from 26 March 1929.
[ 33]
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.
[ 34]
Wilhelm Winther
1 March 1938
1940
Envoy
[ 35]
Vilhelm Assarsson
1940
1944
Envoy
[ 36]
Staffan Söderblom
28 April 1944
June 1946
Envoy
Assumed office 16 July.
[ 37]
Gunnar Hägglöf
1946
1947
Envoy
[ 38]
Rolf Sohlman
15 April 1947
29 December 1947
Envoy
[ 39]
Rolf Sohlman
30 December 1947
1964
Ambassador
Also accredited to Afghanistan (1948–60), Romania (1951–63), and Bulgaria (1951–63).[ c]
[ 39]
Gunnar Jarring
1964
1973
Ambassador
Also accredited to Mongolia.
[ 40]
Brynolf Eng
1973
1975
Ambassador
Also accredited to Mongolia from 1974.
[ 41]
Göran Ryding
1975
1979
Ambassador
Also accredited to Mongolia.
[ 42]
Carl de Geer
1979
1983
Ambassador
Also accredited to Mongolia.
[ 43]
Torsten Örn
1983
1986
Ambassador
Also accredited to Mongolia.
[ 44]
Anders Thunborg
1986
1989
Ambassador
Also accredited to Mongolia.
[ 45]
Örjan Berner
1989
1991
Ambassador
Also accredited to Mongolia.
[ 46]
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).
[ 46] [ 47]
Sven Hirdman
1994
2004
Ambassador
Also accredited to Armenia, Azerbaijan (1994–97), Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus.
[ 48] [ 49]
Johan Molander
2004
2008
Ambassador
Also accredited to Armenia (2004–06), Georgia (2004–06), and Belarus.
[ 50] [ 51]
Tomas Bertelman
2008
2012
Ambassador
[ 52]
Veronika Bard Bringéus
2012
2015
Ambassador
[ 53]
Peter Ericson
2015
2019
Ambassador
Malena Mård
1 September 2019
2023
Ambassador
[ 54]
Karin Olofsdotter
August 2023
Incumbent
Ambassador
[ 55]
See also
^ The ambassador's residence is located within the same buildings as the chancery .[ 1]
^ In the fall of 1918, Brändström left Saint Petersburg and returned to Stockholm but kept his position until 1920.[ 31]
^ Envoy to Kabul from 30 June 1948 (assumed office on 24 May 1949) to 1960, also to Bucharest from 1 September (assumed office on 6 October) 1951 to 1963, and also to Sofia from 1 September (assumed office on 19 October) 1951 to 1963.[ 39]
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^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 372, 377. ISBN 9138121735 . SELIBR 3682768 .
^ a b Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 361. ISBN 913812694X . SELIBR 3682771 .
^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 172, 179, 183, 193– 194, 196. ISBN 9138129485 . SELIBR 3682773 .
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^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 167, 174, 178, 179, 185, 189– 192. ISBN 91-38-32120-3 . SELIBR 89506762 .
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^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9 . SELIBR 11846164 .
^ "Tre nya ambassadörer och en generalkonsul" [Three new ambassadors and a consul general] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs . 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2024 .
^ "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 .
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