List of ambassadors of Sweden to Zambia

Ambassador of
Sweden to Zambia
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Hallenborg in 2012.
Incumbent
Johan Hallenborg
since September 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Lusaka
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatLusaka, Zambia
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderOtto Rathsman
Formation27 November 1964
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Lusaka

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

History

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On the occasion of the proclamation of Zambia's independence on 24 October 1964, Swedish prime minister Tage Erlander stated in a congratulatory telegram to President Kenneth Kaunda that the Swedish government recognized Zambia as a sovereign and independent state and expressed the Swedish government's desire to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Zambia. Sweden was represented at the independence celebrations in Zambia by Ambassador Otto Rathsman from Nairobi.[1] In the council on 27 November 1964, Ambassador Otto Rathsman in Nairobi was appointed as ambassador to Lusaka as well.[2] He thus became the first Swedish ambassador to be accredited in Lusaka.

In January 1967, the Swedish parliament decided to establish an embassy in Lusaka, a matter that had been under consideration since Zambia's independence in 1964.[3] Olof Kaijser [sv] was appointed as the first resident ambassador, and in 1968, he also became the first Swedish ambassador to be accredited in Malawi's capital, Zomba.[4] The ambassador in Lusaka was accredited in Zomba until 1974, and thereafter in Lilongwe, which became Malawi's capital that same year. In 2001, the dual accreditation to Lilongwe was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Harare.[5]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Otto Rathsman 27 November 1964 – 1966 Ambassador Accredited from the embassy in Nairobi. [2][6]
Carl Gustaf Béve 1966–1967 Ambassador Accredited from the embassy in Nairobi. [7]
Olof Kaijser 1967–1972 Ambassador Accredited to Zomba (from 1968). [8]
Iwo Dölling 1972–1975 Ambassador Accredited to Gaborone (from 1974), Lilongwe (from 1974), and Zomba (until 1974). [9][10][11]
Ove Heyman 1975–1979 Ambassador Accredited to Gaborone (from 1976) and Lilongwe (from 1976). [12][13]
Göran Hasselmark 1979–1983 Ambassador Accredited to Lilongwe. [14]
Jan Ölander 1984–1987 Ambassador Accredited to Lilongwe. [15]
Carl Johan Persson 1987–1990 Ambassador Accredited to Lilongwe. [16]
Per Taxell 1990–1993 Ambassador Accredited to Lilongwe. [17]
Anders Johnson 1994–1996 Ambassador Accredited to Lilongwe. [18]
Christer Ågren 1996–1996 Chargé d'affaires [19]
Kristina Svensson 1997–2001 Ambassador Accredited to Lilongwe. [20]
Christina Rehlen 2001–2006 Ambassador [21]
Lars Ronnås 2006–2009 Ambassador [22]
Marie Andersson de Frutos 2009–2011 Ambassador [23]
Lena Nordström 2011–2015 Ambassador [24]
Henrik Cederin 2015–2019 Ambassador [25]
Anna Maj Hultgård 1 September 2019 – 2022 Ambassador [26]
Johan Hallenborg September 2022 – present Ambassador [27]

References

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  1. ^ "Frihetsgåva från Sverige till självständiga Zambia" [Gift of freedom from Sweden to independent Zambia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 25 October 1964. p. 12A. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "UD-förordnaden" [Foreign Ministry appointments]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 28 November 1964. p. A19. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Utrikes: Ny ambassad i Zambia" [Foreign: New embassy in Zambia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 January 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ Hård af Segerstad, Pia, ed. (17 May 1968). "Dag för dag" [Day by day]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 19. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 183. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
  6. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1964 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1964. p. 299.
  7. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1967 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1967. p. 314.
  8. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 356, 361. SELIBR 3682755.
  9. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 400, 412, 425. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
  10. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 248. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  11. ^ Sandström, Margareta, ed. (7 May 1972). "Bryssel-Zambia" [Brussels-Zambia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 18. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  12. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1978). Sveriges statskalender 1978 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 461. ISBN 91-38-03894-3. SELIBR 3682759.
  13. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 437, 449, 485. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  14. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 354, 365. ISBN 9138071576. SELIBR 3682764.
  15. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 359, 370. ISBN 91-38-09751-6. SELIBR 3682766.
  16. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1990). Sveriges statskalender 1990 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 363, 374. ISBN 913812291X. SELIBR 3682769.
  17. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1120. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  18. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 579. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  19. ^ Säll, Ola (27 November 1996). "Sverige anklagat för komplott" [Sweden accused of conspiracy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 7. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  20. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 185, 196. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
  21. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 198. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
  22. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2009). Sveriges statskalender 2009 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 204. ISBN 978-91-38-32464-6. SELIBR 11452377.
  23. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 202. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  24. ^ "Swedish Women Mediation Network: Presentations of the network members" (PDF). Folke Bernadotte Academy. p. 7. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  25. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Zambia" [New ambassador in Zambia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  26. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Zambia" [New ambassador in Zambia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  27. ^ "Johan Hallenborg ny ambassadör i Zambia" [Johan Hallenborg new ambassador in Zambia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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