List of ambassadors of Sweden to Iraq

Ambassador of
Sweden to Iraq
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Jörgen Lindström
Special Envoy
since December 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Baghdad
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatStockholm, Sweden[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderEric Gyllenstierna
Formation18 May 1934
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Baghdad

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

History

From 1934 to 1936, the Swedish minister in Moscow, Soviet Union held a dual accreditation to Baghdad,[2] and from 1936 the Swedish minister in Tehran held a dual accreditation to Baghdad.[3]

In February 1960, the envoy was appointed ambassador there after an agreement with the Iraqi government regarding diplomatic representation. The ambassador remained accredited from Tehran, but a legation office was opened in Baghdad, headed by a first secretary from March of the same year.[4] In May 1964, Bengt Odhner was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador in Baghdad.[5]

The ambassador has been based in Stockholm since the storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the summer of 2023.[1]

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
Eric Gyllenstierna 18 May 1934 – 1936 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Moscow. [2]
Hugo von Heidenstam 1936–1942 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Tehran. [3]
Harald Pousette 1941–1945 Chargé d'affaires ad interim Accredited from the legation in Tehran. [6]
Gunnar Jarring 1945–1945 Chargé d'affaires ad interim Accredited from the legation in Tehran. [7]
Harald Pousette 1945–1947 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Tehran. [8]
Harry Eriksson 1948–1951 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Tehran. [9]
Gunnar Jarring 1951–1952 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Tehran. [7]
Ragnvald Bagge 1953–1959 Envoy Accredited from the legation/embassy in Tehran. [10]
Dick Hichens-Bergström 1959–1960 Envoy Accredited from the embassy in Tehran. [11][4]
Dick Hichens-Bergström 1960–1963 Ambassador Accredited from the embassy in Tehran. [4][11]
Bengt Odhner 1964–1969 Ambassador Also accredited to Kuwait City (from 1965) .[12]
Gunnar Gerring 1969–1973 Ambassador Also accredited to Kuwait City. [13]
Otto Rathsman 1973–1975 Ambassador [14]
Fredrik Bergenstråhle 1975–1979 Ambassador [15]
Lars-Olof Brilioth 1979–1982 Ambassador [16]
Arne Thorén 1983–1988 Ambassador [17]
Henrik Amnéus 1988–1993 Ambassador Left Iraq in mid-January 1991. [18][19]
Torkel Stiernlöf July 1990 – August 1990 Chargé d'affaires [20]
– 1994–2004 – Vacant [21][22]
Karin Roxman 2004–2006 Ambassador Stationed at the embassy in Amman. [23]
Niclas Trouvé 2006–2010 Ambassador Stationed at the embassy in Amman.[b] [24]
Carl Magnus Nesser 2010–2012 Ambassador [25]
Jörgen Lindström 2012–2015 Ambassador [26]
Annika Molin Hellgren 2015–2017 Ambassador [27]
Pontus Melander 1 September 2017 – 2019 Ambassador [28]
Lars Ronnås 1 September 2019 – 2021 Ambassador [29]
Jonas Lovén 2021–2022 Ambassador [30]
Jessica Svärdström August 2022 – 2024 Ambassador Stationed in Stockholm since 2023. [31][1]
Jörgen Lindström December 2024 – present Special Envoy Stationed in Stockholm. [32]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ The storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the summer of 2023 led to significant damage to the Swedish chancery building and to the fact that the embassy had to be relocated to Stockholm.[1]
  2. ^ After the new embassy was opened in 2009, ambassador Trouvé was stationed in Baghdad.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Irak" [Iraq] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "TAB 26". www.adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Adelsvapen. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1945). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. D. 1, Stockholmsdelen. Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 302. SELIBR 8198269.
  4. ^ a b c "Ambassadör i Bagdad" [Ambassador in Baghdad]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 February 1960. p. 12A. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ "UD-utnämningar i konseljen" [Cabinet appointments at the council]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 30 May 1964. p. 6A. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1945 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1945. p. 265.
  7. ^ a b Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 553. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1947 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1947. p. 278.
  9. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 265.
  10. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 81. ISBN 91-1-843222-0.
  11. ^ a b Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 482. ISBN 91-1-843222-0.
  12. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 846. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  13. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1973). Sveriges statskalender 1973 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. pp. 354–355. SELIBR 3682755.
  14. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 408. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
  15. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 172. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  16. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 363. ISBN 9138067307. SELIBR 3682763.
  17. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 363. ISBN 91-38-09927-6. SELIBR 3682767.
  18. ^ "Amnéus reser hem". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 18 January 1991. p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  19. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 347. ISBN 9138128098. SELIBR 3682772.
  20. ^ Koskinen, Stefan (3 September 1990). ""Hoppas att våra män nu också får resa hem"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 6. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  21. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 180. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
  22. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 175. ISBN 91-38-32120-3. SELIBR 89506762.
  23. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 180. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
  24. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 183. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  25. ^ "Regeringen utser fyra nya ambassadörer och en generalkonsul" [The government appoints four new ambassadors and one consul general] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Nya ambassadörer utsedda" [New ambassadors appointed]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). TT-TT Spektra. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Irak" [New ambassador in Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Irak" [New ambassador in Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Irak" [New ambassador in Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  30. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Irak" [New ambassador in Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  31. ^ "Jessica Svärdström ny ambassadör i Irak" [Jessica Svärdström new ambassador in Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  32. ^ "Nytt särskilt sändebud för Irak i Irak" [New Special Envoy to Iraq] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.