List of ambassadors of Sweden to Morocco

Ambassador of Sweden to Morocco
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Jörgen Karlsson since September 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Rabat
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	69 Avenue Jaafar Essadik, Agdal[a]
Seat	Rabat, Morocco
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Lennart Petri
Formation	1958
Website	Swedish Embassy, Rabat

The Ambassador of Sweden to Morocco (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of Morocco) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the king of Morocco and cabinet of Morocco.

History

In June 1956, Sweden officially recognized Morocco as an independent state. The Swedish consulate in Casablanca had established relations with the Moroccan authorities, signifying Sweden's recognition of Morocco.[2]

On July 23, 1958, Lennart Petri [sv], Sweden's first minister to Morocco, presented his credentials to King Mohammed V.[3] In July 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Moroccan 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.[4]

The ambassador has also been accredited in neighboring countries on various occasions: Tunisia (1958–1960), Libya (1960–1962), Senegal (1963–1983), The Gambia (1968–1983), and Mauritania (1970–1983, 1996–2004).

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Ref
Lennart Petri	1958 – July 1959	Envoy	Also accredited to Tunis.	[5][4]
Lennart Petri	July 1959 – 1962	Ambassador	Also accredited to Tunis and Tripoli (from 1960).	[4][5]
Bo Siegbahn	1963–1966	Ambassador	Also accredited to Dakar.	[6]
Lars von Celsing	1967–1972	Ambassador	Also accredited to Banjul (from 1968), Dakar (from 1967), and Nouakchott (from 1970).	[7]
Åke Sjölin	1972–1976	Ambassador	Also accredited to Banjul, Dakar, and Nouakchott.	[8]
Knut Bernström	1976–1983	Ambassador	Also accredited to Banjul, Dakar, and Nouakchott (all from 1977).	[9]
Arne Lundquist	1983–1987	Ambassador		[10]
Rune Nyström	1987–1990	Ambassador		[11]
Christer Jacobson	1990–1994	Ambassador		[12]
Mathias Mossberg	1994–1996	Ambassador		[13]
Cecilia Malmsten	1996–2000	Ambassador	Also accredited to Nouakchott.	[14]
Peter Bruce	2000–2004	Ambassador	Also accredited to Nouakchott (from 2001).	[15]
Klas Gierow	2004–2008	Ambassador		[16]
Michael Odevall	2008–2011	Ambassador		[17]
Anna Hammargren	2011–2015	Ambassador		[18]
Erika Ferrer	2015–2018	Ambassador		[19]
Niklas Kebbon	1 September 2018 – 2020	Ambassador		[20]
Anne Höglund	September 2020 – 2022	Ambassador		[21]
Jörgen Karlsson	September 2022 – present	Ambassador		[22]

Footnotes

1. Also spelled 69 Zankat Jafar As-Saddiq.[1]

References

1. "Rabat, Marocko. Ambassadörens residens" [Rabat, Morocco. Ambassador's residence] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
2. "Sverige erkänner Marocko–Tunisien" [Sweden recognizes Morocco–Tunisia]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 3 June 1956. p. A15. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
3. "Minister Lennart Petri". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 24 July 1958. p. A5. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
4. "Nya ambassadörer". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 29 July 1959. p. A7. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
5. 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. 893. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
6. Sveriges statskalender 1966 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1966. pp. 295, 257.
7. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. pp. 354, 357, 359. SELIBR 3682755.
8. Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1017. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
9. Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 129. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
10. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 359. ISBN 91-38-09751-6. SELIBR 3682766.
11. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1990). Sveriges statskalender 1990 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 364. ISBN 913812291X. SELIBR 3682769.
12. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
13. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 189. ISBN 9138350211. SELIBR 3682781.
14. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 183–184. ISBN 91-38-31692-7. SELIBR 8261600.
15. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 181. ISBN 91-38-32120-3. SELIBR 89506762.
16. Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 189. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
17. Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 190. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
18. "New ambassador to Morocco" (Press release) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2024 – via African Press Organization (APO).
19. "Ny ambassadör i Marocko" [New ambassador in Morocco] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
20. "Ny ambassadör i Marocko" [New ambassador in Morocco] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
21. "Ny ambassadör i Marocko" [New ambassador in Morocco] (PDF) (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 6 August 2020. p. 247. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
22. "Jörgen Karlsson ny ambassadör i Marocko" [Jörgen Karlsson new ambassador in Morocco] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

External links

• Embassy of Sweden, Rabat, official website