List of ambassadors of Sweden to Tanzania

Ambassador of
Sweden to Tanzania
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Charlotta Ozaki Macias
since August 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Dar es Salaam
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence29 Msasani Rd, Oyster Bay
SeatDar es Salaam, Tanzania
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderOtto Rathsman
Formation1964
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Dar es Salaam

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

History

Following Tanganyika's declaration of independence on 9 December 1961, Sweden's prime minister Tage Erlander sent a congratulatory telegram to Tanganyika's head of government, Julius Nyerere. Sweden was represented at the ceremonies held from 8-11 December in Dar es Salaam by Ambassador Alva Myrdal.[1]

In a March 1963 proposal, it was suggested that a new mission be established in Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika, to be led by an acting chargé d'affaires.[2] A Swedish embassy was established in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1964, and Ambassador Otto Rathsman there was also accredited as Sweden's first ambassador to Tanzania. In Dar es Salaam, an embassy secretary—later an embassy counselor—was stationed and acted as chargé d'affaires when the ambassador in Nairobi was not in the country.

On 1 July 1968, Sweden opened an embassy in Dar es Salaam. Sweden's first resident ambassador was the deputy director (kansliråd) at the Swedish Foreign Ministry Sven Fredrik Hedin, who presented his credentials to President Julius Nyerere at the State House in November of the same year.[3]

Since 1968, Sweden's ambassador to Tanzania has been concurrently accredited to neighboring countries: Burundi (2018–present), Comoros (1977–1981), Madagascar (1999–2010), Mozambique (1975–1977), and Somalia (1971–1979). The ambassador is also accredited to the East African Community (EAC).[4]

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
Knut Granstedt 1963–1967 Chargé d'affaires First embassy secretary (1963–66), embassy counselor (1966–67) [5][6]
Otto Rathsman 1964–1966 Ambassador Accredited from the embassy in Nairobi. [7]
Carl Gustaf Béve 1966–1968 Ambassador Accredited from the embassy in Nairobi. [8]
Lennart Hennings 1967–1968 Chargé d'affaires and embassy counselor [9][10]
Sven Fredrik Hedin 1968–1973 Ambassador Accredited to Mogadishu (from 1971). [11]
Knut Granstedt 1973–1977 Ambassador Accredited to Maputo (from 1975) and Mogadishu. [12]
Lennart Eckerberg 1977–1979 Ambassador Accredited to Mogadishu and Moroni. [13]
David Wirmark 1979–1985 Ambassador Accredited to Moroni (until 1981). [14][15]
Per Jödahl 1985–1989 Ambassador [16]
Anders Oljelund 1989–1992 Ambassador [17]
Thomas Palme 1993–1998 Ambassador [18]
Sten Rylander 1998–2003 Ambassador Accredited to Antananarivo (from 1999). [19]
Torvald Åkesson 2003–2007 Ambassador Accredited to Antananarivo. [20]
Staffan Herrström 2007–2010 Ambassador Accredited to Antananarivo. [21]
Lennarth Hjelmåker 2010–2015 Ambassador [22]
Katarina Rangnitt 2015–2018 Ambassador Accredited to Bujumbura (from 2018). [23][24]
Anders Sjöberg September 2018 – 2022 Ambassador Accredited to Bujumbura. [25][26]
Charlotta Ozaki Macias August 2022 – present Ambassador Accredited to Bujumbura. [27][28]

References

  1. ^ "Statsministern lyckönskar" [The Prime Minister congratulates]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 9 December 1961. p. 20A. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Nya beskickningar" [New diplomatic missions]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 March 1963. p. A7. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Hus och hem" [House and home]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 November 1968. p. 19. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Dar es Salaam. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Svenskarna oskadda. Lugnande uppgifter" [The Swedes unharmed. Reassuring information]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 January 1964. p. 8A. Retrieved 7 November 2024. Meddelandet kom från Sveriges chargé d'affaires i Dar es-Salaam, Knut Granstedt, som är i verksamhet i Tanganyikas huvudstad sedan tre månader... [The message came from Sweden's chargé d'affaires in Dar es-Salaam, Knut Granstedt, who has been operating in Tanganyika's capital for three months...]
  6. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 388. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  7. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1966 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1966. p. 298.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 323.
  9. ^ "Svenska lämnar Tanzania efter kris vid institut" [Swede leaves Tanzania after crisis at institute]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Dar es Salaam. 2 June 1968. p. 5. Retrieved 7 November 2024. Sveriges chargé d'affaires i Dar es-Salaam, ambassadrådet Lennart Hennings,[...] [Sweden's chargé d'affaires in Dar es-Salaam, embassy counselor Lennart Hennings,[...]]
  10. ^ 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. 473. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  11. ^ 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. 456. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  12. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 388. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  13. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 336, 351, 354. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
  14. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 346, 364. ISBN 91-38-06008-6. SELIBR 3682762.
  15. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 362. ISBN 91-38-90564-7. SELIBR 3682783.
  16. ^ 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. 578. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  17. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 871. 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. 895. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  19. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 178, 187. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  20. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 182, 192. ISBN 9138323583. SELIBR 10414913.
  21. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 189, 199. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  22. ^ "New ambassador" (Press release). Stockholm: Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via APO Group.
  23. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Tanzania" [New ambassador in Tanzania] (Press release) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  24. ^ "The Head of State received in audience nine new Ambassadors". Agence Burundaise de Presse (ABP). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  25. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Tanzania" [New ambassador in Tanzania] (Press release) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  26. ^ Shingiro, Albert [@AShingiro] (26 March 2019). "Presentation of Credentials to H.E @pnkurunziza, president of the Republic of #Burundi by Amb. Anders Sjöberg, new Ambassador of the Kingdom of #Sweden to #Burundi @SweMFA @SwedenUN @MAEBurundi" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "Charlotta Ozaki Macias ny ambassadör i Tanzania" [Charlotta Ozaki Macias new ambassador in Tanzania] (Press release) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  28. ^ "I'm deeply honored to have presented my credentials to President Ndayishimie of 🇧🇮 as Ambassador of Sweden 🇸🇪 in Tanzania, accredited to Burundi". LinkedIn. 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2024.