List of ambassadors of Sweden to the Philippines

Ambassador of
Sweden to the Philippines
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Harald Fries
Chargé d'affairs a.i.
since August 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Manila
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence10 Tamarind Road, Forbes Park South, Makati
SeatManila, Philippines
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderTorsten Hammarström
Formation1948
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Manila

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

History

On 17 January 1947, the King in Council decided to recognize the Republic of the Philippines as an independent and sovereign state.[1] Sweden and the Philippines established diplomatic relations that same year.[2] In January 1948, Sweden's envoy in Nanking, Torsten Hammarström, was also appointed as envoy to Manila.[3] From January 1953, the Swedish minister in Jakarta was additionally accredited to Manila.[4] In May 1958, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indonesian governments to elevate their respective legations to embassies. As a result, the diplomatic rank was changed from envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to ambassador.[5] Jens Malling, who had previously served as envoy in Jakarta and Manila, was now appointed ambassador.

Sweden had been represented in Manila since the establishment of a Swedish honorary consulate on 16 November 1839.[6] During the final decades of its existence, the honorary consulate operated under the jurisdiction of the mission in Jakarta.[7] It was elevated to an honorary consulate general in 1955,[8] before being closed in the early 1970s.[a]

Despite having an unpaid honorary consul general who served until the honorary consulate's closure in the early 1970s, there was a Swedish career consul[b] stationed in Manila from 1963 to 1974. Karl Bertil Eriksson became the last career consul in Manila in 1973. The following year, he was appointed chargé d'affaires and embassy counsellor.[15][16] On 1 July 1980, Sweden's independent embassy in Manila became operational, and Bo Kälfors [sv], the embassy's counselor, was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador.[17]

On 9 August 1995, Sweden and Palau established diplomatic relations.[18] From the same year, the Swedish ambassador in Manila was accredited to Palau.

The embassy was closed on 30 June 2008.[19] The responsibility for the Philippines was then transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Bangkok,[20] and the responsibility for Palau was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Tokyo.[21] Sweden's embassy in Manila was reopened on 8 November 2016.[22] Sweden's new resident ambassador in Manila, Harald Fries, presented his credentials to President Rodrigo Duterte in December of the same year.[23]

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
Torsten Hammarström 1947–1951 Envoy Resident in China.[c] [24]
– 1951–1952 Envoy Vacant. [25]
Malte Pripp 1953–1956 Envoy Resident in Jakarta. [26]
Jens Malling 1956 – May 1958 Envoy Resident in Jakarta. [27][5]
Jens Malling May 1958 – 1959 Ambassador Resident in Jakarta. [5][27]
Tord Göransson 1959–1962 Ambassador Resident in Jakarta. [28]
Louis De Geer 1962–1966 Ambassador Resident in Jakarta. [29]
Harald Edelstam 1966–1968 Ambassador Resident in Jakarta. [30]
Karl Henrik Andersson 1969–1973 Ambassador Resident in Jakarta. [31]
Karl Bertil Eriksson 1974–1977 Chargé d'affaires and embassy counsellor [15][16]
Cai Melin 1974–1977 Ambassador Resident in Jakarta. [32]
Knut Granstedt 1977–1980 Ambassador Resident in Jakarta. [33]
Kjell Anneling 1977–1979 Acting chargé d'affaires and embassy counsellor [16][34]
Bo Kälfors 1979–1980 Acting chargé d'affaires and embassy counsellor [35][36]
Bo Kälfors 1980–1983 Ambassador [35]
Cecilia Nettelbrandt 1983–1987 Ambassador [37]
Hans Grönwall 1987–1991 Ambassador [38]
Harald Fälth 1991–1993 Ambassador [39]
Christofer Gyllenstierna 1993–1996 Ambassador Also accredited to Palau (from 1995). [40]
Bo Eriksson 1996–1999 Ambassador Also accredited to Palau. [41]
Ulf Håkansson 2000–2003 Ambassador Also accredited to Palau. [42]
Annika Markovic 2003–2007 Ambassador Also accredited to Palau. [43]
Inger Ultvedt 2007–2008 Ambassador Also accredited to Palau. [20]
Lennart Linnér 2008–2011 Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. [44][45]
Klas Molin 2011–2015 Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. Presented credentials on 10 January 2013. [46]
Staffan Herrström 2015–2016 Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. [47]
Harald Fries September 2016 – August 2021 Ambassador [48][49]
Annika Thunborg August 2021 – August 2024 Ambassador [50][51]
Harald Fries August 2024 – present Chargé d'affaires a.i. [52]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Stig Ramqvist, CEO of Philippine Match Company Ltd. (Phimco), a company within the Match Division of the STAB Group, served as honorary consul general in Manila from 1965 to 1972.[9][10] He was the last honorary consul in Manila, and the position remained vacant from 1973 onwards.[11]
  2. ^ Vice consul from 1963 to 1965 and from then a consul.[12][13][14]
  3. ^ Shanghai from 1947 to 1951 and in Beijing in 1951.

References

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  2. ^ "Filippinerna" [Philippines] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Utrikesdepartementet" [Ministry for Foreign Affairs]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 January 1948. p. 4A. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Beskickningarna" [The diplomatic missions]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 January 1953. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Ny ambassad" [New embassy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 3 May 1958. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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  8. ^ "Ny generalkonsul" [New consul general]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 April 1955. p. 4A. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  9. ^ "på nya poster" [on new posts]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 25 February 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  10. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 368. SELIBR 3682755.
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  12. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1964 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1964. p. 309.
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  14. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1966 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1966. p. 292.
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  17. ^ Westtorp, Hans, ed. (8 June 1980). "Ambassadärt och konsulärt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 17. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Countries with which Palau has Diplomatic Relations" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Sverige avvecklar tre ambassader" [Sweden is closing down three embassies] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 19 December 2007. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  20. ^ a b Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 179, 193. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  21. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 193. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  22. ^ "Filippinerna" [Philippines] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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  25. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1952 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1952. p. 299.
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  27. ^ a b Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 641. SELIBR 3681519.
  28. ^ 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. 413. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  29. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 209. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  30. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 252. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  31. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1980. p. 34. ISBN 91-1-805012-3. SELIBR 3681525.
  32. ^ 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. 769. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
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  34. ^ Westtorp, Hans, ed. (12 January 1979). "Vi har fått ambassadör i Söul" [We have got an ambassador in Seoul]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 13. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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  40. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 181, 191. ISBN 9138350211. SELIBR 3682781.
  41. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 179, 190. ISBN 91-38-31445-2. SELIBR 3682778.
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  49. ^ "Ambassador Harald Fries is now ending his tour of duty in the Philippines after five years". Embassy of Sweden, Manila. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2024 – via Facebook.
  50. ^ "Annika Thunborg ny ambassadör i Filippinerna" [Annika Thunborg new ambassador in the Philippines] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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