List of ambassadors of Sweden to Algeria

The Ambassador of Sweden to Algeria (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Algeria and government of Algeria.

Ambassador of
Sweden to Algeria
Incumbent
Björn Häggmark
since 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Algiers
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceRue Olof Palme, Hydra
SeatAlgiers, Algeria
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderAnders Forsse
Formation1963
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Algiers

History

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The Swedish embassy in Algiers opened in 1963 after Algeria's independence the year before.[1] In April 1963, an agreement was reached between Sweden and Algeria to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level between the two countries. Bengt Rabaeus, the embassy counselor at the Swedish Embassy in Paris, was appointed as Sweden's first ambassador to Algiers.[2] In July of the same year, Ambassador Rabaeus presented his credentials to Prime Minister Ahmed Ben Bella.[3]

During the 1960s and 1970s, the ambassador held a dual accreditation to Bamako, Mali.

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Anders Forsse 1962–1963 Acting chargé d'affaires Also consul. [4]
Bengt Rabaeus 1963–1966 Ambassador [5]
Wilhelm Wachtmeister 1966–1967 Ambassador [6]
Claës König 1968–1972 Ambassador Also acreddited to Bamako. [7][8]
Jean-Jacques von Dardel 1972–1974 Ambassador Also acreddited to Bamako. [9]
Harald Edelstam 1974–1979 Ambassador Also acreddited to Bamako (from 1975). [10]
Stig Brattström 1979–1982 Ambassador Also acreddited to Bamako (until 1980). [11]
Jean-Christophe Öberg 1982–1987 Ambassador [12]
Tom Tscherning 1987–1992 Ambassador [13]
Göran Wide 1993–1998 Ambassador In September 1994, Wide temporarily moved to Paris due to the Algerian Civil War. [14][15]
Krister Göranson 1998–2000 Ambassador [16]
Andreas Ådahl 2000–2003 Ambassador [17]
Per Saland 2003–2004 Ambassador [18]
Helena Nilsson Lannegren 2005–2008 Ambassador [19]
Eva Emnéus 2008–2013 Ambassador [20]
Carin Wall 2013–2016 Ambassador [21]
Marie-Claire Swärd Capra 1 September 2016 – 2021 Ambassador [22]
Björn Häggmark 2021–present Ambassador [23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Algeriet" [Algeria] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Ambassadörer utsedda till Algeriet och Tunisien". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 April 1963. p. A9. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Sveriges förste ambassadör" [Sweden's first ambassador]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 July 1963. p. A5. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 345. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  5. ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 780.
  6. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1967 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1967. p. 304.
  7. ^ "Sverige–Mali" [Sweden–Mali]. Göteborgs-Tidningen. UPI. 26 May 1969. p. 17. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 357. SELIBR 3682755.
  9. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1974). Sveriges statskalender 1974 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Allmänna. pp. 374, 380. ISBN 91-38-01839-X.
  10. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. pp. 331, 346. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
  11. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1980). Sveriges statskalender 1980 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 331. ISBN 91-38-05350-0. SELIBR 33682761.
  12. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 345. ISBN 91-38-09751-6. SELIBR 3682766.
  13. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 345. ISBN 913812694X. SELIBR 3682771.
  14. ^ Lundegård, Mats (24 September 1994). "Striderna i Alger tvingar svenskar flytta" [The fighting in Algiers forces Swedes to move]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  15. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 170. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
  16. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 168. ISBN 91-38-31692-7. SELIBR 8261600.
  17. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 164. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  18. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 166. ISBN 91-38-32120-3. SELIBR 89506762.
  19. ^ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 172. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  20. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 172. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  21. ^ "Nya ambassadörer utsedda" [New ambassadors appointed] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Algeriet" [New ambassador in Algeria] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Algeriet" [New ambassador in Algeria] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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