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List of ambassadors of Sweden to Colombia

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

Ambassador of
Sweden to Colombia
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Helena Storm
since 1 September 2020
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Bogotá
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceCarrera 4 no 72-55, Chapinero[1]
SeatBogotá, Colombia
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderEinar Modig
Formation1 January 1931
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Bogotá

History

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Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Colombia were established in 1847.[2]

In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, the experts recommended a proposal from the chargé d'affaires in Mexico to extend the mission's area of responsibility to Colombia, and the Central American states, British Honduras, as well as Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and San Domingo, along with the British, French, Dutch, and American possessions in the West Indies.[3] This did not materialize on Colombia's behalf.

On 30 June 1930, Einar Modig was appointed as Sweden's first minister accredited to Venezuela, though stationed in Lima, Peru.[4] He assumed office on 1 January 1931. Simultaneously, Albert Winqvist [sv] was appointed as legation counsellor with a specific focus on Colombia and Venezuela. Based in Bogotá, Winqvist also served as acting chargé d'affaires in Caracas and Bogotá during periods when the minister was absent.[5]

In 1949, Sweden's then chargé d'affaires in Bogotá, legation counsellor Ragnvald Bagge, was promoted to envoy and was also accredited in Panama City.[6] He thereby became Sweden's first resident envoy in Bogotá.

In September 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Colombian 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.[7]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Einar Modig 1 January 1931[a] – 28 April 1933 Acting envoy Dual accreditation from the legation in Lima. [5]
Albert Winqvist 1931–1936 Legation counsellor[b] and acting chargé d'affaires [8][5]
Einar Modig 28 April 1933 – 1934 Envoy Dual accreditation from the legation in Lima. [4]
Vilhelm Assarsson 1935–1937 Envoy Dual accreditation from the legation in Lima. [9]
Gunnar Reuterskiöld 1936–1937 Legation counsellor[c] and acting chargé d'affaires [10][11]
Gunnar Reuterskiöld 1937–1945 Envoy Dual accreditation from the legation in Lima. [12]
Rolf Arfwedson 1938–1938 Envoy en mission spéciale During the change of president in Colombia in 1938. [13]
Rolf Arfwedson 1938–1939 Legation counsellor[d] and acting chargé d'affaires Acting chargé d'affaires in Bogotá and Caracas. [13]
Rolf Arfwedson 1939–1939 Chargé d'affaires [14]
Rolf Arfwedson 1943–1944 Chargé d'affaires [14]
Karl Yngve Vendel 1944–1948 Chargé d'affaires [15]
Ragnvald Bagge 1948–1949 Chargé d'affaires [16]
Ragnvald Bagge 1949–1950 Envoy Dual accreditation to Panama City. [17]
Brynolf Eng 1950–1955 Envoy Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. [18]
Bengt Friedman 1952–1952 Acting chargé d'affaires [19]
Leif Öhrvall 1955 – September 1956 Envoy Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. [7][20]
Leif Öhrvall September 1956 – 1958 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. [7][20]
Knut Bernström 1957–1957 Acting chargé d'affaires [21]
Torsten Brandel 1958–1961 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. [22]
Curt Leijon 1961–1964 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. [23]
Hugo Ärnfast 1964 – 11 July 1965 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. Died in office.[e] [25][24]
Ingvar Grauers 1965–1976 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. [26]
Hans-Efraim Sköld 1976–1979 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Panama City and Quito. [27]
Ragnar Petri 1979–1982 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Panama City (from 1980). [28]
Karl Wärnberg 1983–1988 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Panama City. [29]
Fredrik Bergenstråhle 1989–1991 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Panama City. [30]
Sven Juhlin 1991–1996 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Quito (from 1992). [31]
Björn Sternby 1996–2000 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Quito. [32]
Olof Skoog 2001–2003 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Caracas (from 2002), Panama City, and Quito. [33]
– 2004–2004 Ambassador Vacant. [34]
Lena Nordström 2005–2011 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Caracas, Panama City, and Quito. [35]
Marie Andersson de Frutos 2011–2017 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Caracas and Quito. [36]
Tommy Strömberg 1 September 2017 – 2020 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Quito. [37][f]
Helena Storm 1 September 2020 – present Ambassador Dual accreditation to Quito. [40][41]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Appointed on 30 July 1930.[4]
  2. ^ Legation counsellor in Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, Lima and Quito.[8]
  3. ^ Legation counsellor in Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, Lima and Quito.[10]
  4. ^ Legation counsellor in Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, Lima and Quito.[13]
  5. ^ Died in drowning accident outside Bogotá.[24]
  6. ^ Presented credentials in Bogotá on 10 October 2017[38] and in Quito in May 2018.[39]

References

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  1. ^ "Bogotá D C, ambassad och ambassadörens residens" [Bogotá D C, Embassy and Ambassador's Residence] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Bogotá. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Vår diplomati: beskickning bör upprättas i Prag" [Our diplomacy: diplomatic mission should be established in Prague]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 3. 4 January 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Rockberger, Nicolaus (1985–1987). "Einar Modig". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 600. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Einar Modig till Lima som minister" [Einar Modig to Lima as minister]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 August 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Representationen i utlandet utökas" [The representation abroad is being expanded]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 9 July 1949. p. 4A. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Tio sändebud introduceras" [Ten envoys are introduced]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 September 1956. p. A5. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b Vem var det?: biografier över bortgångna svenska män och kvinnor samt kronologisk förteckning över skilda ämbetens och tjänsters innehavare [Who was it?: biographies of deceased Swedish men and women and chronological list of different office and services holders] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1944. p. 207. SELIBR 8079633.
  9. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 50.
  10. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för året 1937 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1937. p. 205.
  11. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 682. SELIBR 10335454.
  12. ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 760. SELIBR 3681518.
  13. ^ a b c Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 39. SELIBR 10335454.
  14. ^ a b Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 45.
  15. ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1005. SELIBR 3681519.
  16. ^ 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. SELIBR 3681527.
  17. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. pp. 280, 285.
  18. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 291. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  19. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 360. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  20. ^ 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. 1082. SELIBR 3681519.
  21. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 127. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  22. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 154. SELIBR 9649168.
  23. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 644. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  24. ^ a b "Svenskt sändebud omkom i strid flod. Drogs med i ras" [Swedish envoy perished in raging river. Swept away in a landslide]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 13 July 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  25. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1965 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1965. p. 317.
  26. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 389. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  27. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1029. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  28. ^ 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.
  29. ^ 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. 1210. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  30. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 346, 358. ISBN 9138125277. SELIBR 3682770.
  31. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 577. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  32. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 173–174. ISBN 91-38-31692-7. SELIBR 8261600.
  33. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 168–169, 182, 189. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  34. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 172. ISBN 91-38-32120-3. SELIBR 89506762.
  35. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 177–178, 193, 201. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  36. ^ "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff]. Embassy of Sweden, Bogotá. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017. Myndighetschef Marie Andersson de Frutos Ambassador Sidoakrediterad från Bogota även för Quito och Caracas [Head of Mission Marie Andersson de Frutos Ambassador Accredited from Bogota also to Quito and Caracas]
  37. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Colombia" [New ambassador in Colombia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  38. ^ "Memorias al Congreso 2017-2018: Sector de Relaciones Exteriores" [Minutes to the Congress 2017-2018: Foreign Affairs Sector] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship. p. 69. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  39. ^ Vice President of Ecuador [@Vice_Ec] (8 May 2018). "Entrega cartas credenciales del embajador de Suecia 🇸🇪 en Ecuador, Tommy Stromberg" [Presenting of credentials of the Swedish ambassador 🇸🇪 in Ecuador, Tommy Stromberg.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Quito. Retrieved 10 December 2024 – via Twitter.
  40. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Colombia" [New ambassador in Colombia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  41. ^ "LISTA DIPLOMÁTICA DE EMBAJADAS, ORGANISMOS INTERNACIONALES Y CONSULADOS ACREDITADOS ANTE EL GOBIERNO DE LA REPÚBLICA DEL ECUADOR" [DIPLOMATIC LIST OF EMBASSIES, INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND CONSULATES ACCREDITED TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ceremonial and Protocol Direction. November 2021. p. 106-107. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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