List of ambassadors of Sweden to Argentina

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatBuenos Aires, Argentina
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Ambassador of
Sweden to Argentina
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Torsten Ericsson
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Buenos Aires
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatBuenos Aires, Argentina
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderOlof Gyldén
Formation26 October 1906
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Buenos Aires

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

On 10 December 1831, a Swedish consulate was established in Buenos Aires, whose first holder was referred to as the consul general. On 1 October 1906, the position of consul general was combined with that of the head of the Swedish legation to the Argentine Republic, with a jurisdiction limited to that state.[1]

The Swedish foreign minister, in a 14 January 1918 report to the King in Council regarding the 1919 national budget, reviewed Sweden's trade and maritime relations with South America. Concerning Chile, he noted that Sweden was represented only by an honorary consul in Valparaíso, who was also head of a large British firm. It was considered desirable to have a paid Swedish representative in Chile. This could be achieved without creating a separate consular or chargé d'affaires post by accrediting Sweden's diplomatic representative in Buenos Aires also to the Chilean Republic. Thanks to the new railway over the Andes, the distance between Buenos Aires and Santiago was small enough for the head of mission to visit Chile regularly. During his absence, a commercial attaché serving both countries could handle ongoing duties, and a consular officer could be added later if needed.[2] From the same year 1918, Envoy Carl Hultgren [sv] was also accredited in Santiago (Chile) and Montevideo (Uruguay).[3]

In January 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Argentine 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]

Today the Swedish ambassador in Argentina is also accredited to Paraguay and Uruguay.[5]

List of representatives

# Name Title Appointment Presented credentials Termination of mission Notes Ref
1 Olof Gyldén Resident minister 26 October 1906 21 January 1910 Also consul general. [1]
2 Gerhard Löwen 16 December 1910 15 March 1918 Also consul general. [6]
3 Carl Hultgren Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 1 April 1918 1925 Also accredited to Asunción (from 1921), Montevideo, and Santiago (from 1 April 1918). [7][8]
4 Einar Ekstrand 1925 1931 Also accredited to Asunción, Montevideo, and Santiago. [9]
– Axel Paulin Chargé d'affaires 1925 1926 [10]
1928 1931 [10]
5 Christian Günther Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 23 January 1931 1933 Also accredited to Asunción, Montevideo, and Santiago. [11]
– Axel Paulin Chargé d'affaires 1932 1933 [10]
6 Einar Modig Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 31 December 1934 1939 Also accredited to Asunción, Montevideo, and Santiago. [12]
– Gunnar Dryselius Chargé d'affaires 1937 1938 [13]
1939 1940 [13]
7 Wilhelm Winther Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 1940 1945 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [14]
8 Carl Olof Gisle 1945 1949 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [15]
9 Herbert Ribbing 1949 16 January 1957[a] January 1957 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo (until 1949). [17][4][18]
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 1957 1958 Also accredited to Asunción. [4][17]
10 Carl-Herbert Borgenstierna 1958 19 February 1958 1963 Also accredited to Asunción. [19][20]
11 Östen Lundborg 1964 1972 Also accredited to Asunción. [21]
12 Sven Fredrik Hedin 1973 1975 [22]
13 Per Bertil Kollberg 1975 1977 [23]
14 Karl-Anders Wollter 1977 1980 [24]
15 Lars Karlström 1980 1983 Also accredited to Montevideo (from 1981). [25][26]
16 Bengt Friedman 1983 1986 Also accredited to Montevideo. [27]
17 Ethel Wiklund 1986 1987 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [28]
18 Anders Sandström 1987 1994 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [29]
19 Håkan Granqvist 1994 1997 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [30]
20 Peter Landelius 1997 5 March 1997 2001 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [31]
21 Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens 2001 7 November 2001 2005 No dual accreditation.[b] [32][33]
22 Arne Rodin 2005 2010 Also accredited to Asunción, La Paz, and Montevideo. [34]
23 Charlotte Wrangberg 2010 1 November 2010 2013 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [35][36][37]
24 Gufran Al-Nadaf 12 April 2013 5 September 2013 2016 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [38][39][40][41]
25 Barbro Elm 23 March 2016 27 September 2016 2019 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [42][43][44]
26 Anders Carlsson 11 April 2019 10 September 2019 2023 Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo. [45][46][47]
27 Torsten Ericsson 17 May 2023 6 October 2023 Incumbent Also accredited to Asunción[c] and Montevideo[d]. [50][51][48][49]

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