List of ambassadors of Sweden to Bangladesh

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatDhaka, Bangladesh
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Ambassador of
Sweden to Bangladesh
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Nicolas Weeks
since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Dhaka
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatDhaka, Bangladesh
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1972
First holderAxel Lewenhaupt
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Dhaka

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

Sweden recognized Bangladesh as an independent state on 4 February 1972.[1] In a telegram to Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad, Swedish Foreign Minister Krister Wickman expressed the government's wishes for success and emphasized that the Swedish government wished to establish diplomatic relations with the new state.[2] That same year, Sweden's ambassador to India was also accredited to Bangladesh. Between 1972 and 1977, there was an embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires stationed in Dhaka.

Sweden's first resident ambassador in Dhaka was Arne Lellki [sv], who took office on 1 July 1977.[3]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Axel Lewenhaupt1972–1975AmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in New Delhi.[4]
Hans Olwaeus1972–1974Chargé d'affaires ad interim[a][5][6][7]
Lennart Finnmark1975–1977AmbassadorAccredited from the embassy in New Delhi.[8]
Kjell Anneling1975–1977Chargé d'affaires[a]Acting in 1975.[8][9][10]
Arne Lellki1 July 1977 – 1981Ambassador[3][11]
Peder Hammarskjöld1981–1985Ambassador[12]
Eva Heckscher1985–1989Ambassador[13]
Carl Olof Cederblad1989–1992Ambassador[14]
Björn Sternby1992–1996Ambassador[15]
Anders Johnson1996–2001Ambassador[16]
Börje Mattsson2001–2005Ambassador[17]
Britt Falkman Hagström2005–2010Ambassador[18]
Anneli Lindahl Kenny2010–2014Ambassador
Johan Frisell2014–2017Ambassador[19][20]
Charlotta Schlyter1 September 2017 – 2020Ambassador[21]
Alexandra Berg von Linde1 September 2020 – 2024Ambassador[22]
Jakob Etaat2023–?Chargé d'affaires[23]
Nicolas Weeks2024–presentAmbassador[24]

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