List of ambassadors of Sweden to Brazil

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StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceAvenida das Nações Qd. 807, Lote 29[a]
SeatBrasília, Brazil
Ambassador of
Sweden to Brazil
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Karin Wallensteen
since August 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Brasília
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceAvenida das Nações Qd. 807, Lote 29[a]
SeatBrasília, Brazil
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1808
First holderJohan Albert Kantzow
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Brasília

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

A Swedish consulate (trade agency) was established in Rio de Janeiro on 24 May 1808.[2] Johan Albert Kantzow was appointed Sweden's first chargé d'affaires and general trading agent in Rio de Janeiro on 12 August 1808.[3] The consulate was restructured into a consulate general on 25 May 1850. The consul general had previously, in the capacity of chargé d'affaires, also held a diplomatic assignment, which ended by decision on 23 September 1864.[2]

In May 1918, the King in Council appointed and designated the chargé d'affaires and consul general in Rio de Janeiro, Johan Paues [sv], as resident minister to Brazil.[4] He was appointed Sweden's first envoy to Brazil in 1921.[5]

In April 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Brazilian 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.[6] In June of the same year, Jan Stenström [sv] presented his credentials to the Brazilian Foreign Minister José Carlos de Macedo Soares [pt; es; fr].[7]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1825)
Johan Albert Kantzow12 August 1808 – 1811Chargé d'affairesAlso general trading agent.[3]
Empire of Brazil (1822–1889)
Lorentz Westin1825–1827Chargé d'affaires ad interim[8]
Lorentz Westin1827–1830Chargé d'affairesAlso consul general.[8]
David Gustaf Anckarloo26 January 1830 – 1831Chargé d'affaires[9]
Lars Gustaf Morsing1845–1860Chargé d'affairesActing consul general in 1844 and consul general from 1845. Died in office.[10]
Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius31 December 1860 – 23 September 1864Chargé d'affairesSwedish-Norwegian consul general in Rio de Janeiro 5 January 1861, on leave 18 February 1862.[11]
Erik Cederstråhle7 November 1879 – 7 March 1886Chargé d'affairesAlso consul general. Died in office.[12]
Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889–1967)
Johan Paues1913–1918Chargé d'affairesAlso consul general.[5]
Johan Paues1918–1920Resident minister[5]
Gylfe Anderberg1919–1920Chargé d'affairesAlso acting consul general.[b][13][14]
Johan Paues1921 – 1 January 1936EnvoyActing 1920–21.[5][15]
Axel Paulin1923–1924Chargé d'affaires[16]
Axel Paulin1926–1926Chargé d'affaires[16]
Gustaf Weidel1 January 1936 – 1943Envoy[15][17]
Ragnar Kumlin1944–1948Envoy[18]
Knut Richard Thyberg1948–1955Envoy[19]
Jan Stenström1955 – June 1956Envoy[20][21]
Jan StenströmJune 1956 – 1960Ambassador[21][20]
Sven Fredrik HedinJanuary 1960 – April 1960Chargé d'affaires ad interim[22]
Carl DouglasApril 1960 – 21 January 1961AmbassadorDied in office.[23]
Sven Fredrik HedinJanuary 1961 – April 1961Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Jens MallingApril 1961 – July 1961Chargé d'affaires en pied[24][25]
Jens MallingJuly 1961 – 1965Ambassador[25][26]
Gustaf Bonde1966–1970Ambassador[27]
Federative Republic of Brazil (1967–present)
Bengt Odevall1970–1975Ambassador[28]
Gunnar Lonaeus1975–1978Ambassador[29]
Lennart Rydfors1978–1986AmbassadorAlso accredited to Asunción (from 1981).[30]
Krister Kumlin1986–1990Ambassador[31]
Gunnar Hultner1990–1996Ambassador[32]
Christer Manhusen1996–2001Ambassador[33]
Staffan Åberg2001–2003Ambassador[34]
Margareta Winberg2003–2007AmbassadorAlso accredited to Paramaribo (from 2004).[35]
Annika Markovic2008–2011AmbassadorAlso accredited to Paramaribo.[36]
Magnus RobachSeptember 2011 – 2014Ambassador[37]
Per-Arne Hjelmborn2014–2019Ambassador
Johanna Brismar Skoog1 September 2019 – 2022Ambassador[38]
Karin WallensteenAugust 2022 – presentAmbassador[39]

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