List of ambassadors of Sweden to Cameroon

The French colony of French Cameroon became independent as the Republic of Cameroon on 1 January 1960. On the occasion of its declaration of independence, Swedish Foreign Minister Östen Undén sent a congratulatory telegram to Prime Minister Ahmadou Ahidjo, stating that the Swedish government recognized Cameroon as a sovereign and independent state and expressing the hope for friendly and cordial relations between the two countries. Ambassador Lennart Petri, who in his capacity as ambassadeur en mission spéciale represented Sweden at the celebrations in Cameroon, was tasked with conveying the good wishes of King Gustaf VI Adolf.^[1] Among the guests of honor at the festivities was, among others, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld.^[2]

A thank-you telegram has been received by the King from Cameroon in Africa, which became independent on 1 January 1960. The telegram was sent by Prime Minister Ahidjo, who expresses his pleasure that Sweden was represented at the independence celebrations and that His Majesty gave thought to Cameroon on this historic occasion. Prime Minister Ahidjo also conveys his best wishes to the King and expresses hopes for a fruitful and friendly cooperation between Sweden and Cameroon.^[3]

In May 1960, a Swedish delegation undertook a trip to West Africa in which nine countries were visited, including Cameroon. The purpose of the journey was, among other things, to provide Swedish authorities with the supplementary information that was needed in order to comprehensively assess the appropriate extent of Swedish representation in this part of Africa.^[4]

In January 1961, it was proposed in the government budget bill that the Swedish consulate in Léopoldville, Republic of the Congo be replaced by an embassy.^[5] In September 1965, an agreement was reached between Sweden and Cameroon on the establishment of diplomatic relations, and the ambassador in Léopoldville, Dag Malm, was appointed Sweden's first ambassador to Yaoundé.^[6] In January 1966, Ambassador Malm presented his letter of credence to Cameroon's president, Ahmadou Ahidjo.^[7]

Sweden's ambassador to Cameroon has been cross-accredited from Léopoldville/Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo during 1965–1983 and 2002–2019, from Stockholm, Sweden during 1983–2001, and from Abuja, Nigeria since 2019.