List of ambassadors of Sweden to Haiti
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Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
| Ambassador of Sweden to Haiti | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent since 2025Maria Velasco | |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Stockholm, Sweden[a] |
| Appointer | Government of Sweden |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Erik Wisén |
| Formation | 1941 |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Haiti (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Haiti) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Haiti and government of Haiti. The ambassador is based in Stockholm.
In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, the experts recommended a proposal from the Swedish chargé d'affaires in Mexico to extend the mission's area of responsibility to the Central American states, British Honduras, as well as Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, and San Domingo, along with the British, French, Dutch, and American possessions in the West Indies.[1]
Sweden and Haiti established diplomatic relations on 31 March 1941 when first chargé d'affaires ad interim of Sweden to Haiti (resident in Havana, Cuba) Erik Wisén presented his credentials.[2]
From 1951, the Swedish envoy in Caracas, Venezuela, was also accredited to Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. The position was vacant from 1967 to 1969 and then abolished in 1970. In 1976, the Swedish ambassador in Caracas again became concurrently accredited to Port-au-Prince.
Since 1980, Sweden's ambassador accredited to Haiti has been based in Stockholm. That year, the Swedish foreign service changed its system for concurrent accreditations and appointed several ambassadors-at-large stationed in Stockholm. In August 1980, Erik Tennander was appointed ambassador-at-large for the countries in and around the Caribbean Sea, including Haiti.[3]
List of representatives
| Name | Period | Title | Notes | Presented credentials | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Wisén | 1941–1943 | Chargé d'affaires ad interim[b] | Resident in Havana. | 31 March 1941 | [4][5] |
| Erik Wisén | 1943–1948 | Chargé d'affaires[c] | Resident in Havana. | [5][4] | |
| Karl Yngve Vendel | 1948–1951 | Chargé d'affaires | Resident in Havana. | [7] | |
| Fritz Stackelberg | 1951–1953 | Envoy | Resident in Caracas. | [8] | |
| Carl-Herbert Borgenstierna | 1953–1957 | Envoy | Resident in Caracas. | [9] | |
| Gunnar Dryselius | 1958 – January 1959 | Envoy | Resident in Caracas. | 23 April 1958 | [10][11][12] |
| Gunnar Dryselius | January 1959 – 1963 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas. | [11][13] | |
| Knut Bernström | 1963–1966 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas. | [14] | |
| – | 1967–1969 | Ambassador | Vacant. | [15][16] | |
| No head of mission between 1970 and 1975 | |||||
| Hans Ewerlöf | 1976–1979 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas. | [17] | |
| Erik Tennander | 1980–1985 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm. | [18] | |
| Lennart Klackenberg | 1986–1995 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm. | [19] | |
| – | 1996–1996 | Ambassador | Vacant. | [20] | |
| Hans Linton | 1997–2004 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm. | [21] | |
| Sten Ask | 2004 – June 2010 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm. | [22][23] | |
| Claes Hammar | 2010–2016 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm. | 21 January 2012 | [24][25][26][27] |
| Elisabeth Eklund | 2017–2022 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm. | 8 November 2017 | [28][29] |
| Anders Bengtcén | 2022–2025 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm. | ||
| Maria Velasco | 2025–present | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm. | [30] | |
