List of ambassadors of Sweden to Iraq

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

StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatStockholm, Sweden[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
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Sweden to Iraq
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Incumbent
Jörgen Lindström
Special Envoy
since December 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Baghdad
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatStockholm, Sweden[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderEric Gyllenstierna
Formation18 May 1934
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Baghdad
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History

From 1934 to 1936, the Swedish minister in Moscow, Soviet Union held a dual accreditation to Baghdad,[2] and from 1936 the Swedish minister in Tehran held a dual accreditation to Baghdad.[3]

In February 1960, the envoy was appointed ambassador there after an agreement with the Iraqi government regarding diplomatic representation. The ambassador remained accredited from Tehran, but a legation office was opened in Baghdad, headed by a first secretary from March of the same year.[4] In May 1964, Bengt Odhner was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador in Baghdad.[5]

The ambassador has been based in Stockholm since the storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the summer of 2023.[1]

List of representatives

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NamePeriodResident/Non residentTitleNotesPresented credentialsRef
Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958)
Eric Gyllenstierna18 May 1934 – 1936 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Moscow.[2]
Hugo von Heidenstam1936–1942 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.[3]
Harald Pousette1941–1945 Non-residentChargé d'affaires ad interimResident in Tehran.[6]
Gunnar Jarring1945–1945 Non-residentChargé d'affaires ad interimResident in Tehran.[7]
Harald Pousette1945–1947 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.[8]
Harry Eriksson1948–1951 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.[9]
Gunnar Jarring1951–1952 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.[7]
Ragnvald Bagge1953–1958 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.[10]
First Republic of Iraq (1958–1968)
Ragnvald Bagge1958–1959 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.[10]
Dick Hichens-Bergström1959–1960 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.[11][4]
Dick Hichens-Bergström1960–1963 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Tehran.[4][11]
Carl Johan Rappe1961–1962 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interim[12]
Bengt Odhner1964–1968 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City (from 1965).[13]
Iraqi Republic (1968–1992)
Bengt Odhner1968–1969 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City.[13]
Gunnar Gerring1969–1973 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City.[14]
Otto Rathsman1973–1975 ResidentAmbassador[15]
Fredrik Bergenstråhle1975–1979 ResidentAmbassador[16]
Lars-Olof Brilioth1979–1982 ResidentAmbassador[17]
Arne Thorén1983–1988 ResidentAmbassador[18]
Henrik Amnéus1988–1992 ResidentAmbassadorLeft Iraq in mid-January 1991.[19][20]
Torkel StiernlöfJuly 1990 – August 1990 ResidentChargé d'affaires[21]
Republic of Iraq (1992–2003)
Henrik Amnéus1992–1993 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm.[20]
–1993–2004 Non-resident–Vacant[22][23]
Republic of Iraq (2004–present)
Karin Roxman2004–2006 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Amman.[24]
Niclas Trouvé2006–2010 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Amman.[b][25]
Carl Magnus Nesser2010–2012 ResidentAmbassador[26]
Jörgen Lindström2012–2015 ResidentAmbassador[27]
Annika Molin Hellgren2015–2017 ResidentAmbassador[28]
Pontus Melander1 September 2017 – 2019 ResidentAmbassador[29]
Lars Ronnås1 September 2019 – 2021 ResidentAmbassador[30]
Jonas Lovén2021–2022 ResidentAmbassador17 August 2021[31][32]
Jessica SvärdströmAugust 2022 – 2024 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm (from 2023).[33][1]
Jörgen LindströmDecember 2024 – present Non-residentSpecial EnvoyResident in Stockholm.[34]
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Footnotes

  1. [a]
    The storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the summer of 2023 led to significant damage to the Swedish chancery building and to the fact that the embassy had to be relocated to Stockholm.[1]
  2. [b]
    After the new embassy was opened in 2009, ambassador Trouvé was resident in Baghdad.

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