List of ambassadors of Sweden to Rwanda

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

StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatKigali, Rwanda
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
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Ambassador of
Sweden to Rwanda
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Dag Sjöögren
since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Kigali
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatKigali, Rwanda
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderOtto Rathsman
Formation1964
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Kigali
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History

The Swedish government recognized the Republic of Rwanda as a sovereign and independent state in a congratulatory telegram sent by Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Östen Undén, to Rwanda's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Otto Rusingizandekwe, on 1 July 1962. At the same time, Minister Undén expressed the Swedish government's desire to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Rwanda. King Gustaf VI Adolf also sent a congratulatory telegram.[1] Two years later, Sweden's ambassador in Nairobi, Otto Rathsman, was also accredited as ambassador to Rwanda.[2] After Rathsman left his post in 1966, Sweden had no accredited ambassador to Rwanda until 1974.

In 2010, Sweden opened an embassy in Rwanda by upgrading the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency's existing section office.[3] Since August 2016, Sweden has had a resident ambassador in Kigali.[4]

List of representatives

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NamePeriodResident/Non residentTitleNotesPresented credentialsRef
Otto Rathsman1964–1966 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi.[2]
–1966–1974 Non-resident–
Lennart Rydfors1974–1978 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi.[5]
Cecilia Nettelbrandt1978–1983 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi.[6]
Arne Fältheim1983–1988 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi.[7]
Nils Gunnar Revelius1989–1993 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi.[8]
Lars-Göran Engfeldt1993–1998 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi.[9]
Inga Björk-Klevby1998–2002 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi.[10]
Bo Göransson2003–2006 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi.[11]
Anna Brandt2006–2009 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi.[12]
Ann Dismorr2009–2012 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Nairobi.[13]
Mikael LindvallSeptember 2010 – July 2012 ResidentChargé d'affaires[14]
Maria Håkansson2012–2016 ResidentChargé d'affaires[15][16]
Urban Andersson2014–2016 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Kampala.18 March 2014[17]
Jenny OhlssonOctober 2016 – 2020 ResidentAmbassador[18]
Johanna TeagueAugust 2020 – 2024 ResidentAmbassador[19]
Dag Sjöögren2024–2026 ResidentAmbassador[20]
Henrik NilssonAutumn 2026 ResidentAmbassador[21]
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