List of ambassadors of Sweden to Slovakia
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Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
| Ambassador of Sweden to Slovakia | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent since August 2025Annika Ben David | |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Vienna | |
| Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Residence | Palais Szeps, Liechtensteinstraße 51[a] |
| Seat | Vienna, Austria[b] |
| Appointer | Government of Sweden |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor | Ambassador of Sweden to Czechoslovakia |
| Formation | 1993 |
| First holder | Lennart Watz |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Slovakia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Slovak Republic) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Slovakia and government of Slovakia. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Bratislava, Sweden's ambassador in Vienna, Austria, is also accredited to Bratislava.
On 1 January 1993, Sweden recognized the two new states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Diplomatic relations with the governments in Prague and Bratislava had now been established. The Swedish embassy in Prague in the former Czechoslovakia became an embassy in the newly created Czech Republic and the Swedish ambassador to Czechoslovakia became ambassador to the Czech Republic. Lennart Watz was appointed ambassador in Prague with a dual accreditation in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.[2]
On 10 April 2003, the Swedish government decided that Sweden would open an embassy in Bratislava at the beginning of 2004.[3] Cecilia Julin was accredited as Sweden's first resident ambassador in Bratislava in October 2003. The Swedish embassy was inaugurated by Prime Minister Göran Persson in May 2004.[4] However, the embassy was closed only six years later, in 2010.[5]
Since 2011, Sweden's ambassador in Vienna, Austria, has also been accredited to Bratislava.
List of representatives
| Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lennart Watz | 1993–1996 | Ambassador | Resident in Prague | [6] |
| Ingmar Karlsson | 1996–2001 | Ambassador | Resident in Prague. | [7] |
| Harald Fälth | 2001–2003 | Ambassador | Resident in Prague. | [8] |
| Cecilia Julin | 2003–2006 | Ambassador | [9][10] | |
| Mikael Westerlind | September 2006 – 2010 | Ambassador | [11][12] | |
| Nils Daag | 2011–2015 | Ambassador | Resident in Vienna. | [13] |
| Helen Eduards | 2015–2018 | Ambassador | Resident in Vienna. | [14] |
| Mikaela Kumlin Granit | September 2018 – 2021 | Ambassador | Resident in Vienna. | [15] |
| Annika Markovic | 2021–2025 | Ambassador | Resident in Vienna. | [16][17] |
| Annika Ben David | August 2025 – present | Ambassador | Resident in Vienna. | [18] |
