List of ambassadors of Sweden to Tanzania

Following Tanganyika's declaration of independence on 9 December 1961, Sweden's prime minister Tage Erlander sent a congratulatory telegram to Tanganyika's head of government, Julius Nyerere. Sweden was represented at the ceremonies held from 8-11 December in Dar es Salaam by Ambassador Alva Myrdal.^[1]

In a March 1963 proposal, it was suggested that a new mission be established in Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika, to be led by a chargé d'affaires ad interim.^[2] A Swedish embassy was established in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1964, and Ambassador Otto Rathsman was also accredited as Sweden's first ambassador to Tanzania. In Dar es Salaam, an embassy secretary—later an embassy counselor—was stationed and acted as chargé d'affaires when the ambassador in Nairobi was not in the country.

On 1 July 1968, Sweden opened an embassy in Dar es Salaam. Sweden's first resident ambassador was the deputy director (kansliråd) at the Swedish Foreign Ministry Sven Fredrik Hedin, who presented his credentials to President Julius Nyerere at the State House in November of the same year.^[3]

Since 1968, Sweden's ambassador to Tanzania has been concurrently accredited to neighboring countries: Burundi (2018–present), Comoros (1977–1981), Madagascar (1999–2010), Mozambique (1975–1977), and Somalia (1971–1979). The ambassador is also accredited to the East African Community (EAC).^[4]