List of ambassadors of Sweden to Trinidad and Tobago
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Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
| Ambassador of Sweden to Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|
 | |
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 | Otto Rathsman |
| Formation | 1967 |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Trinidad and Tobago (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Trinidad and Tobago and government of Trinidad and Tobago. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Port of Spain, Sweden's ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago is based in Stockholm, Sweden.
On the occasion of the proclamation of Trinidad and Tobago's independence on 31 August 1962, Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Östen Undén, sent a congratulatory telegram to Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Eric Williams. Undén stated that the Swedish government recognized Trinidad and Tobago as a sovereign and independent state and expressed the Swedish government's wish to maintain friendly and cordial relations with the new state.[1]
Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago established diplomatic relations in July 1966.[2] In 1967, Sweden's ambassador in Caracas, Venezuela, was also accredited to Trinidad and Tobago's capital, Port of Spain.[3]
Since 2000, a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large for the countries in and around the Caribbean Sea, including Trinidad and Tobago, has been accredited in Port of Spain.[4]
List of representatives
| Name | Period | Title | Notes | Presented credentials | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Rathsman | 1967–1970 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas | [3] | |
| Per Bertil Kollberg | 1971–1975 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas | [5] | |
| Hans Ewerlöf | 1976–1979 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas | [6] | |
| Carl Gustaf von Platen | 1980–1984 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas | [7] | |
| Lars Schönander | 1984–1988 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas | [8] | |
| Karl Wärnberg | 1989–1991 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas | [9] | |
| Peter Landelius | 1991–1996 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas | [10] | |
| Magnus Nordbäck | 1997–2000 | Ambassador | Resident in Caracas | [11] | |
| Hans Linton | 2000–2004 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm | [4] | |
| Sten Ask | 2004–2010 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm | [12] | |
| Claes Hammar | 23 March 2011 – 2016 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm | [13][14] | |
| Elisabeth Eklund | 2017–2022 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm | 6 February 2018 | [15] |
| Anders Bengtcén | 2023–2025 | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm | 24 October 2023 | [16][17] |
| Maria Velasco | 2025–present | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm | 4 November 2025 | [18] |
