List of ambassadors of Sweden to Germany

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

Ambassador of
Sweden to Germany
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Berlin
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidencePücklerstraße 42–44, Dahlem
SeatBerlin, Germany
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderCarl Gustaf Friesendorff
Formation1705
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Berlin

Electorate of Brandenburg (1157–1815)

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Anders Leijonstedt 1698–1700 Envoy extraordinary [1]

Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1692–1814)

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Carl Gustaf Friesendorff 1705–1710 Envoy extraordinary [2]

Hannover

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Lower Saxon Circle

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Bengt Faxell 11 September 1769 – ? Minister In Hamburg. Instruction 20 November 1769, letter of credence 22 January 1770. [3]

Free City of Frankfurt (1372–1806)

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Nikolaus von Haren 1741 – 20 April 1752 Envoy extraordinary In Frankfurt am Main [4]

Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (1510–1815)

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Anton Reinhold Wrangel 13 July 1836 – 1841 Chargé d'affaires [5]
Anton Reinhold Wrangel 1841 – 22 September 1855 Resident minister In Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck as well as at the grand ducal courts of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. [5]

Imperial City of Regensburg

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Georg von Snoilsky 1663 – 20 January 1672 Resident Died in office. [6]
Nikolaus von Haren 122 April 1734 – 1737 Chargé d'affaires [4]
Nikolaus von Haren 23 June 1737 – 1741 Envoy [4]
Knut Reinhold Bildt 1795–? Envoy [7]

Kingdom of Bavaria (1806–1825)

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Carl August Järta 22 April 1850 – 4 March 1852 Chargé d'affaires In Munich. Accredited from Vienna. [8]

Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918)

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Anders Leijonstedt 1703–1710 Envoy extraordinary [9]
Johan Rosenhane 27 December 1704 – 1707 Ambassador In Berlin. [10]
Carl Gustaf Friesendorff 11 June 1712 – 13 September 1715 Minister plenipotentiary Died in office during the Siege of Stralsund. [2]
Mr Kirbach 1719 ?
Carl Posse 24 March 1720 – 1724 Envoy extraordinary [11]
Henning Gyllenborg 1743 ?
Carl Gustaf Tessin 1744–1745 Ambassador In Berlin. [12]
Gustaf Wulfvenstierna 18 July 1748 – 9 May 1758 Envoy Died in office (on his way home to Sweden). [13]
Gustaf Adam von Nolcken 12 September 1757 – 1761 Chargé d'affaires In Berlin. [14]
Otto Jacob Zöge von Manteuffel 1766–1779 ?
Carl Eherenfried von Carisien June 1787 – 21 November 1794 Envoy extraordinary Died in office. [15]
Carl Fredrik von Heland 1790–? Chargé d'affaires In Dresden. [16]
Carl Gustaf Schultz von Ascheraden 29 August 1795 – 22 March 1798 Minister Died in office. [17]
Lars von Engeström 6 April 1798 – 5 September 1803 Minister In Berlin. [18]
Nils Gustaf Palin 1800–1805 Chargé d'affaires In Dresden. [19]
Karl Gustaf von Brinkman June 1803 – September 1803 Chargé d'affaires In Berlin. [20]
Karl Gustaf von Brinkman November 1803 – June 1805 Chargé d'affaires In Berlin. [20]
Karl Gustaf von Brinkman 12 May 1807 – 7 March 1808 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary At the Prussian court in Memel. [20]
Vilhelm August Kantzow 30 April 1821 – 1822 Acting chargé d'affaires In Berlin. [21]
Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d'Ohsson October 1834 – 25 September 1850 Envoy In Berlin and Dresden. [22]
Carl Hochschild 1850–1854 ?
Carl von und zu Mansbach 1855–1857 ?
Carl August Järta 16 December 1858 – 13 January 1865 Envoy In Berlin, Dresden and Mecklenburg. Died in office. [8]

Electorate of Saxony (1356–1806)

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Gustaf Zülich 1729–1732 ?
Johan August Greiffenheim 1747–1749 Minister Also minister at the Polish court. [23]
Ulric Celsing 7 November 1782 – 19 April 1787 Envoy In Dresden. [24][25]
Fredrik von Ehrenheim 19 April 1787 – 1790 Chargé d'affaires In Dresden. [26]
Jacob Gustaf De la Gardie 15 August 1795 – January 1796 Envoy en mission spéciale To the Saxon court. [27]

German Empire (1871–1918)

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Frederik Georg Knut Due October 1869 – November 1873 Envoy [28]
Gillis Bildt 3 March 1874 – 21 August 1886 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary In Berlin, also in Dresden on 21 April 1875, and in Karlsruhe on 27 April 1881. [29]
Alfred Lagerheim 29 October 1886 – 1899 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary In Berlin, Karlsruhe, and Dresden. In Munich from 28 May 1890. [30]
Arvid Taube 28 February 1900 – 30 April 1909 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary Imperial German as well as the Bavarian, Saxon, and Baden courts. [31][32]
Eric Trolle 30 April 1909 – 1912 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary Imperial German as well as the Bavarian, Saxon, and Baden courts. [33]
Arvid Taube 1 April 1912 – 14 October 1916 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary Died in office. [31]
Hans-Henrik von Essen 13 February 1917 – 1918 Ministre plénipotentiaire en misson spéciale In Berlin, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Munich, and Stuttgart. [34]

Weimar Republic (1918–1933)

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Hans-Henrik von Essen 20 June 1919 – 1920 Minister plenipotentiary en misson spéciale To the German Reich. [34]
Patrik Reuterswärd 1920–1920 Acting chargé d'affaires [35]
Hans-Henrik von Essen 14 May 1920 – 31 January 1923 Envoy To the German Reich. Died in office. [34]
Patrik Reuterswärd 1921–1921 Acting chargé d'affaires [35]
Fredrik Ramel 23 February 1923 – 1925 Envoy [36]
Einar af Wirsén 26 September 1926 – 1937 Envoy [37]

Nazi Germany (1933–1945)

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Arvid Richert 29 January 1937 – 23 April 1945 Envoy [38]

West Germany (1949–1990)

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Ragnar Kumlin 1951–1956 Ambassador [39]
Ole Jödahl 1956–1967 Ambassador [40]
Nils Montan 1967–1972 Ambassador [41]
Sven Backlund 1972–1983 Ambassador [42]
Lennart Eckerberg 1983–1990 Ambassador [43]

East Germany (1949–1990)

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Carl Johan Rappe 1973–1976 Ambassador [44]
Eric Virgin 1976−1982 Ambassador [45]
Rune Nyström 1982–1985 Ambassador [46]
Henrik Liljegren 1985–1989 Ambassador [47]
Vidar Hellners 1989–1990 Ambassador [48]

Federal Republic of Germany (1990–present)

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Torsten Örn 1990–1994 Ambassador [49]
Örjan Berner 1994–1996 Ambassador [50]
Mats Hellström 1996–2001 Ambassador [51]
Carl Tham 2002–2006 Ambassador [52]
Ruth Jacoby 2006–2010 Ambassador [53]
Staffan Carlsson 2010–2015 Ambassador
Lars Danielsson 2015–2017 Ambassador [54]
Per Thöresson March 2017 – 2023 Ambassador [55]
Veronika Wand-Danielsson August 2023 – present Ambassador [56]

See also

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References

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