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List of ambassadors of Sweden to Romania

Ambassador of
Sweden to Romania
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Therese Hydén
since 1 September 2019
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Bucharest
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceȘoseaua Kiseleff 43[a]
SeatBucharest, Romania
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation8 April 1914
First holderJoachim Beck-Friis
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Bucharest

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

History

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On 8 April 1914, Sweden's minister in Vienna, Baron Joachim Beck-Friis [sv], was also appointed as minister to the Romanian court in Bucharest.[2] On 6 May 1914, he was further appointed as minister to the Serbian court.[3] However, Beck-Friis never had the chance to present his credentials before World War I broke out.[4] In March 1916, he traveled to Bucharest to present his credentials to King Ferdinand I of Romania.[2] Beck-Friis and the military attaché, Major af Ström, were received in Bucharest by Foreign Minister Emanoil Porumbaru.[5] On 18 March, Beck-Friis presented his credentials to the King of Romania in a formal audience.[6] From that date, Sweden and Romania officially established diplomatic relations.[7]

The minister position in Bucharest was abolished in connection with the cuts to certain positions within the foreign service, as decided by the 1933 parliament. Sweden's minister in Warsaw was subsequently accredited to Bucharest.[8] Two years later, the position of Swedish minister in Bucharest was reinstated when Envoy Patrik Reuterswärd [sv] assumed the role of minister to Bucharest (and Sofia) on 1 July of that year.[9][10]

In January 1951, it was reported that the position of head of mission in Bucharest would be discontinued. The responsibility for Sweden's representation in Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary would thereafter be divided between Belgrade, Moscow, and Prague, with Sweden being represented in those countries by lower-ranking personnel for the time being.[11] Sweden's minister in Moscow was subsequently accredited to Bucharest.

In February 1962, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Romanian governments to elevate their respective legations to embassies. As a result, the diplomatic rank was changed from envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to ambassador.[12] In January 1964, it was proposed that the mission in Bucharest should be granted independent status.[13] The decision to grant the mission in Bucharest independent status and have it led by an ambassador was made by parliament in March 1964.[14]

From 2000 until 2010, when Sweden opened its embassy in Chișinău, Moldova, the Swedish ambassador in Bucharest was also accredited there.

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Kingdom of Romania (–1947)
Joachim Beck-Friis 8 April 1914[b] – 1918 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary Accredited from the legation in Vienna [15]
Einar af Wirsén 26 September 1921 – 1924[c] Envoy Accredited to Athens and Belgrade. [16]
Jonas Alströmer 1925–1933 Acting envoy Accredited to Athens and Belgrade (until 1928). [17]
Einar Hennings 1933–1933 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Warsaw. [18]
Erik Boheman 1934–1935 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Warsaw. [19]
Patrik Reuterswärd 1 July 1935 – 1947 Envoy Accredited to Sofia. [9][20]
Romanian People's Republic (1947–1965) and Socialist Republic of Romania (1965–1989)
Patrik Reuterswärd 1947–1948 Envoy Accredited to Sofia. [20]
Sven Allard 1949–1951 Envoy Accredited to Budapest and Sofia. [21]
Rolf Sohlman 1 September 1951 – 1963 Envoy Accredited from the embassy in Moscow. Assumed office on 6 October. [22]
Olof Bjurström 1964–1967 Ambassador [23]
Carl Johan Rappe 1967–1970 Ambassador [24]
Otto Rathsman 1970–1973 Ambassador [25]
Lars Hedström 1976–1979 Ambassador [26]
Hans Sköld 1979–1982 Ambassador [27]
Per Bertil Kollberg 1982–1987 Ambassador [28]
Sven Linder 1987–1989 Ambassador [29]
Romania (1989–present)
Nils Rosenberg 1989–1994 Ambassador [30]
Ragnar Ängeby 1994–1997 Ambassador [31]
Nils Gunnar Revelius 1997–2001 Ambassador Accredited to Chișinău (from 2000). [32]
Svante Kilander 2001–2006 Ambassador Accredited to Chișinău. [33]
Mats Åberg 2006–2010 Ambassador Accredited to Chișinău. [34]
Anders Bengtcén 2010–2014 Ambassador [35]
Anneli Lindahl Kenny 2014–2019 Ambassador
Therese Hydén 1 September 2019 – present Ambassador [36]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The ambassador's residence is located at the same place as the chancery.[1]
  2. ^ Jacobson (1922) states the date as 17 August 1915.[15]
  3. ^ On leave from 5 November 1924.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Sveriges ambassad i Bukarest, Rumänien" [Swedish embassy in Bucharest, Romania] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Vår diplomatiska representation i Rumänien" [Our diplomatic representation in Romania]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 72. 14 March 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Våra beskickningar" [Our diplomatic missions]. Sydsvenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 122. 7 May 1914. p. 7. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Nilsson, Sam (2000). "Gärna förvarning men först en rejäl brunnskur-: från Sarajevo till krigsutbrott : en studie i förvarning sommaren 1914" (PDF). Militärhistorisk tidskrift. Stockholm: Militärhistoriska avdelningen, Försvarshögskolan: 68. ISSN 0283-8400. SELIBR 3164937.
  5. ^ "Svenske Wienministern i Bukarest" [Swedish Vienna Minister in Bucharest]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 75. Bucharest. 17 March 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Svenske ministern i Wien frih. Beck-Friis" [The Swedish minister in Vienna Baron Beck-Friis]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 78. 20 March 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Diplomatic Relations of Romania" (in Swedish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Sändebudsposten i Bukarest indragen" [Envoy post in Bucharest withdrawn]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 7 July 1933. p. 4A. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Omplaceringar inom den högre diplomatien" [Reassignments within the higher diplomacy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 April 1935. p. A7. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Svenska vägar i Bessarabien" [Swedish roads in Bessarabia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 19 June 1935. p. 26. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Tredje huvudtiteln: Representationen utomlands minskas" [Third main title: Representation abroad is reduced]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 January 1951. p. 6A. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Budapest och Bukarest får svenska ambassader" [Budapest and Bucharest get Swedish embassies]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 February 1964. p. 8A. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Sverigeinformationen utomlands skall öka". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 January 1964. p. 22A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Riksdagsbeslut i korthet" [Riksdag decisions in brief]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 5 March 1964. p. A7. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  15. ^ a b Jacobson, G. (1922). "H Joachim Beck-Friis". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 3. National Archives of Sweden. p. 10. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  16. ^ a b Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 825. SELIBR 10076764.
  17. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 24. SELIBR 10335454.
  18. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 459. SELIBR 8261511.
  19. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1935 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1935. pp. 200–201.
  20. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1948 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1948. pp. 263, 269.
  21. ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 19. SELIBR 3681519.
  22. ^ Kronvall, Olof (2003–2006). "Rolf R Sohlman". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 32. National Archives of Sweden. p. 635. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  23. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 107. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  24. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1980. p. 857. ISBN 91-1-805012-3. SELIBR 3681525.
  25. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 913. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  26. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 463. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  27. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1029. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  28. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 627. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  29. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 375. ISBN 9138121735. SELIBR 3682768.
  30. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 189. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
  31. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1997). Sveriges statskalender 1997 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 191. ISBN 9138309734. SELIBR 3682776.
  32. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 186, 189. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
  33. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 187, 190–191. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
  34. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 191, 194. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  35. ^ "Minister Titus Corlăţean receives the Ambassador of Sweden, Anders Bengtcén, on a farewell call" (Press release). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  36. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Rumänien" [New ambassador in Romania] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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