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Ambassador of
Sweden to Chile
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Tomas Wiklund
since August 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Santiago
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceCalle Via Celeste 9640, Vitacura[1]
SeatSantiago, Chile
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderCarl Hultgren
Formation1 April 1918
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Santiago

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

History

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Sweden's first minister accredited in Chile was Carl Hultgren [sv], who was appointed as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Argentine and Chilean republics, with residence in Buenos Aires, starting on 1 April 1918.[2]

In 1949, Sweden appointed its first resident minister in Santiago, Envoy Folke Wennerberg [sv]. He presented his credentials to Chilean President Gabriel González Videla on 7 April.[3]

In November 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Chilean governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.[4]

Following the military coup in Chile on 11 September 1973, Sweden's ambassador, Harald Edelstam, was declared persona non grata in December of the same year for helping over 1,200 Chileans, hundreds of Cuban diplomats and civilians, and around 50 Uruguayan refugees escape persecution under dictator Augusto Pinochet.[5] To signal its disapproval, Sweden did not appoint a new ambassador. Carl-Johan Groth [sv] took over as head of mission with the rank of chargé d'affaires.[6] No new Swedish ambassador was appointed in Santiago for the next 17 years while the Government Junta ruled Chile.

In 1990, Sweden once again had a Swedish ambassador in Chile for the first time since the military coup of 1973. On 20 April, Sweden's then chargé d'affaires, Staffan Wrigstad [sv], presented his credentials to Chile's new president, Patricio Aylwin. According to Foreign Minister Sten Andersson, Sweden sought to accredit a new ambassador in Santiago as quickly as possible following the change of power, as a way to further demonstrate its strong support for Chile's democratic government.[7]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Carl Hultgren 1 April 1918 – 1925 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Buenos Aires. [2][8]
Einar Ekstrand 1925–1931 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Buenos Aires. [9]
Christian Günther 23 January 1931 – 1933 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Buenos Aires. [10]
Einar Modig 31 December 1934 – 1939 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Buenos Aires. [11]
Axel Paulin 1934–1942 Chargé d'affaires Minister plénipotentiaire in 1940. [12]
Folke Wennerberg 1942–1949 Chargé d'affaires [13]
Folke Wennerberg 1949–1952 Envoy [13]
Ulf Barck-Holst 1952–1953 Envoy [14]
Harry Bagge 1954 – November 1956 Envoy Accredited to La Paz (from 1956). [15][4]
Harry Bagge November 1957 – 1962 Ambassador Accredited to La Paz. [4][15]
Gustaf Bonde 1962–1965 Ambassador [16]
Louis De Geer 1966–1972 Ambassador [17]
Harald Edelstam 1972 – 9 December 1973 Ambassador [18][6]
Carl-Johan Groth 9 December 1973 – 1976 Chargé d'affaires and embassy counselor [6][19]
Peder Hammarskjöld 1976–1980 Chargé d'affaires and minister [20][21]
Lars Schönander 1981–1984 Acting chargé d'affaires and minister [22][23]
Håkan Wilkens 1984–1987 Chargé d'affaires and minister [24]
Staffan Wrigstad 1987–1990 Chargé d'affaires and minister [25][26]
Staffan Wrigstad 1990–1992 Ambassador [25]
Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens 1992–1997 Ambassador [27]
Håkan Granqvist 1997–2000 Ambassador [28]
Arne Rodin 2000–2005 Ambassador Accredited to Lima. [29]
Martin Wilkens 2005–2006 Chargé d'affaires a.i Accredited to Lima. [30]
Maria Christina Lundqvist 2006–2008 Ambassador Accredited to Lima. [31]
Eva Zetterberg 2009–2014 Ambassador Accredited to Lima. [32]
Jakob Kiefer 2014–2018 Ambassador Accredited to Lima (2015–16). [33]
Oscar Stenström 2018–2022 Ambassador
Tomas Wiklund August 2022 – present Ambassador Accredited to Lima (from 2023). [34][35]
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  • Ambassador Jakob Kiefer (2014–2018).
    Ambassador Jakob Kiefer (2014–2018).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Santiago de Chile, ambassadörsresidens" [Santiago de Chile, ambassador residence] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Utnämningar m.m." [Appointments etc]. Sydsvenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 75. 17 March 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Sveriges förste minister i Chile har tillträtt" [Sweden's first minister in Chile has taken office]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 April 1949. p. A5. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Nya ambassadörer" [New ambassadors]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 November 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  5. ^ Camacho Padilla, Fernando (2006). "Los asilados de las embajadas de Europa Occidental en Chile tras el golpe militar y sus consecuencias diplomáticas: El caso de Suecia" [Refugees from Western European Embassies in Chile after the military coup and its diplomatic consequences: The case of Sweden]. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies | Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (in Spanish) (81): 21ff. doi:10.18352/erlacs.9646. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Carl-Johan Groth tar över Harald Edelstams arbete" [Carl-Johan Groth takes over Harald Edelstam's work]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 7 December 1973. p. 36. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Svensk ambassadör i Chile" [Swedish ambassador in Chile]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 April 1990. p. 6. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  8. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 381. SELIBR 10335454.
  9. ^ "Ekstrand, släkter". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 13. National Archives of Sweden. 1950. p. 174. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ^ Brandell, Ulf (1967–1969). "Christian E Günther". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. p. 642. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  11. ^ Rockberger, Nicolaus (1985–1987). "Einar Modig". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 600. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  12. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1945. p. 852. SELIBR 8261511.
  13. ^ a b Svensson, Stina; Ekstedt, Tage, eds. (1955). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1955 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1955] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 988. SELIBR 3681511.
  14. ^ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 58.
  15. ^ a b Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 63. SELIBR 9649168.
  16. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1969). Sveriges statskalender 1969 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 124. SELIBR 3682754.
  17. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 209. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  18. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1980. p. 230. ISBN 91-1-805012-3. SELIBR 3681525.
  19. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 392. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  20. ^ Ulvskog, Marita, ed. (6 August 1976). "namn i dag: Nytt från UD" [names of today: News from the Foreign Ministry]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 22. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  21. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1980). Sveriges statskalender 1980 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 336. ISBN 91-38-05350-0. SELIBR 33682761.
  22. ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 997. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  23. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 346. ISBN 91-38-90400-4. SELIBR 3682782.
  24. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1224. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  25. ^ a b Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1226. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  26. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1990). Sveriges statskalender 1990 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 354. ISBN 913812291X. SELIBR 3682769.
  27. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1071. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  28. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 172. ISBN 91-38-31692-7. SELIBR 8261600.
  29. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 172, 186. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
  30. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 174, 190. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
  31. ^ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. pp. 177, 193. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  32. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 177, 193. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  33. ^ "Peru President receives credentials from new Ambassadors" (in Swedish). Lima: Andina. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  34. ^ "Tomas Wiklund ny ambassadör i Chile" [Tomas Wiklund new ambassador in Chile] (Press release) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  35. ^ "President of Peru receives credentials from five non-resident Ambassadors". Andina. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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