List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United States

The Ambassador of Sweden to the United States (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United States of America) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the United States and federal government of the United States. The Swedish ambassador is in charge of Sweden's diplomatic mission to the United States. The Swedish Embassy is located at the House of Sweden (inaugurated in 2006) at 2900 K Street in Washington, D.C..

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesRefJohan Albert KantzowJuly 29, 1812 – March 21, 1819Resident ministerAssumed office in 1813.Berndt Robert Gustaf Stackelberg21 March 1819 – 1832Chargé d'affairesDavid Gustaf AnckarlooNovember 22, 1831 – March 8, 1833Chargé d'affairesSeverin Lorich1834–1837Chargé d'affairesGustaf af NordinMay 14, 1838 – 1845Chargé d'affairesAdam Christopher Lövenskiöld1845–1850Chargé d'affairesGeorg Sibbern1850–1854Chargé d'affairesGeorg Sibbern1854–1858Resident ministerReturned to Norway in 1856.Wilhelm af Wetterstedt27 April 1858 – 1860Resident ministerAlso Swedish-Norwegian consul general on June 15, 1858.Carl Edward Vilhelm PiperJuly 20, 1861 – 1864Resident ministerAlso consul general in Washington, D.C. on October 18, 1861.Wilhelm af WetterstedtSeptember 2, 1864 – June 29, 1870Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryOluf Stenersen1870 – December 9, 1875EnvoyDied in office (in Paris).Carl LewenhauptMarch 6, 1876 – 1884EnvoyAlso acting consul general there from March 10, 1876.Gustaf Leonard (Lennart) ReuterskiöldNovember 15, 1884 – 1888EnvoyAlso acting consul general there from December 30, 1884.Johan Anton Wolff Grip1889–1906EnvoyHerman LagercrantzJanuary 25, 1907 – June 4, 1907Acting envoyHerman LagercrantzJune 5, 1907–1910EnvoyAlbert EhrensvärdOctober 8, 1910 – 1911EnvoyAugust Ekengren1912–1920EnvoyClaës BondeJuly 18, 1913 – December 9, 1913Chargé d'affaires ad interimAxel Wallenberg1921–1925EnvoyWollmar Boström1925–1945EnvoyHerman ErikssonOctober 1, 1945 – December 8, 1947EnvoyHerman ErikssonDecember 9, 1947 – 1948AmbassadorAlexis AminoffApril 21, 1948Chargé d'affairesDue to Herman Eriksson's illness.Erik Boheman1948–1958AmbassadorGunnar Jarring1958–1964AmbassadorHubert de Bèsche1964–1973AmbassadorYngve Möller1972–1972AmbassadorNever took office.Leif Leifland1973–1974Chargé d'affaires ad interimWilhelm Wachtmeister1974–1989AmbassadorAnders Thunborg1989 – January 1993AmbassadorHenrik Liljegren1993–1997AmbassadorRolf Ekéus1997–2000AmbassadorJan Eliasson2000–2005AmbassadorGunnar Lund2005–2007AmbassadorJonas Hafström2007–2013AmbassadorBjörn Lyrvall2013–2017AmbassadorKarin Olofsdotter2017–2023AmbassadorUrban AhlinAugust 15, 2023 – 2026AmbassadorNicola ClaseAugust 17, 2026 – presentAmbassador

See also Sweden–United States relations Embassy of Sweden, Washington, D.C. List of ambassadors of the United States to Sweden

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