The Ambassador of Sweden to Argentina (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Argentine Republic) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Argentina and government of Argentina.
History On 10 December 1831, a Swedish consulate was established in Buenos Aires, whose first holder was referred to as the consul general. On 1 October 1906, the position of consul general was combined with that of the head of the Swedish legation to the Argentine Republic, with a jurisdiction limited to that state.
The Swedish foreign minister, in a 14 January 1918 report to the King in Council regarding the 1919 national budget, reviewed Sweden's trade and maritime relations with South America. Concerning Chile, he noted that Sweden was represented only by an honorary consul in Valparaíso, who was also head of a large British firm. It was considered desirable to have a paid Swedish representative in Chile. This could be achieved without creating a separate consular or chargé d'affaires post by accrediting Sweden's diplomatic representative in Buenos Aires also to the Chilean Republic. Thanks to the new railway over the Andes, the distance between Buenos Aires and Santiago was small enough for the head of mission to visit Chile regularly. During his absence, a commercial attaché serving both countries could handle ongoing duties, and a consular officer could be added later if needed. From the same year 1918, Envoy was also accredited in Santiago (Chile) and Montevideo (Uruguay).
In January 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Argentine 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.
Today the Swedish ambassador in Argentina is also accredited to Paraguay and Uruguay.
List of representatives #NameTitleAppointmentPresented credentialsTermination of missionNotesRef1Olof GyldénResident minister26 October 19068 February 190721 January 1910Also consul general.2Gerhard Löwen16 December 191015 March 1918Also consul general.3Carl HultgrenEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary1 April 19181925Also accredited to Asunción (from 1921), Montevideo, and Santiago (from 1 April 1918).4Einar Ekstrand19251931Also accredited to Asunción, Montevideo, and Santiago.–Axel PaulinChargé d'affaires19251926192819315Christian GüntherEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary23 January 19311933Also accredited to Asunción, Montevideo, and Santiago.–Axel PaulinChargé d'affaires193219336Einar ModigEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary31 December 19341939Also accredited to Asunción, Montevideo, and Santiago.–Gunnar DryseliusChargé d'affaires19371938193919407Wilhelm WintherEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary19401945Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.8Carl Olof Gisle19451949Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.9Herbert Ribbing194916 January 1957January 1957Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo (until 1949).Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryJanuary 19571958Also accredited to Asunción.10Carl-Herbert Borgenstierna195819 February 19581963Also accredited to Asunción.11Östen Lundborg19641972Also accredited to Asunción.12Sven Fredrik Hedin1973197513Per Bertil Kollberg1975197714Karl-Anders Wollter1977198015Lars Karlström19801983Also accredited to Montevideo (from 1981).16Bengt Friedman19831986Also accredited to Montevideo.17Ethel Wiklund19861987Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.18Anders Sandström19871994Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.19Håkan Granqvist19941997Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.20Peter Landelius19975 March 19972001Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.21Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens20017 November 20012005No dual accreditation.22Arne Rodin20052010Also accredited to Asunción, La Paz, and Montevideo.23Charlotte Wrangberg20101 November 20102013Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.24Gufran Al-Nadaf12 April 20135 September 20132016Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.25Barbro Elm23 March 201627 September 20162019Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.26Anders Carlsson11 April 201910 September 20192023Also accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.27Torsten Ericsson17 May 20236 October 2023IncumbentAlso accredited to Asunción and Montevideo.
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See also Argentina–Sweden relations Embassy of Sweden, Buenos Aires
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