The Ambassador of Sweden to Iraq (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Iraq) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Iraq and government of Iraq.
History From 1934 to 1936, the Swedish minister in Moscow, Soviet Union held a dual accreditation to Baghdad, and from 1936 the Swedish minister in Tehran held a dual accreditation to Baghdad.
In February 1960, the envoy was appointed ambassador there after an agreement with the Iraqi government regarding diplomatic representation. The ambassador remained accredited from Tehran, but a legation office was opened in Baghdad, headed by a first secretary from March of the same year. In May 1964, Bengt Odhner was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador in Baghdad.
The ambassador has been based in Stockholm since the storming of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the summer of 2023.
List of representatives NamePeriodResident/Non residentTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefKingdom of Iraq (1932–1958)Eric Gyllenstierna18 May 1934 – 1936 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Moscow.Hugo von Heidenstam1936–1942 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.Harald Pousette1941–1945 Non-residentChargé d'affaires ad interimResident in Tehran.Gunnar Jarring1945–1945 Non-residentChargé d'affaires ad interimResident in Tehran.Harald Pousette1945–1947 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.Harry Eriksson1948–1951 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.Gunnar Jarring1951–1952 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.Ragnvald Bagge1953–1958 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.First Republic of Iraq (1958–1968)Ragnvald Bagge1958–1959 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.Dick Hichens-Bergström1959–1960 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Tehran.Dick Hichens-Bergström1960–1963 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Tehran.Carl Johan Rappe1961–1962 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimBengt Odhner1964–1968 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City (from 1965).Iraqi Republic (1968–1992)Bengt Odhner1968–1969 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City.Gunnar Gerring1969–1973 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City.Otto Rathsman1973–1975 ResidentAmbassadorFredrik Bergenstråhle1975–1979 ResidentAmbassadorLars-Olof Brilioth1979–1982 ResidentAmbassadorArne Thorén1983–1988 ResidentAmbassadorHenrik Amnéus1988–1992 ResidentAmbassadorLeft Iraq in mid-January 1991.Torkel StiernlöfJuly 1990 – August 1990 ResidentChargé d'affairesRepublic of Iraq (1992–2003)Henrik Amnéus1992–1993 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm.–1993–2004 Non-resident–VacantRepublic of Iraq (2004–present)Karin Roxman2004–2006 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Amman.Niclas Trouvé2006–2010 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Amman.Carl Magnus Nesser2010–2012 ResidentAmbassadorJörgen Lindström2012–2015 ResidentAmbassadorAnnika Molin Hellgren2015–2017 ResidentAmbassadorPontus Melander1 September 2017 – 2019 ResidentAmbassadorLars Ronnås1 September 2019 – 2021 ResidentAmbassadorJonas Lovén2021–2022 ResidentAmbassador17 August 2021Jessica SvärdströmAugust 2022 – 2024 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm (from 2023).Jörgen LindströmDecember 2024 – present Non-residentSpecial EnvoyResident in Stockholm.
See also Iraq–Sweden relations Embassy of Sweden, Baghdad
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