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

History On the occasion of the proclamation of Zambia's independence on 24 October 1964, Swedish prime minister Tage Erlander stated in a congratulatory telegram to President Kenneth Kaunda that the Swedish government recognized Zambia as a sovereign and independent state and expressed the Swedish government's desire to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Zambia. Sweden was represented at the independence celebrations in Zambia by Ambassador Otto Rathsman from Nairobi. In the council on 27 November 1964, Ambassador Otto Rathsman in Nairobi was appointed as ambassador to Lusaka as well. He thus became the first Swedish ambassador to be accredited in Lusaka.

In January 1967, the Swedish parliament decided to establish an embassy in Lusaka, a matter that had been under consideration since Zambia's independence in 1964. Olof Kaijser was appointed as the first resident ambassador, and in 1968, he also became the first Swedish ambassador to be accredited in Malawi's capital, Zomba. The ambassador in Lusaka was accredited in Zomba until 1974, and thereafter in Lilongwe, which became Malawi's capital that same year. In 2001, the dual accreditation to Lilongwe was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Harare.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesRefOtto Rathsman27 November 1964 – 1966AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Carl Gustaf Béve1966–1967AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Olof Kaijser1967–1972AmbassadorAccredited to Zomba (from 1968).Iwo Dölling1972–1975AmbassadorAccredited to Gaborone (from 1974), Lilongwe (from 1974), and Zomba (until 1974).Ove Heyman1975–1979AmbassadorAccredited to Gaborone (from 1976) and Lilongwe (from 1976).Göran Hasselmark1979–1983AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe.Jan Ölander1984–1987AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe.Carl Johan Persson1987–1990AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe.Per Taxell1990–1993AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe.Anders Johnson1994–1996AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe.Christer Ågren1996–1996Chargé d'affairesKristina Svensson1997–2001AmbassadorAccredited to Lilongwe.Christina Rehlen2001–2006AmbassadorLars Ronnås2006–2009AmbassadorMarie Andersson de Frutos2009–2011AmbassadorLena Nordström2011–2015AmbassadorHenrik Cederin2015–2019AmbassadorAnna Maj Hultgård1 September 2019 – 2022AmbassadorJohan HallenborgSeptember 2022 – 2026AmbassadorPer-Ola MattssonAugust 2026 – presentAmbassador

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