The Ambassador of Sweden to Tanzania (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United Republic of Tanzania) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Tanzania and government of Tanzania.
History Following Tanganyika's declaration of independence on 9 December 1961, Sweden's prime minister Tage Erlander sent a congratulatory telegram to Tanganyika's head of government, Julius Nyerere. Sweden was represented at the ceremonies held from 8–11 December in Dar es Salaam by Ambassador Alva Myrdal.
In a March 1963 proposal, it was suggested that a new mission be established in Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika, to be led by a chargé d'affaires ad interim. A Swedish embassy was established in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1964, and Ambassador Otto Rathsman was also accredited as Sweden's first ambassador to Tanzania. In Dar es Salaam, an embassy secretary—later an embassy counselor—was stationed and acted as chargé d'affaires when the ambassador in Nairobi was not in the country.
On 1 July 1968, Sweden opened an embassy in Dar es Salaam. Sweden's first resident ambassador was the deputy director (kansliråd) at the Swedish Foreign Ministry Sven Fredrik Hedin, who presented his credentials to President Julius Nyerere at the State House on 24 October of the same year.
Since 1968, Sweden's ambassador to Tanzania has been concurrently accredited to neighboring countries: Burundi (2018–present), Comoros (1977–1981), Madagascar (1999–2010), Mozambique (1975–1977), and Somalia (1971–1979). The ambassador is also accredited to the East African Community (EAC).
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefKnut Granstedt1963–1967Chargé d'affaires ad interimOtto Rathsman1964–1966AmbassadorResident in NairobiCarl Gustaf Béve1966–1968AmbassadorResident in NairobiLennart Hennings1967–1968Chargé d'affaires ad interimSven Fredrik Hedin1968–1973AmbassadorAccredited to Mogadishu (from 1971)24 October 1968Knut Granstedt1973–1977AmbassadorAccredited to Maputo (from 1975) and MogadishuLennart Eckerberg1977–1979AmbassadorAccredited to Mogadishu and MoroniDavid Wirmark1979–1985AmbassadorAccredited to Moroni (until 1981)Per Jödahl1985–1989AmbassadorAnders Oljelund1989–1992AmbassadorThomas Palme1993–1998AmbassadorSten Rylander1998–2003AmbassadorAccredited to Antananarivo (from 1999)Torvald Åkesson2003–2007AmbassadorAccredited to AntananarivoStaffan Herrström2007–2010AmbassadorAccredited to AntananarivoLennarth Hjelmåker2010–2015AmbassadorKatarina Rangnitt2015–2018AmbassadorAccredited to Bujumbura (from 2018)Anders SjöbergSeptember 2018 – 2022AmbassadorAccredited to BujumburaCharlotta Ozaki MaciasAugust 2022 – 2026AmbassadorAccredited to Bujumbura25 August 2022Ingrid JohanssonAugust 2026 – presentAmbassador
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