The Ambassador of Sweden to Serbia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Serbia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Serbia and government of Serbia. Sweden's ambassador is also accredited to Montenegro.
History Sweden had an envoy stationed in Belgrade, in what was then Yugoslavia, from 1 January 1922. The envoy, later elevated to ambassador, served in Belgrade until the spring of 1992, when Yugoslavia dissolved.
The position of ambassador remained vacant from 1992 to 1996 following the outbreak of the Yugoslav Wars. On 11 April 1996, Sweden recognized the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as one of the successor states to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. On 24 April of the same year, Mats Staffansson was appointed as the new Swedish ambassador to Belgrade, assuming the position on 3 July. In September of the same year, he was also accredited as ambassador to Skopje, Macedonia. The Swedish ambassador remained accredited to Skopje until 2005, when Sweden opened an embassy there.
Sweden recognized the independence of Montenegro on 14 June 2006 and diplomatic relations were established on 26 June 2006. Sweden's ambassador to Belgrade has been concurrently accredited to Podgorica since 2006.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefKingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)Joachim Beck-Friis6 May 1914 – 1918EnvoyResident in Vienna.For Swedish ambassadors between 1918 and 1992, please see Swedish Ambassador to YugoslaviaFederal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2003) and State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)Lars-Gunnar Wigemark1992–1993Chargé d'affairesGöran Jacobsson1993–1996Chargé d'affairesMats Staffansson3 July 1996 – 2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to Skopje.Michael Sahlin2000–2002AmbassadorAlso accredited to Skopje.Lars-Göran Engfeldt2002–2006AmbassadorAlso accredited to Skopje (until 2005) and Podgorica (from 2006).Republic of Serbia (2006–present)Krister Bringéus2007–2010AmbassadorAlso accredited to Podgorica.Christer Asp2010–2016AmbassadorAlso accredited to Podgorica.Jan Lundin15 June 2016 – 2021AmbassadorAlso accredited to Podgorica.Annika Ben David2021–2024AmbassadorAlso accredited to Podgorica.Charlotte Sammelin15 August 2024 – presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Podgorica.
See also Serbia–Sweden relations List of ambassadors of Sweden to Yugoslavia
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