The Ambassador of Sweden to Morocco (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of Morocco) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the king of Morocco and cabinet of Morocco.
History In June 1956, Sweden officially recognized Morocco as an independent state. The Swedish consulate in Casablanca had established relations with the Moroccan authorities, signifying Sweden's recognition of Morocco.
On July 23, 1958, Lennart Petri, Sweden's first minister to Morocco, presented his credentials to King Mohammed V. In July 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Moroccan 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.
The ambassador has also been accredited in neighboring countries on various occasions: Tunisia (1958–1960), Libya (1960–1962), Senegal (1963–1983), The Gambia (1968–1983), and Mauritania (1970–1983, 1996–2004).
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesRefLennart Petri1958 – July 1959EnvoyAlso accredited to Tunis.Lennart PetriJuly 1959 – 1962AmbassadorAlso accredited to Tunis and Tripoli (from 1960).Bo Siegbahn1963–1966AmbassadorAlso accredited to Dakar.Lars von Celsing1967–1972AmbassadorAlso accredited to Banjul (from 1968), Dakar (from 1967), and Nouakchott (from 1970).Åke Sjölin1972–1976AmbassadorAlso accredited to Banjul, Dakar, and Nouakchott.Knut Bernström1976–1983AmbassadorAlso accredited to Banjul, Dakar, and Nouakchott (all from 1977).Arne Lundquist1983–1987AmbassadorRune Nyström1987–1990AmbassadorChrister Jacobson1990–1994AmbassadorMathias Mossberg1994–1996AmbassadorCecilia Malmsten1996–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to Nouakchott.Peter Bruce2000–2004AmbassadorAlso accredited to Nouakchott (from 2001).Klas Gierow2004–2008AmbassadorMichael Odevall2008–2011AmbassadorAnna Hammargren2011–2015AmbassadorErika Ferrer2015–2018AmbassadorNiklas Kebbon1 September 2018 – 2020AmbassadorAnne HöglundSeptember 2020 – 2022AmbassadorJörgen KarlssonSeptember 2022 – 2025AmbassadorFredrika Ornbrant2025–presentAmbassador
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