List of ambassadors of Sweden to Switzerland

The Ambassador of Sweden to Switzerland (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Swiss Confederation) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the Swiss Confederation and the Federal Council.

History In August 1915, the Swedish government appointed the former minister for foreign affairs, Count Albert Ehrensvärd, as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation. This made him Sweden's first ministerial representative in Switzerland, where the country had previously only been represented by a consular agent in Geneva.

In April 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Swiss 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.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefElof SigneulJanuary 1814 – 1815Diplomatic agentAlbert Ehrensvärd12 August 1915 – 1918EnvoyPatrick Adlercreutz22 July 1918 – 26 September 1921Acting envoyPatrick Adlercreutz26 September 1921 – 1922EnvoyJonas Alströmer28 June 1922 – 1925EnvoyAlso accredited to Budapest and Vienna (from 27 September 1924)Einar Hennings1925–1928EnvoyAlso accredited to Budapest and ViennaKarl Ivan Westman1928–1939EnvoyHans Beck-Friis1939–1940EnvoyZenon P. Westrup1940–1946EnvoyStaffan Söderblom6 July 1946 – 1951EnvoyAppointed on 14 June 1946Torsten Hammarström1951 – April 1957Envoy7 December 1951Torsten HammarströmApril 1957 – 1962AmbassadorFritz Stackelberg1962–1965AmbassadorKlas Böök1965–1972AmbassadorSven-Eric Nilsson1973–1982AmbassadorBengt Odevall1982–1987AmbassadorHans Ewerlöf1987–1993AmbassadorAlso accredited to Vaduz (from 1991)Jan Mårtenson1993–1995AmbassadorAlso accredited to VaduzFolke Löfgren1996–2001AmbassadorAlso accredited to VaduzLars Magnuson2001–2006AmbassadorAlso accredited to VaduzPer ThöressonSeptember 2006 – August 2014AmbassadorAlso accredited to VaduzMagnus Hartog-Holm1 September 2014 – 2019AmbassadorAlso accredited to VaduzJan Knutsson1 September 2019 – 2022AmbassadorAlso accredited to VaduzCarl Magnus Nesser27 June 2023 – presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Vaduz

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