The Ambassador of Sweden to Sudan (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of the Sudan) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Sudan and government of Sudan.
History In August 1957, the Swedish minister in Addis Ababa, envoy Eyvind Bratt, was appointed to also be envoy in Khartoum. He thus became the first Swedish diplomat to be accredited to Sudan.
Sweden recognized Sudan on 27 November 1958. The announcement was made by envoy Eyvind Bratt.
In 1960, Åke Sjölin became the first ambassador accredited to Khartoum. He presented his credentials to Prime Minister General Ibrahim Abboud in June 1960.
Sweden had a diplomatic presence in Sudan from 1966 to 1969, in the form of an embassy led by Bengt Rösiö as chargé d'affaires. The embassy was established to support an irrigation project aimed at helping nomads settle, but the project collapsed following the Six-Day War, when Sudan cut ties with the United States and Germany, leading to the withdrawal of key partners and Sweden's eventual closure of the embassy.
In December 2007, the government decided to establish an embassy in Khartoum. The reason was that a permanent diplomatic presence in Sudan would enable Sweden to act more forcefully in peace and conflict management efforts in Sudan.
The Swedish embassy in Khartoum closed when fighting broke out in April 2023. The ambassador has since operated from Stockholm.
List of representatives NamePeriodResident/Non residentTitleNotesRefRepublic of Sudan (1956–1969)Eyvind Bratt1957–1959 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Addis Ababa.Åke Sjölin1960–1964 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Addis Ababa.Erland Kleen1964–1966 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Addis Ababa.Bengt Rösiö1966–1969 ResidentChargé d'affairesTord Hagen1967–1969 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Democratic Republic of Sudan (1969–1985)Tord Hagen1969–1972 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Lars von Celsing1972–1976 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Axel Edelstam1976–1981 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Olov Ternström1981–1985 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Republic of Sudan (1985–present)Olov Ternström1985–1986 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Lars-Olof Brilioth1987–1990 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Jan Ståhl1990–1995 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Christer Sylvén1995–2000 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Sven Linder2000–2003 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Stig Elvemar2003–2004 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Cairo.Håkan Åkesson2004–2005 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Addis Ababa.Staffan Tillander2005–2008 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Addis Ababa.Jan Sadek2008–2013 ResidentAmbassadorMette Sunnergren2013–2016 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Bangui.Hans Henric LundqvistSeptember 2016 – 2020 ResidentAmbassadorSigne BurgstallerSeptember 2020 – 2023 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Juba.Anna Block MazoyerOctober 2023 – 2025 Non-residentSpecial envoyResident in Stockholm.Magnus Collett2025–present Non-residentSpecial envoyResident in Stockholm.
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