The Ambassador of Sweden to Bolivia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Plurinational State of Bolivia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Bolivia and government of Bolivia.
History On 30 June 1930, Einar Modig was appointed as Sweden's first minister accredited to Bolivia, though stationed in Lima, Peru. He assumed office on 1 January 1931. Simultaneously, was appointed as legation counsellor at the Swedish legations in the same countries. Sweden and Bolivia established relations in 1931. On 2 February 1932, Einar Modig was recognized as Sweden's first envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary in Bolivia.
In July 1964, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Bolivian 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 Swedish ambassador to La Paz was based in Lima, Peru, for many years and held dual accreditation to Bolivia and some other nearby countries. After the Swedish embassy in Lima closed in 2001, the accreditation for La Paz was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Buenos Aires and later to Bogotá.
In 1995, an office for Swedish development cooperation was established in La Paz, and in 2010, it was upgraded to an embassy. The embassy was headed by a chargé d'affaires ad interim until 22 July 2021, when the Swedish government decided to appoint a resident ambassador.
List of representatives NamePeriodResident / Non-residentTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefEinar Modig1 January 1931 – 28 April 1933 Non-residentActing envoyResident in LimaEinar Modig28 April 1933 – 1934 Non-residentEnvoyResident in LimaVilhelm Assarsson1935–1937 Non-residentEnvoyResident in LimaGunnar Reuterskiöld1937–1945 Non-residentEnvoyResident in LimaMartin Kastengren1945–1951 Non-residentEnvoyResident in LimaHarry Eriksson1951–1952 Non-residentEnvoyResident in LimaClaes Westring1952 – 30 June 1956 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Lima7 May 1953Harry Bagge1 July 1956 – 1962 Non-residentEnvoyResident in SantiagoCarl Henrik Petersén1962 – July 1964 Non-residentEnvoyResident in LimaCarl Henrik PetersénJuly 1964 – 1966 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in LimaTorsten Björck1966–1974 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in LimaGöran Engblom1975–1978 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in LimaUlf Norström1979–1982 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in LimaCai Melin1982–1983 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in LimaHans Linton1984–1989 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in LimaCarl-Erhard Lindahl1989–1992 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in LimaLars Schönander1992–1996 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in LimaUlf Lewin1996–2000 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in LimaMikael Dahl2000–2001 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in LimaMartin Wilkens2002–2005 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos Aires.Arne Rodin2005–2010 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos AiresMarie Andersson de Frutos2011–2017 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Bogotá19 September 2012Ann StödbergJanuary 2011 – August 2013 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimAurore Lundkvist2013–2016 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimPontus Rosenberg2016–2018 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimTommy Strömberg2018–2020 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Bogotá26 December 2018Jörgen Persson2019–2021 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimNicolas Weeks15 August 2021 – 2024 ResidentAmbassadorJohanna Teague2024–2026 ResidentAmbassador
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