The Ambassador of Sweden to the United Arab Emirates (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United Arab Emirates) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the United Arab Emirates and federal government of the United Arab Emirates.
History Diplomatic relations between Sweden and the United Arab Emirates were established in 1972.
In December 1981, a decision was made to open an embassy in Abu Dhabi, to be headed by a chargé d'affaires under the supervision of the Swedish embassy in Kuwait City. In April 1983, Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland inaugurated Sweden's first embassy in Abu Dhabi. The head of the new embassy was Counselor Bengt Lundborg, who was directly subordinate to the Swedish ambassador in Kuwait City, who was concurrently accredited to Abu Dhabi. The embassy was closed in 1993 due to severe budget cuts in the state budget.
Sweden reopened an embassy in Abu Dhabi in February 2002. The Swedish ambassador to the United Arab Emirates is also accredited to Bahrain and Kuwait.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefBengt Rösiö1974–1977AmbassadorResident in Jeddah.Göran Bundy1977–1980AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Thord Bengtson1980–1982AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Carl-Gustav Åkesson1983–1986AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Bengt Lundborg1983–1988Chargé d'affaires ad interimUlf Norström1987–1989AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Gudmund Naessén1988–1993Chargé d'affaires ad interimIngolf Kiesow1989–1991AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Tommy Arwitz1992–1997AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Thomas Ganslandt1997–2001AmbassadorResident in Kuwait City.Lars-Erik Grundell2001–2005AmbassadorAlso accredited to Doha and Manama (from 2002).Bruno Beijer2005–2010AmbassadorAlso accredited to Doha and Manama.Magnus Schöldtz2010–2011AmbassadorMax Bjuhr2011–2014AmbassadorAlso accredited to Doha and Manama.Jan Thesleff2014–2017AmbassadorAlso accredited to Manama.Henrik Landerholm1 September 2017 – 2021AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City and Manama.Liselott Andersson2021–2023AmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City and Manama.15 September 2021Fredrik FlorénSeptember 2023 – presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Kuwait City and Manama.7 March 2024
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