The Ambassador of Sweden to Guatemala (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Guatemala) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Guatemala and government of Guatemala.
History In March 1930, the King in Council appointed Sweden's envoy in Mexico City, Gylfe Anderberg, as envoy to Guatemala as well. On 29 May 1930, Anderberg presented his credentials to Guatemala's President, Lázaro Chacón González.
On 22 March 1963, a proposal was submitted to the parliament suggesting the establishment of a Swedish mission in Guatemala, which would operate in the Central American republics.
In January 1964, Arne Björnberg, Director General of the Swedish Agency for International Assistance (Nämnden för internationellt bistånd, Nib), was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador to Guatemala. In a council meeting on 20 March, he was also appointed ambassador to Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. On 19 May of the same year, Björnberg arrived in Guatemala. Until then, the Swedish ambassador in Mexico City had been responsible for Guatemala and the other Central American nations.
The ambassador has been accredited to various neighboring countries during different periods: Beliz (1994–present), Costa Rica (1964–1983, 2001–present), El Salvador (1964–1981, 1983–present), Honduras (1964–present), Nicaragua (1964–1983, 2008–present), and Panama (2010–present).
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesRefGylfe Anderberg1930–1937EnvoyResident in Mexico City.Vilhelm Assarsson1938–1940EnvoyResident in Mexico City.–1941–1943–VacantHerbert Ribbing1943–1949EnvoyResident in Mexico City.Claes Westring1949–1952EnvoyResident in Mexico City.Sven Grafström1952 – 3 January 1955EnvoyResident in Mexico City. Died in office.Lennart Nylander1955–1956EnvoyResident in Mexico City.Lennart Nylander1956–1962AmbassadorResident in Mexico City.Tord Göransson1962–1964AmbassadorResident in Mexico City.Arne Björnberg1964–1969AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Harald Edelstam1969–1972AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Claës König1972–1976AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Arne Helleryd1976–1978AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Henrik Ramel1978–1981AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua (from 1979), San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Carl-Erhard Lindahl1981–1983AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, San José, and Tegucigalpa.Krister Göranson1983–1986AmbassadorAlso accredited in San Salvador (from 1986) and Tegucigalpa.Peter Landelius1987–1989AmbassadorAlso accredited in San Salvador and Tegucigalpa.Ulf Lewin1989–1994AmbassadorAlso accredited in San Salvador and Tegucigalpa.Staffan Wrigstad1994–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited in Belmopan (from 1997), San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Maria Leissner2000–2004AmbassadorAlso accredited in Belmopan, San José (from 2001), San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Eivor Halkjaer2004–2006AmbassadorAlso accredited in Belmopan, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Ewa Werner-Dahlin2006–2010AmbassadorAlso accredited in Belmopan, Managua (from 2008), San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Michael Frühling2010–2014AmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Georg Andrén2014 – 31 August 2017AmbassadorAlso accredited to Belmopan (from 2017), Managua, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Martin Hessel1 September 2017 – December 2017Chargé d'affaires ad interimAnders KompassDecember 2017 – 2020AmbassadorAlso accredited to Belmopan, Managua, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Hans Magnusson1 September 2020 – 2024AmbassadorAlso accredited in Belmopan (until 2022), Managua, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.Pontus Rosenberg2024–presentAmbassadorAlso accredited in Managua, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.
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