List of ambassadors of Sweden to Uruguay

The Ambassador of Sweden to Uruguay (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Uruguay and government of Uruguay. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Montevideo, Sweden's ambassador in Buenos Aires, Argentina is co-accredited in Montevideo.

History In July 1949, the King in Council appointed councillor Carl-Herbert Borgenstierna at the Swedish legation in Buenos Aires to serve as chargé d'affaires en pied in Montevideo. Borgenstierna moved to Montevideo in early November of the same year to open a Swedish legation.

In June 1961, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Uruguayan 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. In connection with this, Sweden's envoy to Montevideo, , was designated as ambassador.

Due to budget cuts, the Swedish embassy in Montevideo was downgraded in 1981 to an embassy office headed by a non-resident ambassador. In 1991, the Swedish government announced plans to close the embassy within the coming years, and on 11 January 1993, the decision to shut it down was officially made.

List of representatives NamePeriodResident/Non residentTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefCarl Hultgren1918–1925 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Buenos AiresEinar Ekstrand1925–1931 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Buenos AiresChristian Günther23 January 1931 – 1933 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Buenos AiresEinar Modig31 December 1934 – 1939 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Buenos AiresWilhelm Winther1940–1945 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Buenos AiresCarl Olof Gisle1945–1948 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Buenos AiresHerbert RibbingDecember 1948 – 1949 Non-residentEnvoyResident in Buenos AiresCarl-Herbert BorgenstiernaJuly 1949 – 1953 ResidentCharge d'affaires en piedGösta Hedengren1953–1956 ResidentCharge d'affairesGösta Hedengren1956 – June 1961 ResidentEnvoyGösta HedengrenJune 1961 – 1963 ResidentAmbassadorÅke Jonsson1964–1969 ResidentAmbassadorTore Högstedt1969–1976 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Asunción (from 1972)Torsten Björck1976–1981 ResidentAmbassadorAlso accredited to AsunciónLars Karlström1981–1983 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos AiresBengt Friedman1983–1986 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos AiresClaes Sandgren1985–1987 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimEthel Wiklund1986–1987 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos AiresChrister Persson1987–1990 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimAnders Sandström1987–1993 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos AiresGöran Bolin1990–1993 ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interimHåkan Granqvist1994–1997 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos AiresPeter Landelius1997–2001 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos AiresMartin Wilkens2002–2005 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos AiresArne Rodin2005–2010 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos AiresCharlotte Wrangberg2010–2013 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos Aires22 February 2011Gufran Al-Nadaf2013–2016 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos Aires10 March 2014Barbro Elm2016–2019 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos Aires19 December 2017Anders Carlsson2019–2023 Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos Aires4 May 2023Torsten Ericsson2023–present Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos Aires7 January 2025

See also Sweden–Uruguay relations

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