The Ambassador of Sweden to the Central African Republic (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Central African Republic) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the Central African Republic and government of the Central African Republic. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Bangui, Sweden's ambassador in Kampala, Uganda, is also accredited to Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
History On the occasion of the Central African Republic's declaration of independence on 13 August 1960, the acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ragnar Edenman, sent a congratulatory telegram to its president and head of government, David Dacko. In the telegram, he stated that the Swedish government recognized the Central African Republic as a sovereign and independent state and expressed hopes for friendly and cordial relations between the two countries. At the same time, a congratulatory telegram was also sent by King Gustaf VI Adolf.
In 1983, Sweden appointed its first ambassador accredited to Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. The post was a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large position that was accredited to a number of different countries in Central Africa, including the Central African Republic. Since 2001, the ambassador has been resident in a nearby African capital. Since 2017, the ambassador has been resident in Kampala, Uganda.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefKarl Henrik Andersson1983–1984AmbassadorResident in StockholmOlof Skoglund1985–1990AmbassadorResident in StockholmBengt Rösiö1990–1992AmbassadorResident in StockholmCarl-Erhard Lindahl1992–2001AmbassadorResident in StockholmRobert Rydberg2001–2003AmbassadorResident in KinshasaMagnus Wemstedt2004–2007AmbassadorResident in KinshasaHelena Rietz2007–2008AmbassadorResident in Kinshasa–2008–2010AmbassadorVacantJohan Borgstam2010–2011AmbassadorResident in Kinshasa?2011–2013AmbassadorMette Sunnergren2013–2016AmbassadorResident in KhartoumDecember 2014Per Lindgärde2017–2021AmbassadorResident in Kampala20 June 2017Maria Håkansson2021–2026AmbassadorResident in Kampala5 November 2024
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