Ambassador of
Sweden to Germany
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Veronika Wand-Danielsson
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Berlin
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidencePücklerstraße 42–44, Dahlem
SeatBerlin, Germany
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderCarl Gustaf Friesendorff
Formation1705
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Berlin

The Ambassador of Sweden to Germany (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Federal Republic of Germany) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Germany and government of Germany.

Braunschweig-Lüneburg

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Hannover

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Lower Saxon Circle

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Bengt Faxell 11 September 1769 – ? Minister In Hamburg. Instruction 20 November 1769, letter of credence 22 January 1770. [1]

Free City of Frankfurt (1372–1806)

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Nikolaus von Haren 1741 – 20 April 1752 Envoy extraordinary In Frankfurt am Main [2]

Imperial City of Regensburg

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Nikolaus von Haren 122 April 1734 – 1737 Chargé d'affaires [2]
Nikolaus von Haren 23 June 1737 – 1741 Envoy [2]

Kingdom of Bavaria (1806–1825)

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Carl August Järta 22 April 1850 – 4 March 1852 Chargé d'affaires In Munich. Accredited from Vienna. [3]

Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918)

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Anders Leijonstedt 1698–1700 ?
Anders Leijonstedt (and Herman Cedercreutz) 1703–1710 ?
Johannes Rosenhane 1705–1707 ?
Carl Gustaf Friesendorff 1712–1715 ?
Mr Kirbach 1719 ?
Carl Posse 1720–1723 ?
Gustaf Zülich 1740–1743 ?
Henning Gyllenborg 1743 ?
Carl Gustaf Tessin 1744–1746 ?
Gustaf Wulfvenstierna 18 July 1748 – 9 May 1758 Envoy Died in office (on his way home to Sweden). [4]
Otto Jacob Zöge von Manteuffel 1766–1779 ?
Carl Eherenfried von Carisien 1787–1794 ?
Carl Fredrik von Heland 1790–? Chargé d'affaires In Dresden. [5]
Carl Gustaf Schultz von Ascheraden 1796–1798 ?
Lars von Engeström 1798–1803 ?
Karl Gustaf von Brinkman June 1803 – September 1803 Chargé d'affaires In Berlin. [6]
Karl Gustaf von Brinkman November 1803 – June 1805 Chargé d'affaires In Berlin. [6]
Karl Gustaf von Brinkman 12 May 1807 – 7 March 1808 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary At the Prussian court in Memel. [6]
Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d'Ohsson October 1834 – 25 September 1850 Envoy In Berlin and Dresden. [7]
Carl Hochschild 1850–1854 ?
Carl von und zu Mansbach 1855–1857 ?
Carl August Järta 16 December 1858 – 13 January 1865 Envoy In Berlin, Dresden and Mecklenburg. Died in office. [3]

Electorate of Saxony (1356–1806)

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Gustaf Zülich 1729–1732 ?
Johan August Greiffenheim 1747–1749 Minister Also minister at the Polish court. [8]
Fredrik von Ehrenheim 19 April 1787 – 1790 Chargé d'affaires In Dresden. [9]

German Empire (1871–1918)

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Frederik Due 1871–1873 Envoy
Gillis Bildt 3 March 1874 – 21 August 1886 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary In Berlin, also in Dresden on 21 April 1875, and in Karlsruhe on 27 April 1881. [10]
Alfred Lagerheim 29 October 1886 – 1899 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary In Berlin, Karlsruhe, and Dresden. In Munich from 28 May 1890. [11]
Arvid Taube 28 February 1900 – 30 April 1909 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Imperial German as well as the Bavarian, Saxon, and Baden courts. [12][13]
Eric Trolle 30 April 1909 – 1912 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Imperial German as well as the Bavarian, Saxon, and Baden courts. [14]
Arvid Taube 1 April 1912 – 14 October 1916 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Died in office. [12]
Hans-Henrik von Essen 13 February 1917 – 1918 Ministre plénipotentiaire en misson spéciale In Berlin, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Munich, and Stuttgart. [15]

Weimar Republic (1918–1933)

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Hans-Henrik von Essen 20 June 1919 – 1920 Ministre plénipotentiaire en misson spéciale To the German Reich. [15]
Hans-Henrik von Essen 14 May 1920 – 31 January 1923 Envoy To the German Reich. Died in office. [15]
Fredrik Ramel 23 February 1923 – 1925 Envoy [16]
Einar af Wirsén 26 September 1926 – 1937 Envoy [17]

Nazi Germany (1933–1945)

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Arvid Richert 29 January 1937 – 23 April 1945 Envoy [18]

West Germany (1949–1990)

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Ragnar Kumlin 1951–1956 Ambassador [19]
Ole Jödahl 1956–1967 Ambassador [20]
Nils Montan 1967–1972 Ambassador [21]
Sven Backlund 1972–1983 Ambassador [22]
Lennart Eckerberg 1983–1990 Ambassador [23]

East Germany (1949–1990)

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Carl Johan Rappe 1973–1976 Ambassador [24]
Eric Virgin 1976−1982 Ambassador [25]
Rune Nyström 1982–1985 Ambassador [26]
Henrik Liljegren 1985–1989 Ambassador [27]
Vidar Hellners 1989–1990 Ambassador [28]

Federal Republic of Germany (1990–present)

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Torsten Örn 1990–1994 Ambassador [29]
Örjan Berner 1994–1996 Ambassador [30]
Mats Hellström 1996–2001 Ambassador
Carl Tham 2002–2006 Ambassador
Ruth Jacoby 2006–2010 Ambassador
Staffan Carlsson 2010–2015 Ambassador
Lars Danielsson 2015–2017 Ambassador [31]
Per Thöresson March 2017 – 2023 Ambassador [32]
Veronika Wand-Danielsson August 2023 – present Ambassador [33]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1926). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 2 af Chapman-Fägerstråle. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 674. SELIBR 10076748.
  2. ^ a b c Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1927). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 3 Gadde-Höökenberg. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 483. SELIBR 10076750.
  3. ^ a b Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1927). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 3 Gadde-Höökenberg. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 598. SELIBR 10076750.
  4. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1936). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 9 Wrangel-Östner. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 91. SELIBR 10076766.
  5. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1927). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 3 Gadde-Höökenberg. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 552. SELIBR 10076750.
  6. ^ a b c Borelius, Hilma (1926). "Carl Gustaf Brinkman, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 6. National Archives of Sweden. p. 283. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ Holm, Nils P.; Jarring, Gunnar; Hildebrand, Bengt (1945). "Abraham Constantin Mouradgea d'Ohsson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 11. National Archives of Sweden. p. 340. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  8. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1927). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 3 Gadde-Höökenberg. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 137. SELIBR 10076750.
  9. ^ Holm, Nils F. (1949). "Fredrik Wilhelm Ehrenheim". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 12. National Archives of Sweden. p. 267. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  10. ^ Hallendorff, O. (1924). "D A Gillis Bildt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 4. National Archives of Sweden. p. 318. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  11. ^ Zetterberg, Kent (1977–1979). "C H T Alfred Lagerheim". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. p. 121. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 171. SELIBR 10076764.
  13. ^ Almquist, Johan Axel (1914). Kommerskollegium och Riksens Ständers Manufakturkontor samt konsulsstaten 1651-1910: administrativa och biografiska anteckningar (PDF). Meddelanden från svenska Riksarkivet, Ny följd. Ser. 2, 99-0506720-5 ; 4 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 434. SELIBR 844316.
  14. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 376. SELIBR 10076764.
  15. ^ a b c Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1926). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 2 af Chapman-Fägerstråle. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 600. SELIBR 10076748.
  16. ^ Gidlöf, Leif (1995–1997). "S G Fredrik T Ramel". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. p. 634. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  17. ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 825. SELIBR 10076764.
  18. ^ Molin, Karl (1998–2000). "Arvid G Richert". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 30. National Archives of Sweden. p. 159. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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  21. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 779. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  22. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 81. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  23. ^ Berg, Göran; von Oelreich, Jan (18 December 2020). "Lennart Eckerberg, 1928–2020". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 54. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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  25. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1200. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
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  27. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 685. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  28. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 480. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  29. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1270. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  30. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 126. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  31. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Tyskland" [New ambassador in Germany] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  32. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Tyskland" [New ambassador in Germany] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  33. ^ "Veronika Wand-Danielsson ny ambassadör i Tyskland" [Veronika Wand-Danielsson new ambassador in Ukraine] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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