List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United States

The Ambassador of Sweden to the United States (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United States of America) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the United States and federal government of the United States. The Swedish ambassador is in charge of Sweden's diplomatic mission to the United States. The Swedish Embassy is located at the House of Sweden (inaugurated in 2006) at 2900 K Street in Washington, D.C..

Ambassador of
Sweden to the United States
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Urban Ahlin
since August 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Washington, D.C.
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Residence2900 K Street, N.W.[lower-alpha 1]
SeatWashington, D.C., United States
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderJohan Albert Kantzow
Formation1812
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Washington, D.C.

List of representatives
NamePeriodTitleNotesRef
Johan Albert Kantzow1812–1819Resident MinisterAssumed office in 1813.[2]
Berndt Robert Gustaf Stackelberg1819–1831Chargé d'affaires
David Gustaf AnckarlooNovember 22, 1831 – March 8, 1833Chargé d'affaires[3]
Severin Lorich1834–1837Chargé d'affaires
Gustaf af NordinMay 14, 1838 – 1845Chargé d'affaires[4]
Adam Christopher Lövenskiöld1845–1850Chargé d'affaires
Georg Sibbern1850–1854Chargé d'affaires
Georg Sibbern1854–1858Resident Minister
Nils Erik Wilhelm af Wetterstedt27 April 1858 – 1860Resident MinisterAlso Swedish-Norwegian consul general on June 15, 1858.[5]
Carl Edward Vilhelm PiperJuly 20, 1861 – 1864Resident MinisterAlso consul general in Washington, D.C. on October 18, 1861.[6]
Nils Erik Wilhelm af WetterstedtSeptember 2, 1864 – June 29, 1870Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary[5]
Oluf Stenersen1870–1875Envoy
Carl LewenhauptMarch 6, 1876 – 1884EnvoyAlso acting consul general there from March 10, 1876.[7]
Gustaf Leonard (Lennart) ReuterskiöldNovember 15, 1884 – 1888EnvoyAlso acting consul general there from December 30, 1884.[8]
Johan Anton Wolff Grip1889–1906Envoy
Herman LagercrantzJanuary 25, 1907 – June 4, 1907Acting Envoy[9]
Herman LagercrantzJune 5, 1907–1910Envoy[9]
Albert EhrensvärdOctober 8, 1910 – 1911Envoy[10]
August Ekengren1912–1920Envoy
Axel Wallenberg1921–1925Envoy
Wollmar Boström1925–1945Envoy
Herman ErikssonOctober 1, 1945 – December 8, 1947Envoy[11]
Herman ErikssonDecember 9, 1947 – 1948Ambassador[11]
Erik Boheman1948–1958Ambassador
Gunnar Jarring1958–1964Ambassador
Hubert de Bèsche1964–1973Ambassador
Yngve Möller1972–1972AmbassadorNever took office.[lower-alpha 2]
Wilhelm Wachtmeister1974–1989Ambassador
Anders Thunborg1989–1993Ambassador
Henrik Liljegren1993–1997Ambassador
Rolf Ekéus1997–2000Ambassador
Jan Eliasson2000–2005Ambassador
Gunnar Lund2005–2007Ambassador
Jonas Hafström2007–2013Ambassador
Björn Lyrvall2013–2017Ambassador
Karin Olofsdotter2017–2023Ambassador
Urban AhlinAugust 15, 2023–presentAmbassador[13]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Since 2022, the residence is located in the same building as the chancery.[1]
  2. Yngve Möller was appointed Swedish ambassador in 1972 but never took office because of a temporary break in Swedish-American relations.[12]

References
  1. Uggla, Maria (2022). "PÅ NY ADRESS". Kulturvärden (in Swedish) (1). Stockholm: Statens fastighetsverk (SFV). SELIBR 10681889. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. "Kantzow, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 20. National Archives of Sweden. 1973–1975. p. 609. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1925). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 115. SELIBR 10076137.
  4. Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1930). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 5 Lind af Hageby-von Porten. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 510. SELIBR 10076756.
  5. Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 763. SELIBR 10076764.
  6. Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1930). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 5 Lind af Hageby-von Porten. Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 722–723. SELIBR 10076756.
  7. Holm, Nils F (1977–1979). "Carl Lewenhaupt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. p. 631. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  8. Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 261. SELIBR 10076758.
  9. Kjellander, Rune (1977–1979). "Herman L F Lagercrantz". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 22. National Archives of Sweden. p. 93. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  10. Hildebrand, Bengt; Lindberg, Folke (1949). "Johan Jakob Albert Ehrensvärd". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 12. National Archives of Sweden. p. 496. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  11. Hemming, Sten J:r. (1953). "Gustaf Herman Eriksson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 14. National Archives of Sweden. p. 410. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  12. Janzon, Beatrice; Sjöström, Sten (May 14, 2007). "Reinfeldts inbjudan en tidig invit" [Reinfeldt's invitation an early invite]. Dagens Eko (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  13. "Today, we bid farewell to Karin..." Embassy of Sweden, Washington, D.C. August 15, 2023. Archived from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023 – via Facebook.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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