List of ambassadors of Sweden to Bolivia

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The Ambassador of Sweden to Bolivia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Plurinational State of Bolivia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Bolivia and government of Bolivia.

History

On 30 June 1930, Einar Modig was appointed as Sweden's first minister accredited to Bolivia, though stationed in Lima, Peru. He assumed office on 1 January 1931. Simultaneously, {{ill|Albert Winqvist|sv}} was appointed as legation counsellor at the Swedish legations in the same countries.{{cite news |url=https://static.bonniernews.se/gcs/arkivet/1930/08/bib13991099_19300820_0_224_364392/bib13991099_19300820_0_224_0008-5267x6634.jpeg |newspaper=Dagens Nyheter |title=Vi och Sydamerika |trans-title=Us and South America |page=8A |date=1930-08-20 |access-date=10 December 2024 |language=sv}} Sweden and Bolivia established relations in 1931.{{cite web |url=https://thediplomaticinsight.com/bolivian-chancellor-receives-the-credentials-from-sweden-france-and-the-inter-american-bank/ |work=The Diplomatic Insight |title=Bolivian Chancellor receives the credentials from Sweden, France and the Inter-American Bank |first=Carla Esparza |last=Arteaga |date=1 October 2021 |access-date=20 January 2025}} On 2 February 1932, Einar Modig was recognized as Sweden's first envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary in Bolivia.{{cite web |url=https://www.derechoteca.com/legal-tech-bolivia-bo-d-lex-norma/decreto-supremo-02-02-1932-del-02-febrero-1932 |work=Gaceta Oficial de Bolivia |title=DECRETO SUPREMO No 02-02-1932 del 02 de Febrero de 1932 |trans-title=SUPREME DECREE No. 02-02-1932 of February 2, 1932 |location=La Paz |date=1932-02-02 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=es}}

In July 1964, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Bolivian 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1964-07-28/18/SVD |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |title=Ny ambassad |trans-title=New embassy |page=18 |date=1964-07-28 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}

The Swedish ambassador to La Paz was based in Lima, Peru, for many years and held dual accreditation to Bolivia and some other nearby countries. After the Swedish embassy in Lima closed in 2001, the accreditation for La Paz was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Buenos Aires and later to Bogotá.

In 1995, an office for Swedish development cooperation was established in La Paz, and in 2010, it was upgraded to an embassy.{{cite web |url=https://www.swedenabroad.se/sv/utlandsmyndigheter/bolivia-la-paz/om-oss/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527032218/https://www.swedenabroad.se/sv/utlandsmyndigheter/bolivia-la-paz/om-oss/ |publisher=Embassy of Sweden, La Paz |title=Om oss |trans-title=About us |date=12 January 2022 |archive-date=27 May 2024 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}} The embassy was headed by a chargé d'affaires ad interim until 22 July 2021, when the Swedish government decided to appoint a resident ambassador.

List of representatives

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Name||Period||Resident/Non resident||Title||Notes||Ref
Einar Modig1 January 1931{{efn|Appointed on 30 July 1930.{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=9397 |publisher=National Archives of Sweden |encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon |title=Einar Modig |first=Nicolaus |last=Rockberger |year=1985–1987 |volume=25 |page=600 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}}}} – 28 April 19339px Non-residentActing envoyResident in Lima.{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1930-08-20/3/SVD |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |title=Einar Modig till Lima som minister |trans-title=Einar Modig to Lima as minister |page=3 |date=1930-08-20 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}
Einar Modig28 April 1933 – 19349px Non-residentEnvoyResident in Lima.
Vilhelm Assarsson1935–19379px Non-residentEnvoyResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1957/0074.html |editor-last=Burling |editor-first=Ingeborg |year=1956 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=sv |page=50}}
Gunnar Reuterskiöld1937–19459px Non-residentEnvoyResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1967/0776.html |editor-last=Lagerström |editor-first=Sten |year=1966 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|3681518}} |page=760}}
Martin Kastengren1945–19519px Non-residentEnvoyResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemarvem/sthlm62/0708.html |editor1-last=Harnesk |editor1-first=Paul |date=1962 |title=Vem är vem? |volume=1, Stor-Stockholm |trans-title=Who's Who? |edition=2nd |location=Stockholm |publisher=Vem är vem bokförlag |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|53509}} |page=684}}
Harry Eriksson1951–19529px Non-residentEnvoyResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1957/0289.html |editor-last=Burling |editor-first=Ingeborg |year=1956 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=sv |page=265}}
Claes Westring1952–19569px Non-residentEnvoyResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/64334/gupea_2077_64334_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |title=Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 |year=1956 |publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer |location=Uppsala |language=sv |pages=314, 320}}
Harry Bagge1956–19629px Non-residentEnvoyResident in Santiago.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1963/0079.html |editor-last=Burling |editor-first=Ingeborg |year=1962 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|9649168}} |page=63}}
Carl Henrik Petersén1962 – July 19649px Non-residentEnvoyResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1969/0780.html |editor-last=Lagerström |editor-first=Sten |year=1968 |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969 |location=Stockholm |publisher=Norstedt |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|3681519}} |page=764}}
Carl Henrik PetersénJuly 1964 – 19669px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Lima.
Torsten Björck1966–19749px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/2001/0139.html |editor-last=Jönsson |editor-first=Lena |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001 |year=2000 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9172850426 |id={{SELIBR|8261515}} |page=139}}
Göran Engblom1975–19789px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/2001/0295.html |editor-last=Jönsson |editor-first=Lena |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001 |year=2000 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9172850426 |id={{SELIBR|8261515}} |page=295}}
Ulf Norström1979–19829px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/2001/0852.html |editor-last=Jönsson |editor-first=Lena |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001 |year=2000 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9172850426 |id={{SELIBR|8261515}} |page=852}}
Cai Melin1982–19839px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59825/gupea_2077_59825_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |editor-last=Sköldenberg |editor-first=Bengt |title=Sveriges statskalender 1983 |year=1983 |publisher=Liber/Allmänna |location=Stockholm |isbn=9138071576 |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|3682764}} |pages=343, 357}}{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1983-11-10/8/SVD |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |title=Stödde Amnesty international - Svensk ambassadör i Peru kallas hem |trans-title=Supported Amnesty International - Swedish ambassador in Peru called home |page=8 |date=1983-11-10 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}
Hans Linton1984–19899px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59827/gupea_2077_59827_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |editor-last=Spiegelberg |editor-first=Christina |title=Sveriges statskalender 1989 |year=1989 |publisher=Allmänna |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9138121735 |id={{SELIBR|3682768}} |pages=360, 375}}
Carl-Erhard Lindahl1989–19929px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/2001/0690.html |editor-last=Jönsson |editor-first=Lena |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001 |year=2000 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9172850426 |id={{SELIBR|8261515}} |page=690}}
Lars Schönander1992–19969px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59830/gupea_2077_59830_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |editor-last=Almqvist |editor-first=Gerd |title=Sveriges statskalender 1996 |year=1996 |publisher=Fritzes |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9138350211 |id={{SELIBR|3682781}} |pages=177, 192}}
Ulf Lewin1996–20009px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/2001/0678.html |editor-last=Jönsson |editor-first=Lena |title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 |trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001 |year=2000 |publisher=Norstedt |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9172850426 |id={{SELIBR|8261515}} |page=678}}
Mikael Dahl2000–20019px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Lima.{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59834/gupea_2077_59834_1.pdf |editor-last=Spiegelberg |editor-first=Christina |title=Sveriges statskalender 2001 |year=2001 |publisher=Fritzes |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9138318385 |id={{SELIBR|8261601}} |pages=173, 188}}
Martin Wilkens2002–20059px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos Aires.{{efn|Martin Wilkens was stationed at the Swedish embassy in Buenos Aires and accredited to Asunción, La Paz, and Montevideo, but not to Buenos Aires itself. His wife, Madeleine Ströje-Wilkens, was the Swedish ambassador in Buenos Aires and accredited specifically to Buenos Aires at the time.{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59888/gupea_2077_59888_1.pdf |editor-last=Spiegelberg |editor-first=Christina |title=Sveriges statskalender 2005 |year=2005 |publisher=Fritzes |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9138321971 |id={{SELIBR|9879458}} |pages=169, 171}}}}
Arne Rodin2005–20109px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Buenos Aires.{{cite book |url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59894/gupea_2077_59894_1.pdf |title=Sveriges statskalender 2010 |year=2010 |publisher=Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=978-91-38-32520-9 |id={{SELIBR|11846164}} |pages=174-175}}
Marie Andersson de Frutos2011–20179px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Bogotá. Presented credentials on 19 September 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Aktuellt/Nyheter/Overlamnande-av-kreditivbrev-sys/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031122311/http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Aktuellt/Nyheter/Overlamnande-av-kreditivbrev-sys/ |publisher=Embassy of Sweden, La Paz |title=Överlämnande av kreditivbrev |trans-title=Presentation of credentials |date=21 September 2012 |archive-date=31 October 2012 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}}
Ann StödbergJanuary 2011 – August 20139px ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interim{{cite web |title=Ann Stodberg |url=https://se.linkedin.com/in/ann-stodberg-62590a27?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |access-date=20 January 2025 |publisher=LinkedIn}}{{cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Om-oss/Ambassadens-personal/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506133440/http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Om-oss/Ambassadens-personal/ |publisher=Embassy of Sweden, La Paz |title=Ambassadens personal |trans-title=Embassy staff |archive-date=6 May 2012 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}}{{cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Om-oss/Ambassadens-personal/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615051146/http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Om-oss/Ambassadens-personal/ |publisher=Embassy of Sweden, La Paz |title=Ambassadens personal |trans-title=Embassy staff |archive-date=15 June 2013 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}}
Aurore Lundkvist2013–20169px ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interim{{cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Om-oss/Ambassadens-personal/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928113925/http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Om-oss/Ambassadens-personal/ |publisher=Embassy of Sweden, La Paz |title=Ambassadens personal |trans-title=Embassy staff |archive-date=28 September 2013 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}}{{cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Om-oss/Ambassadens-personal/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815214833/http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Om-oss/Ambassadens-personal/ |publisher=Embassy of Sweden, La Paz |title=Ambassadens personal |trans-title=Embassy staff |archive-date=15 August 2016 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}}
Pontus Rosenberg2016–20189px ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interim{{Cite tweet |author=Embajadora de Suecia en Bolivia |author-link= |user=SueciaEnBolivia |number=779051786409828352 |date=22 September 2016 |title=La feria de Santa Cruz - El nuevo encargado de negocios Pontus Rosenberg representó a la embajada con colegos de la Unión Europa |script-title= |trans-title=Santa Cruz Fair - New Chargé d'Affaires Pontus Rosenberg represented the embassy with colleagues from the European Union |language=es |retweet= |location= |access-date=20 January 2025 |link= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= |ref=}}{{cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Om-oss/Ambassadens-personal/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204221954/http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/La-Paz/Om-oss/Ambassadens-personal/ |publisher=Embassy of Sweden, La Paz |title=Ambassadens personal |trans-title=Embassy staff |archive-date=4 February 2018 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}}
Tommy Strömberg2018–20209px Non-residentAmbassadorResident in Bogotá. Presented credentials on 26 December 2018.{{Cite tweet |author=Cancillería de Bolivia |author-link= |user=MRE_Bolivia |number=1077904229799522304 |date=26 December 2018 |title=#Ahora En la #CasaGrandeDelPueblo, el nuevo Embajador de la Reino de #Suecia en #Bolivia, Tommy Strömberg, presenta sus cartas credenciales al Presidente @evoespueblo |script-title= |trans-title=Now At the #CasaGrandeDelPueblo, the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of #Sweden in #Bolivia, Tommy Strömberg, presents his credentials to President @evoespueblo |language=es |retweet= |location=La Paz |access-date=20 January 2025 |link= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= |ref=}}
Jörgen Persson2019–20219px ResidentChargé d'affaires ad interim{{cite web |url=https://www.swedenabroad.se/sv/utlandsmyndigheter/bolivia-la-paz/om-oss/ambassadens-personal/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210133738/https://www.swedenabroad.se/sv/utlandsmyndigheter/bolivia-la-paz/om-oss/ambassadens-personal/ |publisher=Embassy of Sweden, La Paz |title=Ambassadens personal |trans-title=Embassy staff |date=16 August 2019 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}}
Nicolas Weeks15 August 2021 – 20249px ResidentAmbassador{{cite press release |url=https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2021/07/ny-ambassador-i-bolivia/ |publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs |title=Ny ambassadör i Bolivia |trans-title=New ambassador to Bolivia |date=22 July 2021 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}}
Johanna Teague2024–present9px ResidentAmbassador{{cite press release |url=https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2024/04/ny-ambassador-i-bolivia/ |publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs |title=Ny ambassadör i Bolivia |trans-title=New ambassador to Bolivia |date=25 April 2024 |access-date=20 January 2025 |language=sv}}

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