List of ambassadors of Sweden to Egypt

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

History

When Egypt was recognized as an independent kingdom by the United Kingdom in 1922, Legation Councillor {{ill|Harald Bildt|sv}} was appointed Consul General and became Sweden's first minister in Cairo. Until then, Sweden had been represented in Egypt by a consulate general and diplomatic agents.{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1928-07-01/31/SVD |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |title=Svenska legationen i Kairo: Ett svenskt hem i pyramidernas skugga |trans-title=The Swedish Legation in Cairo: A Swedish home in the shadow of the pyramids |first=Willy |last=Falkman |page=3 |date=1928-07-01 |access-date=9 October 2024 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}

The Swedish envoy/ambassador in Cairo has, over the years, been accredited to several neighboring countries. In October 1945, Swedish Minister Widar Bagge in Cairo was also accredited to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1945-10-24/4/SVD |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |title=Fyra nya sändebud: Madrid, Belgrad, Ankara och Kairo-Addis Abeba |trans-title=Four new envoys: Madrid, Belgrade, Ankara and Cairo-Addis Ababa |page=4A |date=1945-10-24 |access-date=9 October 2024 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}} On 7 February 1947, Minister Bagge was appointed envoy to both Beirut and Damascus.{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1947-02-08/20/SVD |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |title=Sändebudet i Cairo envoyé Widar Bagge |trans-title=The minister in Cairo envoy Widar Bagge |page=20 |date=1947-02-08 |access-date=9 October 2024 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}} Sweden's minister in Cairo remained accredited in these countries until 1957, when the Swedish legation in Beirut opened and the Swedish minister there assumed that role. Other countries where the Swedish ambassador in Cairo has been concurrently accredited include Saudi Arabia (1957–1960), Yemen (1961–1962), Somalia (1965–1970), Cyprus (1976–1981), and Sudan (1967–2004).

In August 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Egypt 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. Brynolf Eng, the envoy there, was appointed as Sweden's ambassador to Cairo.{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1957-08-17/4/SVD |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |title=Ny ambassad |trans-title=New embassy |page=4A |date=1957-08-17 |access-date=9 October 2024 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}

On 22 February 1958, Sweden recognized the newly formed state of the United Arab Republic. On the same day, Sweden's envoy in Cairo, Ambassador Brynolf Eng, presented the notification and his credentials as Swedish ambassador to the United Arab Republic.{{cite news |url=https://static.bonniernews.se/gcs/arkivet/1958/02/bib13991099_19580224_11165_53_498492/bib13991099_19580224_11165_53_0005-4932x6527.jpeg |newspaper=Dagens Nyheter |title=Sverige erkänner Arabrepubliken |trans-title=Sweden recognizes the Arab Republic |page=A5 |date=1958-02-24 |access-date=3 December 2024 |language=sv}}

List of representatives

Name\|\|Period\|\|Title\|\|Notes\|\|Ref
class="wikitable"
Carlo Landberg	1888–1893	Diplomatic agent	Swedish-Norwegian Consul General in Alexandria as well as diplomatic agent in Egypt.	{{cite news \|url=https://tidningar.kb.se/1767385/1888-12-19/edition/0/part/1/page/2/ \|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet \|title=Sverige. Officielt. \|page=2 \|number=297 \|date=19 December 1888 \|access-date=19 January 2022 \|language=sv}}
Carl-Axel Wachtmeister	27 March 1908 – 11 July 1919	Diplomatic agent	Consular judge there on 1 January 1910. Granted the title of resident minister on 12 March 1918.	{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/8/0637.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=8 Stålarm-Voltemat \|year=1934 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|10076764}} \|page=621}}
Wiktor Unander	1919–1922	Acting diplomatic agent	Also consul general in Cairo.	{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1945/1104.html \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1945 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1945 \|year=1945 \|location=Stockholm \|publisher=Norstedt \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|8261511}} \|page=1104}}
Harald Bildt	14 July 1922 – 1936	Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary	Also consul general in Cairo.	{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/1/0406.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=1 Abrahamsson-Celsing \|year=1925 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|10076137}} \|page=384}}
Olof Carlander	23 May 1931 – 1931	Chargé d'affaires	Also acting consul general. During Harald Bildt's leave.	{{cite news \|url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1931-05-27/10/SVD \|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet \|title=Svenske ministern i Egypten \|trans-title=The Swedish minister in Egypt \|page=10A \|date=1931-05-27 \|access-date=9 October 2024 \|language=sv \|url-access=subscription}}
Olof Carlander	28 June 1932 – 1932	Chargé d'affaires	Also acting consul general. During Harald Bildt's leave.	{{cite news \|url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1932-07-01/8/SVD \|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet \|title=Svenske ministern i Egypten \|trans-title=The Swedish minister in Egypt \|page=8A \|date=1932-07-01 \|access-date=9 October 2024 \|language=sv \|url-access=subscription}}
Knut Richard Thyberg	1936–1938	Chargé d'affaires ad interim		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1939/0834.html \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1939 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1939 \|year=1939 \|location=Stockholm \|publisher=Norstedt \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|3681516}} \|page=834}}
Ivan Danielsson	1 July 1937 – 1942	Envoy		{{cite news \|url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1939-01-25/3/SVD \|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet \|title=Vår legation i Barcelona till Frankrike \|trans-title=Our Legation in Barcelona to France \|page=3 \|date=1939-01-25 \|access-date=29 April 2024 \|language=sv \|url-access=subscription}}{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1953/0242.html \|editor-last=Svensson \|editor-first=Stina \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1953 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1953 \|year=1953 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|9649164}} \|page=222}}
Arvid Hugo Berns	1942–1945	First legation secretary and chargé d'affaires		{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/63364/gupea_2077_63364_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1945 \|year=1945 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Uppsala \|language=sv \|page=264}}{{cite news \|url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1945-08-01/18/SVD \|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet \|title=Diplomater... \|trans-title=Diplomats... \|page=18 \|date=1945-08-01 \|access-date=9 October 2024 \|language=sv \|url-access=subscription}}
Widar Bagge	1945–1951	Envoy	Also accredited to Ethiopia (1945–1950), Lebanon (1947–1951), and Syria (1947–1951).	{{cite book \|url=http://runeberg.org/vemarvem/sthlm62/0111.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=87}}{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64325/1/gupea_2077_64325_1.pdf \|title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1951 \|year=1951 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|page=293}}
Gustaf Weidel	1951–1955	Envoy	Also accredited to Lebanon and Syria.	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64211/1/gupea_2077_64211_1.pdf \|title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1955 \|year=1955 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|page=308}}
Brynolf Eng	1955–1957	Envoy	Also accredited to Lebanon and Syria.	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64222/1/gupea_2077_64222_1.pdf \|title=Sveriges statskalender för året 1957 \|year=1957 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Uppsala \|language=sv \|page=290}}
Brynolf Eng	1957–1961	Ambassador	\|Also accredited to Saudi Arabia (1957–1960) and Yemen (1961).	{{cite news \|url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1957-06-28/4/SVD \|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet \|title=Utnämningar inom UD \|trans-title=Foreign Ministry appoitments \|page=4A \|date=1957-06-28 \|access-date=9 October 2024 \|language=sv \|url-access=subscription}}{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64601/1/gupea_2077_64601_1.pdf \|title=Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1960 \|year=1960 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Uppsala \|language=sv \|page=301}}{{cite book \|url= \|title=Sveriges statskalender 1961 \|year=1961 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Uppsala \|language=sv \|page=310}}
Sven Dahlman	1961–1962	Ambassador	Also accredited to Yemen.	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/63726/1/gupea_2077_63726_1.pdf \|title=Sveriges statskalender 1962 \|year=1962 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Uppsala \|language=sv \|page=296}}
Adolf Croneborg	1962–1966	Ambassador	Also accredited to Somalia (1964–1966).	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/65027/1/gupea_2077_65027_1.pdf \|title=Sveriges statskalender 1965 \|year=1965 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Uppsala \|language=sv \|pages=315, 322}}{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/64769/1/gupea_2077_64769_1.pdf \|title=Sveriges statskalender 1966 \|year=1966 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Uppsala \|language=sv \|pages=290, 298}}
Tord Hagen	1966–1972	Ambassador	Also accredited to Somalia (1967–1970) and Sudan (1967–1972).	{{cite book \|url=http://runeberg.org/vemardet/1993/0419.html \|editor1-last=Uddling \|editor1-first=Hans \|editor2-last=Paabo \|editor2-first=Katrin \|year=1992 \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993 \|location=Stockholm \|publisher=Norstedt \|isbn=91-1-914072-X \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|8261513}} \|page=419}}{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/59413/1/gupea_2077_59413_1.pdf \|editor-last=Sköldenberg \|editor-first=Bengt \|title=Sveriges statskalender 1970 \|year=1970 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Uppsala \|language=sv \|page=349}}{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/59463/1/gupea_2077_59463_1.pdf \|editor-last=Sköldenberg \|editor-first=Bengt \|title=Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 \|year=1972 \|publisher=Fritzes offentliga publikationer \|location=Uppsala \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|3682755}} \|page=353}}
Lars von Celsing	1972–1976	Ambassador	Also accredited to Sudan.	{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1993/0210.html \|editor1-last=Uddling \|editor1-first=Hans \|editor2-last=Paabo \|editor2-first=Katrin \|year=1992 \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993 \|location=Stockholm \|publisher=Norstedt \|isbn=91-1-914072-X \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|8261513}} \|page=210}}
Axel Edelstam	1976–1981	Ambassador	Also accredited to Cyprus (1976–1981), Sudan (1976–1981), and Somalia (1980–1981).	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59700/gupea_2077_59700_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|editor-last=Sköldenberg \|editor-first=Bengt \|title=Sveriges statskalender 1981 \|year=1981 \|publisher=Liber \|location=Stockholm \|isbn=91-38-06008-6 \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|3682762}} \|pages=346-347, 361, 363}}
Olov Ternström	1981–1986	Ambassador	Also accredited to Sudan.	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/59794/1/gupea_2077_59794_1.pdf \|editor-last=Spiegelberg \|editor-first=Christina \|title=Sveriges statskalender 1986 \|year=1986 \|publisher=Liber Allmänna \|location=Stockholm \|isbn=91-38-08944-0 \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|3682765}} \|pages=352, 367}}
Lars-Olof Brilioth	1987–1990	Ambassador	Also accredited to Sudan.	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/59828/1/gupea_2077_59828_1.pdf \|editor-last=Spiegelberg \|editor-first=Christina \|title=Sveriges statskalender 1990 \|year=1990 \|publisher=Allmänna \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=913812291X \|id={{SELIBR\|3682769}} \|pages=355, 371}}
Jan Ståhl	1990–1995	Ambassador	Also accredited to Sudan.	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/59887/1/gupea_2077_59887_1.pdf \|editor-last=Almqvist \|editor-first=Gerd \|title=Sveriges statskalender 1995 \|year=1995 \|publisher=Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=91-38-30428-7 \|id={{SELIBR\|3682775}} \|pages=176, 192}}
Christer Sylvén	1995–2000	Ambassador	Also accredited to Sudan.	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/59824/1/gupea_2077_59824_1.pdf \|editor-last=Spiegelberg \|editor-first=Christina \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2000 \|year=2000 \|publisher=Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=91-38-31692-7 \|id={{SELIBR\|8261600}} \|pages=174, 191}}
Sven Linder	2000–2003	Ambassador	Also accredited to Sudan.	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/59836/1/gupea_2077_59836_1.pdf \|editor-last=Spiegelberg \|editor-first=Christina \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2003 \|year=2003 \|publisher=Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=91-38-32045-2 \|id={{SELIBR\|8869747}} \|pages=170, 186}}
Stig Elvemar	2003–2008	Ambassador	Also accredited to Sudan (until 2004{{efn\|There is uncertainty about who was accredited ambassador to Khartoum during these years. According to Sveriges statskalender (2005), the Swedish ambassador in Addis Ababa, Håkan Åkesson, served as ambassador to Khartoum starting in 2002.{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59888/gupea_2077_59888_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|editor-last=Spiegelberg \|editor-first=Christina \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2005 \|year=2005 \|publisher=Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=9138321971 \|id={{SELIBR\|9879458}} \|pages=173-174, 191}} However, Sveriges statskalender (2004) states that the Swedish ambassador to Cairo, {{ill\|Stig Elvemar\|sv}}, who was appointed in 2003, was accredited to Khartoum. That same edition also mentions that Håkan Åkesson was accredited to Khartoum from 2002.{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59837/gupea_2077_59837_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|editor-last=Spiegelberg \|editor-first=Christina \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2004 \|year=2004 \|publisher=Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=91-38-32120-3 \|id={{SELIBR\|89506762}} \|pages=171, 172, 191}} In Sveriges statskalender (2003), it is noted that the Swedish ambassador to Cairo, {{ill\|Sven Linder\|sv}}, was also accredited to Khartoum. In the same edition, it is stated that Håkan Åkesson only held a dual accreditation to Djibouti from 2002 and not to Khartoum.{{cite book \|url= \|editor-last=Spiegelberg \|editor-first=Christina \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2003 \|year=2003 \|publisher=Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=91-38-32045-2 \|id={{SELIBR\|8869747}} \|pages=170, 186}}}}).	{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59837/gupea_2077_59837_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|editor-last=Spiegelberg \|editor-first=Christina \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2004 \|year=2004 \|publisher=Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=91-38-32120-3 \|id={{SELIBR\|89506762}} \|page=171}}{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59891/gupea_2077_59891_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|editor-last=Henriksson \|editor-first=Maria \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2008 \|year=2008 \|publisher=Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=978-91-38-32405-9 \|id={{SELIBR\|10900526}} \|page=}}
Malin Kärre	2008–2013	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59894/gupea_2077_59894_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|title=Sveriges statskalender 2010 \|year=2010 \|publisher=Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=978-91-38-32520-9 \|id={{SELIBR\|11846164}} \|page=178}}
Charlotta Sparre	2013–2017	Ambassador		{{cite web \|url=https://www.sipri.org/about/bios/charlotta-sparre \|publisher=Stockholm International Peace Research Institute \|title=Charlotta Sparre \|access-date=8 October 2024}}
Jan Thesleff	1 September 2017 – 2021	Ambassador		{{cite press release \|url=https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2017/07/ny-ambassador-i-egypten/ \|publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs \|title=Ny ambassadör i Egypten \|trans-title=New ambassador in Egypt \|date=20 July 2017 \|access-date=8 October 2024 \|language=sv}}
Håkan Emsgård	2021–2024	Ambassador		{{cite press release \|url=https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2021/03/ny-ambassador-i-egypten/ \|publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs \|title=Ny ambassadör i Egypten \|trans-title=New ambassador in Egypt \|date=4 March 2021 \|access-date=8 October 2024 \|language=sv}}
Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt	January 2025 – present	Ambassador		{{cite press release \|url=https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2025/01/ny-ambassador-i-egypten/ \|publisher=Ministry for Foreign Affairs \|title=Ny ambassadör i Egypten \|trans-title=New ambassador in Egypt \|date=9 January 2025 \|access-date=9 January 2025 \|language=sv}}

Footnotes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/egypt-cairo/|Embassy of Sweden, Cairo}} {{lang in|sv|en}}

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