List of ambassadors of Sweden to Morocco
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Sweden to Morocco
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| incumbent = Jörgen Karlsson
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| incumbentsince = September 2022
| department = Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Rabat
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| reports_to = Minister for Foreign Affairs
| residence = 69 Avenue Jaafar Essadik, Agdal{{efn|Also spelled 69 Zankat Jafar As-Saddiq.{{cite web |url=https://www.sfv.se/vara-fastigheter/utrikes/afrika/rabat-marocko-ambassadorens-residens/ |publisher=National Property Board of Sweden |title=Rabat, Marocko. Ambassadörens residens |trans-title=Rabat, Morocco. Ambassador's residence |date=3 October 2024 |access-date=29 November 2024 |language=sv}}}}
| seat = Rabat, Morocco
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| appointer = Government of Sweden
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| inaugural = Lennart Petri
| formation = 1958
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| website = {{URL|https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/morocco-rabat/|Swedish Embassy, Rabat}}
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The Ambassador of Sweden to Morocco (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of Morocco) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the king of Morocco and cabinet of Morocco.
History
In June 1956, Sweden officially recognized Morocco as an independent state. The Swedish consulate in Casablanca had established relations with the Moroccan authorities, signifying Sweden's recognition of Morocco.{{cite news |url=https://static.bonniernews.se/gcs/arkivet/1956/06/bib13991099_19560603_11164_148_497926/bib13991099_19560603_11164_148_0015-4892x6517.jpeg |newspaper=Dagens Nyheter |title=Sverige erkänner Marocko–Tunisien |trans-title=Sweden recognizes Morocco–Tunisia |page=A15 |date=1956-06-03 |access-date=3 December 2024 |language=sv}}
On July 23, 1958, {{ill|Lennart Petri|sv}}, Sweden's first minister to Morocco, presented his credentials to King Mohammed V.{{cite news |url=https://static.bonniernews.se/gcs/arkivet/1958/07/bib13991099_19580724_11165_197_498672/bib13991099_19580724_11165_197_0005-5008x6511.jpeg |newspaper=Dagens Nyheter |title=Minister Lennart Petri |page=A5 |date=1958-07-24 |access-date=5 December 2024 |language=sv}} In July 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Moroccan 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/1959-07-29/7/SVD |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |title=Nya ambassadörer |page=A7 |date=1959-07-29 |access-date=13 November 2023 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}
The ambassador has also been accredited in neighboring countries on various occasions: Tunisia (1958–1960), Libya (1960–1962), Senegal (1963–1983), The Gambia (1968–1983), and Mauritania (1970–1983, 1996–2004).
List of representatives
Footnotes
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References
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