List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United States

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Sweden to the United States

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Swedish Embassy, Washington, D.C.

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| residence = 2900 K Street, N.W.{{efn|Since 2022, the residence is located in the same building as the chancery.{{cite journal |url=https://www.sfv.se/upptack-mer/kulturvarden/sok-innehall/kulturvarden-1-2022/pa-ny-adress-house-of-sweden/ |journal=Kulturvärden |first=Maria |last=Uggla |title=PÅ NY ADRESS |publisher=Statens fastighetsverk (SFV) |number=1 |location=Stockholm |id={{LIBRIS|10681889}} |date=2022 |access-date=11 June 2024 |language=sv}}}}

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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..

List of representatives

Name\|\|Period\|\|Title\|\|Notes\|\|Ref
class="wikitable"
Johan Albert Kantzow	July 29, 1812 – March 21, 1819	Resident minister	Assumed office in 1813.	{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/4/0116.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=4 Igelström-Lillietopp \|year=1928 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|10076751}} \|page=100}}{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=12346 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Kantzow, släkt \|year=1973–1975 \|volume=20 \|page=609 \|access-date=June 11, 2024 \|language=sv}}
Berndt Robert Gustaf Stackelberg	21 March 1819 – 1832	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/7/0508.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=7 Schildt-Sture \|year=1932 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|10076761}} \|page=492}}
David Gustaf Anckarloo	November 22, 1831 – March 8, 1833	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/1/0137.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={{LIBRIS\|10076137}} \|page=115}}
Severin Lorich	1834–1837	Chargé d'affaires
Gustaf af Nordin	May 14, 1838 – 1845	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/5/0526.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=5 Lind af Hageby-von Porten \|year=1930 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{LIBRIS\|10076756}} \|page=510}}
Adam Christopher Lövenskiöld	1845–1850	Chargé d'affaires
Georg Sibbern	1850–1854	Chargé d'affaires		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://snl.no/Georg_Sibbern \|publisher=Foreningen Store norske leksikon \|encyclopedia=Great Norwegian Encyclopedia \|title=Georg Sibbern \|first=Terje \|last=Bratberg \|first2=Magnus A. \|last2=Mardal \|date=27 June 2024 \|access-date=13 August 2024 \|language=no}}
Georg Sibbern	1854–1858	Resident minister	Returned to Norway in 1856.{{efn\|Sibbern returned to Norway in 1856 and became the state secretary to the viceroy, Crown Prince Charles. Despite his newly appointed role, Sibbern retained the position of minister resident.{{cite news \|url=https://tidningar.kb.se/g0swfkts22w63h3/part/1/page/3?q=%22Sibbern%22 \|newspaper=Aftonbladet \|title=Norge \|trans-title=Norway \|page=3 \|number=132 \|date=1856-06-09 \|access-date=13 August 2024 \|language=sv}}}}
Wilhelm af Wetterstedt	27 April 1858 – 1860	Resident minister	Also Swedish-Norwegian consul general on June 15, 1858.	{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/8/0779.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=763}}
Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper	July 20, 1861 – 1864	Resident minister	Also consul general in Washington, D.C. on October 18, 1861.	{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/5/0738.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=5 Lind af Hageby-von Porten \|year=1930 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{LIBRIS\|10076756}} \|pages=722-723}}
Wilhelm af Wetterstedt	September 2, 1864 – June 29, 1870	Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
Oluf Stenersen	1870 – December 9, 1875	Envoy	Died in office (in Paris).	{{cite news \|url=https://tidningar.kb.se/m5z3wgqz4tzcq62/part/1/page/2 \|newspaper=Post- och Inrikes Tidningar \|title=Dödsfall \|trans-title=Deaths \|page=2 \|number=289 \|date=1875-12-13 \|access-date=13 August 2024 \|language=sv}}
Carl Lewenhaupt	March 6, 1876 – 1884	Envoy	Also acting consul general there from March 10, 1876.	{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=11271 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Carl Lewenhaupt \|first=Nils F \|last=Holm \|year=1977–1979 \|volume=22 \|page=631 \|access-date=June 11, 2024 \|language=sv}}
Gustaf Leonard (Lennart) Reuterskiöld	November 15, 1884 – 1888	Envoy	Also acting consul general there from December 30, 1884.	{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/6/0277.html \|editor-last=Elgenstierna \|editor-first=Gustaf \|editor-link=Gustaf Elgenstierna \|title=Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor \|volume=6 Posse-von Scheven \|year=1931 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|id={{LIBRIS\|10076758}} \|page=261}}
Johan Anton Wolff Grip	1889–1906	Envoy		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/spg/26/0264.html \|editor-last=Hildebrand \|editor-first=Albin \|date=1913 \|title=Svenskt porträttgalleri. Generalregister \|trans-title=Swedish portrait gallery. General Register \|location=Stockholm \|publisher=Tullberg \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|384717}} \|page=254}}
Herman Lagercrantz	January 25, 1907 – June 4, 1907	Acting envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=10862 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Herman L F Lagercrantz \|first=Rune \|last=Kjellander \|year=1977–1979 \|volume=22 \|page=93 \|access-date=June 11, 2024 \|language=sv}}
Herman Lagercrantz	June 5, 1907–1910	Envoy
Albert Ehrensvärd	October 8, 1910 – 1911	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=16741 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Johan Jakob Albert Ehrensvärd \|first1=Bengt \|last1=Hildebrand \|first2=Folke \|last2=Lindberg \|year=1949 \|volume=12 \|page=496 \|access-date=June 11, 2024 \|language=sv}}
August Ekengren	1912–1920	Envoy
Claës Bonde	July 18, 1913 – December 9, 1913	Chargé d'affaires ad interim		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/elgenst/1/0551.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=529}}
Axel Wallenberg	1921–1925	Envoy
Wollmar Boström	1925–1945	Envoy		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1953/0167.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=147}}
Herman Eriksson	October 1, 1945 – December 8, 1947	Envoy		{{cite encyclopedia \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=15432 \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|encyclopedia=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon \|title=Gustaf Herman Eriksson \|first=Sten J:r. \|last=Hemming \|year=1953 \|volume=14 \|page=410 \|access-date=June 11, 2024 \|language=sv}}
Herman Eriksson	December 9, 1947 – 1948	Ambassador
Alexis Aminoff	April 21, 1948	Chargé d'affaires	Due to Herman Eriksson's illness.	{{cite news \|url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1948-04-22/4/SVD \|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet \|title=Ambassadör Herman Eriksson \|trans-title=Ambassador Herman Eriksson \|page=4A \|date=April 22, 1948 \|access-date=September 27, 2024 \|language=sv \|url-access=subscription}}
Erik Boheman	1948–1958	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1977/0146.html \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977 \|year=1976 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=91-1-766022-X \|id={{SELIBR\|3681523}} \|page=126}}
Gunnar Jarring	1958–1964	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1969/0480.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=464}}
Hubert de Bèsche	1964–1973	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1981/0234.html \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981 \|year=1980 \|publisher=Norstedt \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=91-1-805012-3 \|id={{SELIBR\|3681525}} \|page=214}}
Yngve Möller	1972–1972	Ambassador	Never took office.{{efn\|Yngve Möller was appointed Swedish ambassador in 1972 but never took office because of a temporary break in Swedish-American relations.{{cite news \|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=1366917 \|publisher=Sveriges Radio \|work=Dagens Eko \|title=Reinfeldts inbjudan en tidig invit \|trans-title=Reinfeldt's invitation an early invite \|first1=Beatrice \|last1=Janzon \|first2=Sten \|last2=Sjöström \|date=May 14, 2007 \|access-date=September 19, 2012 \|language=sv}}}}
Leif Leifland	1973–1974	Chargé d'affaires ad interim		{{cite web \|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/nad?postid=Arkis%20866b58ae-36f3-4389-9ec1-8e82a7b300fd \|publisher=National Archives of Sweden \|title=Leifland Leif (1925 – ) \|access-date=November 29, 2024 \|language=sv}}
Wilhelm Wachtmeister	1974–1989	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1997/1149.html \|editor-last=Salander Mortensen \|editor-first=Jill \|year=1996 \|title=Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 \|trans-title=Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 \|location=Stockholm \|publisher=Norstedt \|isbn=91-1-960852-7 \|language=sv \|id={{SELIBR\|3681533}} \|page=1149}}
Anders Thunborg	1989 – January 1993	Ambassador		{{cite news \|url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1993-04-28/12/SVD \|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet \|title=Kumlin ny ambassadör i Aten \|trans-title=Kumlin new ambassador in Athens \|agency=TT \|page=12 \|date=April 28, 1993 \|access-date=November 29, 2024 \|language=sv \|url-access=subscription}}
Henrik Liljegren	1993–1997	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59831/gupea_2077_59831_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|editor-last=Almqvist \|editor-first=Gerd \|title=Sveriges statskalender 1997 \|year=1997 \|publisher=Fritzes \|location=Stockholm \|language=sv \|isbn=9138309734 \|id={{SELIBR\|3682776}} \|page=172}}
Rolf Ekéus	1997–2000	Ambassador		{{cite book \|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/handle/2077/59824/gupea_2077_59824_1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y \|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}} \|page=168}}
Jan Eliasson	2000–2005	Ambassador
Gunnar Lund	2005–2007	Ambassador
Jonas Hafström	2007–2013	Ambassador
Björn Lyrvall	2013–2017	Ambassador
Karin Olofsdotter	2017–2023	Ambassador
Urban Ahlin	August 15, 2023–present	Ambassador		{{cite web \|url=https://www.facebook.com/swedeninusa/posts/pfbid02C3JPDoQ9NRxn8K4dbrpgRArDjg75Sujxgv6nXEKpiT1Snxe5dTG44psXsXq9Wosnl \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916103555/https://www.facebook.com/swedeninusa/posts/pfbid02C3JPDoQ9NRxn8K4dbrpgRArDjg75Sujxgv6nXEKpiT1Snxe5dTG44psXsXq9Wosnl \|publisher=Embassy of Sweden, Washington, D.C. \|title=Today, we bid farewell to Karin... \|date=August 15, 2023 \|archive-date=September 16, 2023 \|access-date=September 16, 2023 \|via=Facebook \|url-status=unfit}}

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List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United States

List of representatives

See also

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