List of ambassadors of Sweden to Bangladesh
Appearance
Ambassador of Sweden to Bangladesh | |
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Incumbent since 2024Nicolas Weeks | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Dhaka | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Seat | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 1972 |
First holder | Axel Lewenhaupt |
Website | Swedish Embassy, Dhaka |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Bangladesh (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the People's Republic of Bangladesh) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Bangladesh and government of Bangladesh.
History
[edit]Sweden recognized Bangladesh as an independent state on 4 February 1972.[1] That same year, Sweden's ambassador to India was also accredited to Bangladesh. Between 1972 and 1977, there was an embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires stationed in Dhaka.
Sweden's first resident ambassador in Dhaka was Arne Lellki , who took office on 1 July 1977.[2]
List of representatives
[edit]Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Axel Lewenhaupt | 1972–1975 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in New Delhi. | [3] |
Hans Olwaeus | 1972–1974 | Embassy counsellor and chargés d'affaires ad interim | [4][5][6] | |
Lennart Finnmark | 1975–1977 | Ambassador | Accredited from the embassy in New Delhi. | [7] |
Kjell Anneling | 1975–1977 | Embassy counsellor and chargé d'affaires | Acting in 1975. | [7][8][9] |
Arne Lellki | 1 July 1977 – 1981 | Ambassador | [2][10] | |
Peder Hammarskjöld | 1981–1985 | Ambassador | [11] | |
Eva Heckscher | 1985–1989 | Ambassador | [12] | |
Carl Olof Cederblad | 1989–1992 | Ambassador | [13] | |
Björn Sternby | 1992–1996 | Ambassador | [14] | |
Anders Johnson | 1996–2001 | Ambassador | [15] | |
Börje Mattsson | 2001–2005 | Ambassador | [16] | |
Britt Falkman Hagström | 2005–2010 | Ambassador | [17] | |
Anneli Lindahl Kenny | 2010–2014 | Ambassador | ||
Johan Frisell | 2014–2017 | Ambassador | [18][19] | |
Charlotta Schlyter | 1 September 2017 – 2020 | Ambassador | [20] | |
Alexandra Berg von Linde | 1 September 2020 – 2024 | Ambassador | [21] | |
Jakob Etaat | 2023–? | Chargé d'affaires | [22] | |
Nicolas Weeks | 2024–present | Ambassador | [23] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bangladesh" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b Westtorp, Hans, ed. (21 June 1977). "Ny ambassadör vid ny ambassad" [New ambassador at new embassy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 12. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 399. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1974). Sveriges statskalender 1974 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Allmänna. p. 375. ISBN 91-38-01839-X.
- ^ "Tallroth informationsambassadör". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 July 1972. p. 9. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Olwaeus, Hans (6 December 1974). "Ministeriella noter med Bangladesh rörande veteleverans. Dacca den 6 och 12 december 1974" (PDF). Government of Sweden. p. 1. SÖ 1974: 85. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 432. ISBN 91-38-03338-0. SELIBR 3682758.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 422. ISBN 91-38-02736-4. SELIBR 3682757.
- ^ Westtorp, Hans, ed. (7 May 1977). "Ambassadråd som flyttar sig" [Embassy counsellors are moving]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 14. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 662. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
- ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 437. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
- ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 462. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
- ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1994). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1995 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1995] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 207. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
- ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1061. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 172. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 170. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 174. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
- ^ "Årsredovisning 2014 och Verksamhetsberättelse för Sweden - Bangladesh Business Council" (PDF) (in Swedish). Sweden - Bangladesh Business Council. 2014. p. 4. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Swedish Ambassador Johan Frisell is soon reaching the end of his term in Bangladesh. On Thursday, he was received by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for a farewell". Embassy of Sweden, Dhaka. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Bangladesh" [New ambassador in Bangladesh] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Bangladesh" [New ambassador in Bangladesh] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Dhaka summons chargé d'affaires of Swedish embassy over Quran burning". The Business Standard. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Bangladesh" [New ambassador in Bangladesh] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Embassy of Sweden, Dhaka, official website