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Ambassador of
Sweden to Austria
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
since 2021
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Vienna
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidencePalais Szeps, Liechtensteinstraße 51[a]
SeatVienna, Austria
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1651
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Vienna

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

History

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Swedish representation in various forms has existed in Vienna since the 17th century.[2] In 1651, three years after the end of the Thirty Years' War, the first Swedish legation in Vienna was opened.[3]

In April 1938, the King in Council decreed that the Swedish minister in Vienna should, for the time being, relocate his residence and the legation's chancery to Budapest, Hungary.[4] During the war, a Swedish consul was based in Vienna. It wasn't until 1946, when Jens Malling was appointed chargé d'affaires, that the Swedish legation was reopened. From 1951, a Swedish envoy was once again based in Vienna.

In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Austrian 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. Sven Allard, the envoy there, was appointed as Sweden's ambassador to Vienna.[5]

List of representatives

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Name Period Title Notes Ref
Holy Roman Empire (–1806)
Carl Gustaf Oxenstierna af Södermöre 1684 – 13 March 1686 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary Died in office. [6]
Ture Gabriel Bielke 10 May 1719 – 27 February 1721 Minister [7]
Georg Vilhelm von Höpken 23 May 1719 – 1725 Resident [8][9]
Charles Emil Lewenhaupt 1720–1722 Envoy en mission spéciale [10]
Carl Gustaf Tessin 1725–? Envoy [11]
Carl Vilhelm von Krassow 1728–1733 Envoy Partly in Vienna, partly in Dresden. [12]
Carl Gustaf Tessin 1735–1736 Envoy [11]
Caspar Joachim Ringwicht 1738–1742 Minister
Nils von Röök 1742–1747 Chargé d'affaires
Nils Bark 22 July 1747 – 21 September 1781 Envoy [13]
Lars von Engeström 7 November 1782 – 1787 Chargé d'affaires [14]
Ulric Celsing 19 April 1787 – 2 June 1789 Envoy [15]
Knut Reinhold Bildt 1789–1791 Chargé d'affaires
Johan Fredrik von Nolcken 15 February 1791 – 16 June 1794 Envoy extraordinary [16]
Knut Reinhold Bildt 1794–1796 Chargé d'affaires
Lars von Engeström 17 July 1795 Envoy Never took office.[b] [14]
Fredrik Samuel Silverstolpe 1796–1802 Chargé d'affaires [17]
Jacob Gustaf De la Gardie 24 August 1799 – 7 August 1801 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [18]
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt 17 September 1802 – 30 October 1804 Envoy [19]
Austrian Empire (1804–1867)
Gustaf von Düben 1805–1810 Envoy
Carl Bunge 1810 – 21 August 1812 Minister Died in office. [20]
Christian Bernhard Hegardt 1812–1816 Chargé d'affaires [21]
Gustaf Löwenhielm 1815–1818 Minister [22]
Nils Fredric Palmstjerna 23 September 1818 – 1820 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [23]
Olof Nordenfeldt 1820–1821 Chargé d'affaires [24]
Elias Lagerheim 30 April 1821 – 1824 Chargé d'affaires In Dresden and Vienna. [25]
Carl Johan Didrik Ulrik Croneborg 1824–1827 Chargé d'affaires
Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm 4 July 1827 – 1843 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary Dual accreditation to Munich on 28 August. [26]
Carl August (Järla) Hierta 1842–? Chargés d'affaires ad interim [27]
Carl Hochschild 19 June 1845 – 1850 Envoy [28]
Carl August (Järla) Hierta 22 April 1850 – 4 March 1852 Chargé d'affaires Dual accreditation to Munich. [27]
Carl von und zu Mansbach 1851–1855 Envoy
Ludvig Manderström 30 May 1855 – 1856 Envoy ad interim [29]
Frederik Anton Ferdinand Hartwig Wedel-Jarlsberg 1856–1858 Envoy
Frederik Due 1858–1871 Envoy [30]
Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper 25 October 1872 – 1877 Envoy Dual accreditation to Munich. [31]
Hans Henric von Essen 26 June 1877 – 16 November 1883 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary [32]
Henrik Åkerman 1884–1890 Envoy [33]
Gustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt 22 November 1890 – 11 July 1895 Chargé d'affaires [34]
Gustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt 12 July 1895 – 15 October 1895 Acting envoy [34]
Gustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt 16 October July 1895 – 27 December 1904 Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary Died in office (in Tamaris-sur-Mer, France). [34]
Gustaf Falkenberg 15 November 1904 – ? Chargés d'affaires ad interim [35]
Joachim Beck-Friis 9 June 1905 – 1918 Envoy Dual accreditation to Bucharest and Belgrade.[c] Also consul general.[d] [38]
Republic of German-Austria (1918–1919)
Oskar Ewerlöf 1918–1919 Envoy [39]
First Austrian Republic (1919–1934)
Oskar Ewerlöf 1919–1922 Envoy Dual accreditation to Budapest (from 1920). [39]
Ivan Danielsson 1923–1924 Envoy Dual accreditation to Budapest. [40]
Jonas Alströmer 24 September 1924 – 1925 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Bern. [41]
Patrik Reuterswärd 28 June 1924 – 1928 Chargés d'affaires ad interim Dual accreditation to Budapest. [42]
Einar Hennings 1925–1928 Envoy Accredited from the legation in Bern. [43]
Federal State of Austria (1934–1938)
Torsten Undén 1928–1938 Envoy Dual accreditation to Budapest and Belgrade. [44]
Austria within Nazi Germany (1938–1945)
– 1938–1946 Envoy No representation due to Anschluss and World War II.
Republic of Austria (1945–present)
Jens Malling 1946–1948 First legation secretary and chargés d'affaires ad interim [45]
Gösta Hedengren 1948–1951 Legation counsellor and chargé d'affaires [46]
Kurt-Allan Belfrage 1951–1954 Envoy [47]
Sven Allard 1954 – August 1956 Envoy [5]
Sven Allard August 1956 – 1964 Ambassador [5]
Karl-Gustav Lagerfelt 1964–1969 Ambassador [48]
Lennart Petri 1969–1976 Ambassador [49]
Claës Ivar Wollin 1976–1981 Ambassador [50]
Dag Malm 1981–1988 Ambassador [51]
Curt Lidgard 1988–1992 Ambassador [52]
Anita Gradin 1992–1994 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Ljubljana and at the United Nations Office at Vienna. [53]
Björn Skala 1995–2000 Ambassador [54]
Gabriella Lindholm 2000–2005 Ambassador [55]
Hans Lundborg 2005–2011 Ambassador [56]
Nils Daag 2011–2015 Ambassador Dual accreditation to Bratislava and Ljubljana. [57][58]
Helen Eduards 2015–2018 Ambassador Dual accreditation tol Ljubljana (from 2016). [59]
Mikaela Kumlin Granit September 2018 – 2021 Ambassador [60]
Annika Markovic 2021–present Ambassador Dual accreditation to Bratislava. [61][62]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The ambassador's residence is located at the same place as the chancery.[1]
  2. ^ Lars von Engeström did not assume his post in Vienna in 1795 because the Austrian emperor refused to accept him as the new envoy. This rejection was influenced by accusations of "Jacobism" against Engeström, largely fueled by the envoys of Russia and England, who used their influence in Vienna to discredit him. Although these accusations were largely unfounded, they stemmed from Engeström's long-standing sympathies for French culture and his perceived opposition to England's policies. The incident highlights the geopolitical tensions and influence struggles of the time.[14]
  3. ^ From 8 April and 6 May 1914 respectively.[36][37]
  4. ^ The position was combined with the role of Consul General there on 28 September 1906.

References

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