List of ambassadors of Sweden to Colombia

Ambassador of
Sweden to Colombia
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Maria Cramér
since 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Bogotá
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
ResidenceCarrera 4 no 72-55, Chapinero[1]
SeatBogotá, Colombia
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderEinar Modig
Formation1 January 1931
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Bogotá

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

History

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Colombia were established in 1847.[2]

In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, the experts recommended a proposal from the chargé d'affaires in Mexico to extend the mission's area of responsibility to Colombia, and the Central American states, British Honduras, as well as Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and San Domingo, along with the British, French, Dutch, and American possessions in the West Indies.[3] This did not materialize on Colombia's behalf.

On 30 June 1930, Einar Modig was appointed as Sweden's first minister accredited to Venezuela, though stationed in Lima, Peru.[4] He assumed office on 1 January 1931. Simultaneously, Albert Winqvist was appointed as legation counsellor with a specific focus on Colombia and Venezuela. Based in Bogotá, Winqvist also served as chargé d'affaires ad interim in Caracas and Bogotá during periods when the minister was absent.[5]

In 1949, Sweden's then chargé d'affaires in Bogotá, legation counsellor Ragnvald Bagge, was promoted to envoy and was also accredited in Panama City.[6] He thereby became Sweden's first resident envoy in Bogotá.

In September 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Colombian 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.[7]

List of representatives

NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRef
Einar Modig1 January 1931[a] – 28 April 1933Acting envoyResident in Lima.[5]
Albert Winqvist1931–1936Chargé d'affaires ad interim[b][8][5]
Einar Modig28 April 1933 – 1934EnvoyResident in Lima.[4]
Vilhelm Assarsson1935–1937EnvoyResident in Lima.[9]
Gunnar Reuterskiöld1936–1937Chargé d'affaires ad interim[c][10][11]
Gunnar Reuterskiöld1937–1943EnvoyResident in Lima.[12]
Rolf Arfwedson1938–1938Envoy en mission spécialeDuring the change of president in Colombia in 1938.[13]
Rolf Arfwedson1938–1939Chargé d'affaires ad interim[d]Chargé d'affaires ad interim in Bogotá and Caracas.[13]
Rolf Arfwedson1939–1939Chargé d'affaires[14]
Rolf Arfwedson1943–1944Chargé d'affaires[14]
Karl Yngve Vendel1944–1948Chargé d'affaires[15]
Ragnvald Bagge1948–1949Chargé d'affaires[16]
Ragnvald Bagge1949–1950EnvoyAlso accredited to Panama City.[17]
Brynolf Eng1950–1955EnvoyAlso accredited to Panama City and Quito.[18]
Bengt Friedman1952–1952Chargé d'affaires ad interim[19]
Leif Öhrvall1955 – September 1956EnvoyAlso accredited to Panama City and Quito.[7][20]
Leif ÖhrvallSeptember 1956 – 1958AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and Quito.[7][20]
Knut Bernström1957–1957Chargé d'affaires ad interim[21]
Torsten Brandel1958–1961AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and Quito.[22]
Curt Leijon1961–1964AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and Quito.[23]
Hugo Ärnfast1964 – 11 July 1965AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and Quito. Died in office.[e][25][24]
Ingvar Grauers1965–1976AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and Quito.[26]
Hans-Efraim Sköld1976–1979AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City and Quito (until 1978[f]).[28]
Ragnar Petri1979–1982AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City (from 1980).[29]
Karl Wärnberg1983–1988AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City.[30]
Fredrik Bergenstråhle1989–1991AmbassadorAlso accredited to Panama City.[31]
Sven Juhlin1991–1996AmbassadorAlso accredited to Quito (from 1992).[32]
Björn Sternby1996–2000AmbassadorAlso accredited to Quito.[33]
Olof Skoog2001–2003AmbassadorAlso accredited to Caracas (from 2002), Panama City, and Quito.[34]
–2004–2004AmbassadorVacant.[35]
Lena Nordström2005–2011AmbassadorAlso accredited to Caracas, Panama City, and Quito.[36]
Marie Andersson de Frutos2011–2017AmbassadorAlso accredited to Caracas, La Paz, and Quito.[37][38]
Tommy Strömberg1 September 2017 – 2020AmbassadorAlso accredited to Caracas, La Paz, and Quito.10 October 2017[39]
Helena Storm1 September 2020 – 2025AmbassadorAlso accredited to Quito.[40][41]
Maria Cramér2025–presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Quito.[42][43]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Appointed on 30 July 1930.[4]
  2. ↑ Held the diplomatic rank of legation counsellor in Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, Lima and Quito.[8]
  3. ↑ Held the diplomatic rank of legation counsellor in Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, Lima, and Quito.[10]
  4. ↑ Held the diplomatic rank of legation counsellor in Bogotá, Caracas, La Paz, Lima and Quito.[13]
  5. ↑ Died in drowning accident outside Bogotá.[24]
  6. ↑ A resident ambassador in Quito was appointed in 1978.[27]

References

  1. ↑ "Bogotá D C, ambassad och ambassadörens residens" [Bogotá D C, Embassy and Ambassador's Residence] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Bogotá. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Vår diplomati: beskickning bör upprättas i Prag" [Our diplomacy: diplomatic mission should be established in Prague]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 3. 4 January 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Rockberger, Nicolaus (1985–1987). "Einar Modig". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 600. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Einar Modig till Lima som minister" [Einar Modig to Lima as minister]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 August 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Representationen i utlandet utökas" [The representation abroad is being expanded]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 9 July 1949. p. 4A. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 "Tio sändebud introduceras" [Ten envoys are introduced]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 September 1956. p. A5. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  8. 1 2 Vem var det?: biografier över bortgångna svenska män och kvinnor samt kronologisk förteckning över skilda ämbetens och tjänsters innehavare [Who was it?: biographies of deceased Swedish men and women and chronological list of different office and services holders] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1944. p. 207. SELIBR 8079633.
  9. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 50.
  10. 1 2 Sveriges statskalender för året 1937 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1937. p. 205.
  11. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 682. SELIBR 10335454.
  12. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1943 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1943. p. 242.
  13. 1 2 3 Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1943 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1943] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1942. p. 39. SELIBR 10335454.
  14. 1 2 Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 45.
  15. ↑ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1005. SELIBR 3681519.
  16. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 81. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  17. ↑ Sveriges statskalender för året 1950 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1950. pp. 280, 285.
  18. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 291. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  19. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 360. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  20. 1 2 Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1082. SELIBR 3681519.
  21. ↑ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 127. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  22. ↑ Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 154. SELIBR 9649168.
  23. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 644. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  24. 1 2 "Svenskt sändebud omkom i strid flod. Drogs med i ras" [Swedish envoy perished in raging river. Swept away in a landslide]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 13 July 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  25. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 1965 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1965. p. 317.
  26. ↑ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 389. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.
  27. ↑ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1980). Sveriges statskalender 1980 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 337. ISBN 91-38-05350-0. SELIBR 33682761.
  28. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1029. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  29. ↑ 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. 893. ISBN 91-1-943202-X. SELIBR 8261514.
  30. ↑ 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. 1210. ISBN 91-1-914072-X. SELIBR 8261513.
  31. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 346, 358. ISBN 9138125277. SELIBR 3682770.
  32. ↑ Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 577. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
  33. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 173–174. ISBN 91-38-31692-7. SELIBR 8261600.
  34. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 168–169, 182, 189. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  35. ↑ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 172. ISBN 91-38-32120-3. SELIBR 89506762.
  36. ↑ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. pp. 177–178, 193, 201. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  37. ↑ "Ambassadens personal" [Embassy staff]. Embassy of Sweden, Bogotá. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017. Myndighetschef Marie Andersson de Frutos Ambassador Sidoakrediterad från Bogota även för Quito och Caracas [Head of Mission Marie Andersson de Frutos Ambassador Accredited from Bogota also to Quito and Caracas]
  38. ↑ "Överlämnande av kreditivbrev" [Presentation of credentials] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, La Paz. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  39. ↑
  40. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Colombia" [New ambassador in Colombia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  41. ↑ "LISTA DIPLOMÁTICA DE EMBAJADAS, ORGANISMOS INTERNACIONALES Y CONSULADOS ACREDITADOS ANTE EL GOBIERNO DE LA REPÚBLICA DEL ECUADOR" [DIPLOMATIC LIST OF EMBASSIES, INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND CONSULATES ACCREDITED TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ceremonial and Protocol Direction. November 2021. p. 106-107. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  42. ↑ "Ny ambassadör i Colombia" [New ambassador in Colombia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  43. ↑ Embassy of Sweden, Bogotá [@swedenincol]; (26 January 2026). "Hoy la Embajadora concurrente de Suecia para Ecuador, Maria Cramér, entregó sus cartas credenciales a @danielnoboaok @presidenciaec" [Today, the non-resident Ambassador of Sweden to Ecuador, Maria Cramér, presented her credentials to @danielnoboaok @presidenciaec.] (in Spanish). Quito. Retrieved 5 May 2026 – via Instagram.
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