List of ambassadors of Sweden to Turkey
Appearance
Ambassador of Sweden to Turkey | |
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since August 2023 | |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Ankara | |
Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Residence | Katip Çelebi Sokak No:7, Kavaklıdere[a] |
Seat | Ankara, Turkey |
Appointer | Government of Sweden |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Axel Reenstierna |
Formation | 1727 |
Website | Swedish Embassy, Ankara |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Turkey (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Türkiye) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Turkey and the government of Turkey.
History
[edit]In December 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Turkish 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.[2]
List of representatives
[edit]Name | Period | Title | Notes | Ref |
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Ottoman Empire (1299–1922) | ||||
Axel Reenstierna | 1727 – 16 February 1730 | Minister | Died on 16 February 1730 in Stockholm before he could take up the aforementioned position. | [3] |
Carl Fredrik von Höpken | 7 December 1734 – 1738 | Chargé d'affaires | Along with Edvard Carleson. | [4] |
Carl Fredrik von Höpken | 17 August 1738 – 1742 | Envoy extraordinary | Along with Edvard Carleson. | [4] |
Edvard Carleson | 7 December 1734–1742 | Chargé d'affaires | Along with Carl Fredrik von Höpken. | [5] |
Edvard Carleson | 17 August 1738 – 1742 | Envoy extraordinary | Along with Carl Fredrik von Höpken. | [5] |
Gustaf Celsing | 6 July 1747 – 1750 | Resident | [6] | |
Gustaf Celsing | 19 January 1750 – 1770 | Envoy | [6] | |
Ulrik Celsing | 27 November 1770 – 20 January 1780 | Envoy | Letter of credence 3 June 1771. Also acting consul in Smyrna on 16 May 1777. | [6][7] |
Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson | December 1782 – May 1783 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [8] | |
Gerhard von Heidenstam | 7 November 1782 – 24 February 1791 | Minister | Also acting consul in the Levant 16 February 1787. | [9] |
Carl Gustaf Adlerberg | 9 June 1787 – ? | Acting chargé d'affaires | [10] | |
Georg Joseph von Brentano | 22 January 1789 – 17 January 1792 | Minister | Along with Pehr Olof von Asp.[b] | [11] |
Carl Gustaf Adlerberg | 30 October 1792 – 17 July 1795 | »co-minister» | [10] | |
Pehr Olof von Asp | 24 February 1791 – 17 July 1795 | Minister | Also consul general in the Levant. | [12] |
Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson | 1795–1795 | Chargé d'affaires | [8] | |
Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson | 8 July 1795 – 1 May 1805 | Minister plenipotentiary | On leave 26 February 1799. | [8] |
Carl Gustaf König | 26 February 1799 – 31 May 1805 | Chargé d'affaires | Also acting consul general in the Levant. | [13] |
Nils Gustaf Palin | 31 May 1805 – 1814 | Chargé d'affaires | Also consul general in the Levant. | [14] |
Nils Gustaf Palin | 15 December 1814 – 20 February 1824 | Resident minister | [14] | |
Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm | 20 February 1824 – 1827 | Resident minister | Also acting consul general in the Levant. | [15] |
Albrecht Elof Ihre | 4 July 1827 – 1831 | Chargé d'affaires | [16] | |
Anton Testa | 1831–1838 | Chargé d'affaires | ||
Uno von Troil | 29 June 1838 – 9 April 1839 | Resident minister | Died in office. | [17] |
Anton Testa | 1839–1858 | Chargé d'affaires | ||
Georg Sibbern | 1858–1858 | Envoy | [18] | |
Peter Collett | 1859–1860 | Envoy | ||
Carl Wachtmeister | 20 July 1861 – October 1861 | Envoy | [19] | |
Oscar Björnstjerna | 1 November 1861 – 1862 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [20] | |
Oscar Björnstjerna | 29 April 1862 – 1863 | Chargé d'affaires | [20] | |
Oscar Björnstjerna | 27 March 1863 – 1864 | Resident minister | [20] | |
Carl Fredrik Palmstierna | 16 October 1865 – 1 December 1868 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | [21] | |
Oluf Stenersen | ? – 20 January 1869 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [22] | |
Oluf Stenersen | 21 January 1869 – May 1869 | Resident minister | [22][23] | |
Selim Ehrenhoff | 1 May 1869 – 1879 | Resident minister | [24] | |
Selim Ehrenhoff | 11 July 1879 – 9 December 1887 | Minister plenipotentiary | [24] | |
Gustaf Lennart Reuterskiöld | 9 October 1888 – 1890 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | [25] | |
Otto Stenbock | 16 October 1890 – 1900 | Acting minister plenipotentiary | [26] | |
Otto Stenbock | 29 June 1900 – 1903 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | [26] | |
Joachim Beck-Friis | 22 May 1903 – 1905 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | [27] | |
Charles Emil Ramel | 9 June 1905 – 28 September 1906 | Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary | [28] | |
Cossva Anckarsvärd | 28 September 1906 – 1920 | Envoy | Also consul general there. Also accredited to Sofia (from 8 April 1914). | [29] |
Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg | 1921–1923 | Envoy | Also accredited to Sofia. | [30] |
Republic of Turkey (1923–present) | ||||
Gustaf Oscar Wallenberg | 1923–1930 | Envoy | Also accredited to Sofia. | [30] |
Carl von Heidenstam | 14 July 1930 – 1931 | Envoy | Also accredited to Sofia. | [31] |
Erik Boheman | 1931–1934 | Envoy | Also accredited to Athens (from 1933) and Sofia. | [32] |
Wilhelm Winther | 1934–1937 | Envoy | Also accredited to Athens and Sofia (until 1935). | [33][34] |
Eric Gyllenstierna | 1938–1939 | Envoy | Also accredited to Athens. | [35] |
Einar Modig | 21 August 1939[c] – 1945 | Envoy | Also accredited to Athens. | [36] |
Knut Richard Thyberg | 1940–1941 | Acting chargé d'affaires | [37] | |
Eric von Post | 1945–1951 | Envoy | [38] | |
Adolf Croneborg | 1951 – December 1956 | Envoy | [39][2] | |
Adolf Croneborg | December 1956 – 1959 | Ambassador | [39][2] | |
Åke Malmaeus | 1959–1963 | Ambassador | [40] | |
Jan Stenström | 1964–1968 | Ambassador | [41] | |
Harry Bagge | 1969–1973 | Ambassador | [42] | |
Östen Lundborg | 1973–1975 | Ambassador | [43] | |
Lennart Myrsten | 1975–1977 | Ambassador | [44] | |
Rune Nyström | 1977–1981 | Ambassador | [45] | |
Henrik Liljegren | 1982–1985 | Ambassador | [46] | |
Lennart Dafgård | 1985–1989 | Ambassador | [47] | |
Erik Cornell | 1990–1995 | Ambassador | [48] | |
Michael Sahlin | 1995–1998 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Baku (from 1997). | [49] |
Henrik Liljegren | 1998–2001 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Baku. | [50] |
Ann Dismorr | 2001–2005 | Ambassador | Also accredited to Baku. | [51] |
Christer Asp | 2005–2010 | Ambassador | [52] | |
Håkan Åkesson | 2010–2013 | Ambassador | ||
Lars Wahlund | 2013–2018 | Ambassador | [53] | |
Annika Molin Hellgren | 1 September 2018 – 2020 | Ambassador | [54] | |
Staffan Herrström | 1 September 2020 – 2023 | Ambassador | [55] | |
Malena Mård | August 2023 – present | Ambassador | [56] |
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ The ambassador's residence is located at the same place as the chancery.[1]
- ^ Von Brentano was an envoy in Constantinople on a special mission on 22 January 1789 (Swedish minister in Constantinople along with Pehr Olof von Asp on 24 February 1791, according to a renewed letter of credence, which, however, was to be retained by von Asp for the time being and probably was not used).[11]
- ^ Assumed the position in 1941.[36]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ankara, Turkiet. Ambassadanläggning" [Ankara, Turkey. Embassy facility] (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Nytt ambassadavtal" [New embassy agreement]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 December 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 186. SELIBR 10076758.
- ^ a b Jägerskiöld, Olof (1971–1973). "Carl Fredrik Höpken, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 19. National Archives of Sweden. p. 726. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b Boëthius, Bertil (1927). "Edvard Carleson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 7. National Archives of Sweden. p. 428. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1925). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 829. SELIBR 10076137.
- ^ Lund, Herbert (1929). "Ulric Celsing". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 8. National Archives of Sweden. p. 226. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Jarring, Gunnar (1985–1987). "Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 753. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1927). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 3 Gadde-Höökenberg. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 529. SELIBR 10076750.
- ^ a b Naumann, Erik (1918). "Carl Gustaf Adlerberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 1. National Archives of Sweden. p. 103. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b Jacobson, Lenn (1926). "Georg Joseph Friedrich Brentano, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 6. National Archives of Sweden. p. 220. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1925). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 183. SELIBR 10076137.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1928). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 4 Igelström-Lillietopp. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 386. SELIBR 10076751.
- ^ a b Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1930). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 5 Lind af Hageby-von Porten. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 624. SELIBR 10076756.
- ^ Åberg, Alf (1982–1984). "Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 24. National Archives of Sweden. p. 609. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1928). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 4 Igelström-Lillietopp. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 7. SELIBR 10076751.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 368. SELIBR 10076764.
- ^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. (27 June 2024). "Georg Sibbern". Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1934). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 8 Stålarm-Voltemat. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 624. SELIBR 10076764.
- ^ a b c Jacobson, G. (1924). "Oscar Magnus F Björnstjerna". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 4. National Archives of Sweden. p. 699. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1930). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 5 Lind af Hageby-von Porten. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 644. SELIBR 10076756.
- ^ a b "Utnämnde" [Appointed]. Upsalaposten (in Swedish). No. 12. 9 February 1869. p. 1. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Diplomatiska kåren" [Diplomatic corps]. Stockholms-Posten (in Swedish). No. 54. 12 May 1869. p. 1. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ a b Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1926). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 2 af Chapman-Fägerstråle. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 445. SELIBR 10076748.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 261. SELIBR 10076758.
- ^ a b Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1932). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 7 Schildt-Sture. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 589. SELIBR 10076761.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1925). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 258. SELIBR 10076137.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1931). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 6 Posse-von Scheven. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 137. SELIBR 10076758.
- ^ Elgenstierna, Gustaf, ed. (1925). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor (in Swedish). Vol. 1 Abrahamsson-Celsing. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 126. SELIBR 10076137.
- ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för året 1930 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1930. pp. 187, 192.
- ^ Wahlbäck, Krister (1969–1971). "Carl G Heidenstam, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 18. National Archives of Sweden. p. 536. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1934 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1934. pp. 194, 196, 199.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1935 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1935. p. 196.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1937 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1937. pp. 207, 211.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1939 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1939. pp. 218, 222.
- ^ a b Rockberger, Nicolaus (1985–1987). "Einar Modig". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 25. National Archives of Sweden. p. 600. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? [Who's Who?] (in Swedish). Vol. 1, Stor–Stockholm (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem bokförlag. p. 1302. SELIBR 53509.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1951 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1951. p. 298.
- ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för året 1959 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1959. p. 304.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 1963 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 310.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 323.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1973). Sveriges statskalender 1973 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. p. 360. SELIBR 3682755.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 423. ISBN 91-38-02088-2. SELIBR 3682757.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1977). Sveriges statskalender 1977 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 456. ISBN 91-38-03338-0. SELIBR 3682758.
- ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 365. ISBN 91-38-06008-6. SELIBR 3682762.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1985). Sveriges statskalender 1985 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber Allmänna. p. 363. ISBN 91-38-90564-7. SELIBR 3682783.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1989). Sveriges statskalender 1989 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 380. ISBN 9138121735. SELIBR 3682768.
- ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 194. ISBN 91-38-30428-7. SELIBR 3682775.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 172, 194. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 172, 194. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
- ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 170, 192. ISBN 9138321971. SELIBR 9879458.
- ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 200. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
- ^ "Nya ambassadörer till Turkiet, Estland och Somalia" [New ambassadors to Turkey, Estonia and Somalia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Turkiet" [New ambassador in Turkey] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Ny ambassadör i Turkiet" [New ambassador in Turkey] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Malena Mård ny ambassadör i Turkiet" [Malena Mård new ambassador in Turkey] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Embassy of Sweden, Ankara, official website (in Swedish)