The Ambassador of Sweden to France (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the French Republic) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of France and the government of France.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesRefsKingdom of France (–1792)Hugo Grotius1634–1645?Schering Rosenhane1647–1649AmbassadorPower of attorney on 29 November 1647.Clas Åkesson Tott1661–1662?Otto Wilhelm KönigsmarckApril 1666 – 1667AmbassadorPower of attorney on 31 May 1665.Clas Åkesson Tott1672–1674?Second termCarl Bonde7 October 1674 – ?Envoy extraordinaryNils Lillieroot9 November 1677 – November 1677Envoy extraordinaryNils Lillieroot31 March 1681 — 1689EnvoyWith a break in service in 1686Johan Palmquist6 April 1697 – 1702ResidentDaniel Cronström 13 August 1702 – 3 November 1703ResidentDaniel Cronström 4 November 1703 – 30 August 1719Envoy extraordinaryDied in office.Carl Gustaf Bielke19 October 1719 – 27 February 1721Envoy extraordinaryNiclas Peter von Gedda6 May 1721 – 1725ResidentNiclas Peter von Gedda16 August 1725 – 1728EnvoyNiclas Peter von Gedda1 December 1730 – 1736Minister PlenipotentiaryPer Axel Fleming1738–1742MinisterCarl Gustaf Tessin1739–1742Minister PlenipotentiaryClaes Ekeblad1742–1744EnvoyCarl Fredrik SchefferFebruary 1744 – 1752EnvoyUlrik Scheffer1752–1763EnvoyUlrik Scheffer1763–1765AmbassadorGustaf Philip Creutz7 January 1766 – 1772EnvoyGustaf Philip Creutz6 October 1772 – 1783AmbassadorErik Magnus Staël von HolsteinMay 1783 – 1783Chargé d'affairesErik Magnus Staël von Holstein31 July 1783 – 1783Minister PlenipotentiaryErik Magnus Staël von Holstein24 November 1783 – February 1792AmbassadorFrench First Republic (1792–1804)Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein25 February 1793 – November 1793AmbassadorErik Magnus Staël von Holstein23 February 1795 – August 1796AmbassadorCarl Gustaf König22 November 1796 – 1797Chargé d'affairesErik Magnus Staël von Holstein20 February 1798 – 1798Commissioner PlenipotentiaryErik Magnus Staël von Holstein4 April 1798 – 13 July 1799Minister PlenipotentiaryCarl August Ehrensvärd23 May 1801 – 28 March 1804Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaryFrench Republic (1804–1808) and First French Empire (1808–1815)Gustaf Lagerbielke8 August 1810 – 16 April 1811Envoy24 May 1811 – 29 December 1812 Chargé d'affairesKingdom of France (1815–1830)Elof Signeul1 October 1815 – 8 November 1817Chargé d'affairesCarl Hochschild16 October 1817 – 1818Chargé d'affairesGustaf Löwenhielm4 April 1818 – 1830EnvoyKingdom of France (1830–1848)Gustaf Löwenhielm1830 – 8 February 1856EnvoyGeorg Adelswärd8 July 1844 – 16 September 1844Chargé d'affaires ad interimFrench Second Republic (1848–1852)Georg Adelswärd31 July 1850 – 8 September 1850Chargé d'affaires ad interimGeorg Adelswärd12 July 1852 – 12 August 1852Chargé d'affaires ad interimSecond French Empire (1852–1870)Carl August Järta1853–1856Chargé d'affairesLudvig Manderström8 January 1856 – 1858EnvoyGeorg Adelswärd15 June 1858 – 1870EnvoyFrench Third Republic (1870–1940)Georg Adelswärd1870 – 14 December 1877EnvoyGeorg Sibbern1878–1884EnvoyCarl Lewenhaupt30 September 1884 – 1889EnvoyGustaf Adolf Sixten Axel August Lewenhaupt1 November 1889 – 21 November 1889Chargé d'affairesFrederik Georg Knut Due1890–1899EnvoyHenrik Åkerman1899 – 13 June 1905EnvoyDied in office.August Gyldenstolpe1905–1918EnvoyAlbert Ehrensvärd11 June 1918 – 4 May 1934EnvoyEinar Hennings1934–1940EnvoyFrench State (1940–1944)Einar Hennings1940–1944EnvoyProvisional Government of the French Republic (1944–1946)Erik Boheman1944–1946EnvoyFrench Fourth Republic (1946–1958)Erik Boheman1946–1947EnvoyKarl Ivan Westman1947 – 15 October 1947EnvoyKarl Ivan Westman15 October 1947 – 1956AmbassadorRagnar Kumlin1956–1958AmbassadorFrench Fifth Republic (1958–present)Ragnar Kumlin1958–1965AmbassadorRolf Sohlman2 November 1965 – 23 July 1967AmbassadorDied in office.Gunnar Hägglöf1967–1971AmbassadorIngemar Hägglöf1971–1978AmbassadorSverker Åström1978–1982AmbassadorCarl Lidbom1982–1992AmbassadorStig Brattström1992–1996AmbassadorÖrjan Berner1996–2001AmbassadorFrank Belfrage2001–2006AmbassadorKrister Kumlin2006–2007Chargé d'affaires ad interimGunnar Lund2007–2014AmbassadorAlso accredited to Monaco (from 2009).Veronika Wand-Danielsson2014–2020AmbassadorAlso accredited to Monaco.Håkan ÅkessonSeptember 2020 – 2025AmbassadorAlso accredited to Monaco.Caroline Vicini2025–presentAmbassadorAlso accredited to Monaco.
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See also France–Sweden relations Embassy of Sweden, Paris
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