The Ambassador of Sweden to Kenya (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Kenya) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Kenya and government of Kenya. The ambassador is concurrently accredited to neighboring countries and to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi.

History In April 1962, Otto Rathsman was appointed Consul General to a career consulate general, which, according to a parliamentary decision, was to be established in Nairobi. On the occasion of the proclamation of Kenya's independence on 12 December 1963, Sweden's Prime Minister Tage Erlander stated in a congratulatory telegram to Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta that the Swedish government recognized Kenya as a sovereign and independent state, and expressed the Swedish government's desire to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Kenya. Sweden was represented at the independence celebrations in Kenya by Consul General Rathsman in Nairobi, in the capacity of Ambassadeur émission spéciale. During the council meeting on 31 January 1964, Consul General Rathsman was appointed ambassador to Nairobi, following Kenya's achievement of independence on 12 December the previous year.

Since 1964, Sweden's ambassador to Kenya has been concurrently accredited to neighboring countries: Burundi (1964–1966, 1973–present), Comoros (1998–present), Rwanda (1964–1966, 1973–2012), Seychelles (1978–1981, 1998–present), Tanzania (1964–1968), Uganda (1964–1998), and Zambia (1964–1967). The ambassador is also accredited to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi.

List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesPresented credentialsRefOtto Rathsman1964–1966AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, and Lusaka.Carl Gustaf Béve1966–1968AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura (until 1967), Dar es Salaam, Kampala, and Lusaka (until 1967).Carl-George Crafoord1968–1973AmbassadorDual accreditation to Kampala (from 1969).Lennart Rydfors1973–1978AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura (from 1975), Kigali (from 1974), and Kampala.Cecilia Nettelbrandt1978–1983AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kampala (from 1979), Kigali, and Victoria (1979–1981).Arne Fältheim1983–1988AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kampala, and Kigali, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat (from 1987).Nils Gunnar Revelius1988–1993AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kampala, and Kigali (all three from 1989), as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat.Lars-Göran Engfeldt1993–1998AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura (from 1994), Kampala, and Kigali, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat.Inga Björk-Klevby1998–2002AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria.Bo Göransson2003–2006AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria.Anna Brandt2006–2009AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat.Ann DismorrSeptember 2009 – 2012AmbassadorDual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat.Johan Borgstam2012–2017AmbassadorDual accreditation to Moroni and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat.Anna Jardfelt Melvin1 September 2017 – 2020AmbassadorDual accreditation to Moroni and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat.Kenya: Comoros: Seychelles: Caroline Vicini1 September 2020 – 2025AmbassadorDual accreditation to Moroni and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat.Kenya: Comoros: Seychelles: Håkan Åkesson2025–presentAmbassadorDual accreditation to Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat.3 September 2025Kenya: ; Credentials: Seychelles: UNEP/UN-Habitat:

See also Kenya–Sweden relations

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