The Ambassador of Sweden to Uganda (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Uganda) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Uganda and government of Uganda.
History On the occasion of Uganda's proclamation of independence on 9 October 1962, Sweden's prime minister, Tage Erlander, sent a congratulatory telegram to Uganda's prime minister, Milton Obote. He stated that the Swedish government recognized Uganda as a sovereign and independent state and expressed its desire to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Uganda. At the independence celebrations in Kampala, Sweden was represented by Consul General Otto Rathsman, who served as Ambassadeur en mission spéciale, tasked with conveying the Swedish king's congratulations. Two years later, after Rathsman became Sweden's ambassador in Nairobi, he was also accredited as Sweden's first ambassador to Kampala.
In 1999, Sweden's embassy in Kampala was opened, and in July of the same year, Hans Andersson was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador in Kampala.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleNotesRefSovereign State of Uganda (1963–1967) and Republic of Uganda (1967–1971)Otto Rathsman1964–1966AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Carl Gustaf Béve1966–1968AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Carl-George Crafoord1969–1971AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Second Republic of Uganda (1971–1979)Carl-George Crafoord1971–1973AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Lennart Rydfors1973–1978AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Third Republic of Uganda (1979–1986)Cecilia Nettelbrandt1979–1983AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Arne Fältheim1983–1986AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Fourth Republic of Uganda (1986–present)Arne Fältheim1986–1988AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Nils Revelius1989–1993AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Lars-Göran Engfeldt1993–1998AmbassadorResident in Nairobi.Hans Andersson1999–2002AmbassadorErik Åberg2002–2006AmbassadorAnders Johnson2007–2011AmbassadorUrban Andersson2011–2016AmbassadorAccredited to Kigali (from 2014).Per LindgärdeOctober 2016 – 2021AmbassadorAccredited to Bangui (from 2017) and N'Djamena (from 2018).Uganda: Central African Republic: Chad: Maria Håkansson2021–2026AmbassadorAccredited to Bangui (from 2022) and N'Djamena (from 2025).Uganda: Central African Republic: Chad: Anna-Maria OlssonAugust 2026 – presentAmbassador
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