The Ambassador of Sweden to Eritrea (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the State of Eritrea) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Eritrea and government of Eritrea. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Asmara, Sweden's ambassador to Eritrea is resident in Stockholm, Sweden.
History Sweden recognized Eritrea as a sovereign and independent state on 24 May 1993. Sweden was represented at the independence celebrations in Eritrea's capital, Asmara, by the State Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Department for Development Cooperation, , and the ambassador in Addis Ababa, Birgitta Karlström Dorph.
On 17 June 1993, the Swedish government decided to conclude an agreement with Eritrea on the establishment of diplomatic relations in Asmara on 11 June and in Stockholm on 21 June 1993. The agreement entered into force on 24 June 1993 through an exchange of notes. The agreement was signed by Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Margaretha af Ugglas, and Eritrea's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo.
During the first years, from 1993 to 1998, Sweden's ambassador in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was concurrently accredited to Asmara, Eritrea. After that, the post remained vacant for a number of years before being filled in 2003 by a Stockholm-based ambassador, who has since been resident in Stockholm.
List of representatives NamePeriodTitleResident / Concurrent accreditationNotesPresented credentialsRefAnn Wilkens1993–1995AmbassadorResident in Addis AbabaCarl Olof Cederblad1995–1998AmbassadorResident in Addis Ababa–1999–2003AmbassadorVacantFolke Löfgren2003–2005AmbassadorResident in StockholmFebruary 2004Bengt Sparre2005–2006AmbassadorResident in Stockholm–2007–2007AmbassadorVacantFredrik Schiller17 January 2008 – 2012AmbassadorResident in StockholmSeptember 2008Annika Molin Hellgren2012–2015AmbassadorResident in StockholmJune 2013Per Enarsson12 February 2015 – 2019AmbassadorResident in StockholmFebruary 2016Svante Liljegren31 January 2019 – 2023AmbassadorResident in StockholmDecember 2019Jenny Ohlsson1 October 2023 – presentAmbassadorResident in Stockholm17 November 2023
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