List of ambassadors of Sweden to Cambodia

Ambassador of
Sweden to Cambodia
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Anna Hammargren
since 2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Phnom Penh
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatBangkok, Thailand[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderTord Hagen
FormationJanuary 1961

The Ambassador of Sweden to Cambodia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of Cambodia) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the king of Cambodia and government of Cambodia. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Phnom Penh, Sweden's ambassador in Bangkok is co-accredited in Phnom Penh.

History

In January 1961, an agreement was reached between Sweden and Cambodia to establish diplomatic relations. Sweden's ambassador in Bangkok, Tord Hagen, was appointed to also be ambassador in Phnom Penh.[1] In March the same year, he presented his credentials to Cambodia's head of state, Prince Norodom Sihanouk.[2]

In October 1975, it was reported that the Cambodian government had granted agrément to Sweden's ambassador in Beijing, Kaj Björk. He was then co-accredited as Swedish ambassador in Phnom Penh. Björk was thereby one of the first diplomats to be granted agrément in Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge took power there in April 1975.[3]

From the formation of the satellite state People's Republic of Kampuchea in 1979 until the monarchy was restored in 1993, Sweden had no accredited ambassador in Cambodia. From 1993, Sweden's ambassador in Bangkok was co-accredited in Phnom Penh.[4]

From the 1990s until 2010, Sweden had a section office (Development Co-operation Section) in Phnom Penh, under the Swedish embassy in Bangkok. This section office was staffed with SIDA personnel, where the head of the office had the diplomatic rank of counsellor (and in the final year minister counsellor).[5][6]

Sweden opened an embassy in Cambodia in August 2010.[6] On 26 November 2020, the Swedish government decided that the embassy would be closed down.[7] In November 2021, the embassy in Phnom Penh was closed, and on 1 December 2021 it was converted into a section office, under the embassy in Bangkok.[b] Thereafter, the Swedish ambassador in Bangkok was once again co-accredited to Phnom Penh.

List of representatives

Name Period Resident/Non resident Title Notes Presented credentials Ref
Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)
Tord Hagen 1961–1964 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. March 1961 [9][2]
Lennart Petri 1965–1969 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Beijing. [10]
Arne Björnberg 1969–1970 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Beijing. [11]
Khmer Republic (1970–1975)
Arne Björnberg 1970–1974 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Beijing. [11]
Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979)
Kaj Björk 1975–1979 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Beijing. [12]
People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1989) and State of Cambodia (1989–1993)
– 1979–1993 Non-resident Ambassador Vacant
Kingdom of Cambodia (1993–present)
Eva Heckscher 1993–1996 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. [4]
Sven-Åke-Svensson 1996–1999 Resident Counsellor [13]
Inga Eriksson Fogh 1997–1998 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. [14]
Daniel Asplund 1999–2002 Resident Counsellor [15]
Jan Axel Nordlander 1999–2004 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. [16]
Claes Leijon 2002–2006 Resident Counsellor [17]
Jonas Hafström 2004–2007 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. [18]
Eva Smedberg 2006–2009 Resident Counsellor [19]
Lennart Linnér 2007–2010 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. 4 January 2008 [5][20]
Eva Asplund 2009–2010[c] Resident Minister counsellor [5]
Anne Höglund 2010–2013 Resident Ambassador [21]
Anna Maj Hultgård 2013–2016 Resident Ambassador 24 October 2013 [22][23]
Maria Sargren September 2016 – 2019 Resident Ambassador 7 October 2016 [24][25]
Björn Häggmark 1 September 2019 – 2021 Resident Ambassador 7 November 2019 [26][27]
Jon Åström Gröndahl 2021–2023 Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. 22 April 2022 [28]
Anna Hammargren 2023–present Non-resident Ambassador Resident in Bangkok. 19 February 2024 [29]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Sweden’s ambassador in Bangkok is co-accredited in Phnom Penh.
  2. ^ On 22 December 2023, the Swedish government decided to phase out the bilateral development cooperation with Cambodia as of 31 December 2024, and thus it was also decided that the section office in Phnom Penh would be closed on 30 September 2024.[8]
  3. ^ Asplund remained minister counsellor after the embassy opened in 2010, but no longer acted as head now that a resident ambassador had been appointed in connection with the opening of the embassy.

References

  1. ^ "Överenskommelse har träffats..." [Agreement has been reached]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 21 January 1961. p. A9. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Sveriges sändebud i Thailand" [Sweden's ambassador in Thailand]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 March 1961. p. 14A. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Sverige en av de första i Kambodja" [Sweden one of the first in Cambodia]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Beijing. TT. 26 October 1975. p. 19. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 186. ISBN 9138350211. SELIBR 3682781.
  5. ^ a b c Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 185. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  6. ^ a b "Ambassaden" [The embassy] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Phnom Penh. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Sveriges närvaro i Kambodja förändras" [Sweden's presence in Cambodia is changing] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 26 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Utvecklingssamarbete i Kambodja" [Development cooperation in Cambodia] (in Swedish). Sweden Abroad - Sweden in Cambodia. 7 August 2024. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  9. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 430. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
  10. ^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. p. 819. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. SELIBR 3681523.
  11. ^ a b Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1981 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1981] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1980. p. 120. ISBN 91-1-805012-3. SELIBR 3681525.
  12. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 344. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
  13. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 184. ISBN 91-38-31445-2. SELIBR 3682778.
  14. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 182. ISBN 9138313111. SELIBR 3682777.
  15. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 184. ISBN 9138319519. SELIBR 8428312.
  16. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 177. ISBN 91-38-32120-3. SELIBR 89506762.
  17. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 182. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
  18. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 179. ISBN 9138323583. SELIBR 10414913.
  19. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2009). Sveriges statskalender 2009 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 187. ISBN 978-91-38-32464-6. SELIBR 11452377.
  20. ^ "Credentials of Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden". www.norodomsihamoni.org. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  21. ^ Wildau, Bjarne (3 June 2010). "Anne Höglund Appointed Ambassador to Cambodia". Scandasia. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  22. ^ Rønnelund, Sofie (20 November 2023). "Previous Swedish Ambassador to Cambodia passes away". Scandasia. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  23. ^ "Credentials of Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden". www.norodomsihamoni.org. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  24. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Kambodja" [New ambassador to Cambodia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  25. ^ "Credentials of Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden". www.norodomsihamoni.org. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  26. ^ "Ny ambassadör i Kambodja" [New ambassador to Cambodia] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  27. ^ "Credentials of Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden". www.norodomsihamoni.org. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  28. ^ "Credentials of Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden". www.norodomsihamoni.org. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  29. ^ "Credentials of Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden". www.norodomsihamoni.org. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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