The Ambassador of Sweden to Israel (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the State of Israel ) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Israel and government of Israel .
History
On 16 February 1949, Sweden recognized the State of Israel de facto ,[ 1] and in July 1950, de jure .[ 2] In January 1951, the Swedish government decided to establish a diplomatic mission in Israel , and Gösta Hedengren [sv ] was appointed as the chargé d'affaires there.[ 3] Hedengren and his wife arrived in Haifa on 2 April 1951, aboard the Italian ship Abbazia . They were received by representatives of the Israeli government and then traveled on to Tel Aviv , where he would open the Swedish legation.[ 4] On 4 April 1951, Gösta Hedengren presented his letter of credence to Dr. Walter Eytan at the Israeli Foreign Ministry . The Tel Aviv newspaper Maariv wrote at the time that "the appointment marks the end of the tragic Swedish-Israeli conflict that began with the murder of Count Folke Bernadotte ".[ 5]
In June 1953, Jens Malling was appointed as the new chargé d'affaires .[ 6] He arrived at Lod Airport on 2 July 1953, and was received by representatives of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Swedish legation.[ 7] In February 1956, Malling was appointed as Sweden's first envoy to Tel Aviv.[ 8] He presented his letter of credence on 15 March 1956, to Israeli President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi in the presence of Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett .[ 9]
In September 1957, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Israeli governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies . The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary . In connection with this, Sweden's envoy to Tel Aviv, Östen Lundborg, was designated as ambassador .[ 10]
Between 1981 and 2002, the ambassador held a dual accreditation to Nicosia , Cyprus.
List of representatives
Gallery
See also
References
^ "Veckans händelser" [This week's events]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 19 February 1949. p. 8A. Retrieved 3 December 2024 .
^ "Sverige erkänner Israel de jure" [Sweden recognizes Israel de jure]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 14 July 1950. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ "Beskickningschef utsedd i Tel Aviv" [Head of mission appointed in Tel Aviv]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 27 January 1951. p. A9. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ "Sveriges första chargé d'affaires i Israel" [Sweden's first chargé d'affaires in Israel]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 4 April 1951. p. A5. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ a b "Israel välkomnar det svenska sändebudet" [Israel welcomes the Swedish emissary]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Tel Aviv. AP. 6 April 1951. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ "Nya sändebud" [New emissaries]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 6 June 1953. p. 8A. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ "Sveriges nye chargé d'affaires i Israel" [Sweden's new chargé d'affaires in Israel]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 3 July 1953. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ "Nya ambassadörer i Oslo, Paris och Peking. Stor omflyttning förestår bland sändebuden" [New ambassadors in Oslo, Paris and Beijing. A large relocation is expected among the emissaries]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 February 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ a b "Sveriges nye beskickningschef" [Sweden's new head of mission]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 March 1956. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ a b c "Nya ambassader" [New embassies]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 21 September 1957. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985 ] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 455. ISBN 91-1-843222-0 . SELIBR 3681527 .
^ a b Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1966). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1967 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1967 ] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 614. SELIBR 3681518 .
^ a b "Svenskt personbyte i Koreakommissionen" [Swedish personnel change in the Korea Commission]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 March 1955. p. 4A. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ a b "Omflyttning av Koreasvenskarna" [Relocation of the Swedes in Korea]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 6 October 1955. p. A7. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ a b Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969 ] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 613. SELIBR 3681519 .
^ Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985 ] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 1089. ISBN 91-1-843222-0 . SELIBR 3681527 .
^ Sveriges statskalender 1966 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1966. p. 294.
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender 1970 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 353.
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1975). Sveriges statskalender 1975 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 409. ISBN 91-38-02088-2 . SELIBR 3682757 .
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 342. ISBN 91-38-04622-9 . SELIBR 3682760 .
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1983). Sveriges statskalender 1983 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. pp. 345, 351. ISBN 9138071576 . SELIBR 3682764 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1987). Sveriges statskalender 1987 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 350, 356. ISBN 91-38-09751-6 . SELIBR 3682766 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. pp. 350, 356. ISBN 913812694X . SELIBR 3682771 .
^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 179, 184. ISBN 9138350211 . SELIBR 3682781 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 177, 182. ISBN 91-38-31445-2 . SELIBR 3682778 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 177, 182. ISBN 9138319519 . SELIBR 8428312 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 177. ISBN 9138323583 . SELIBR 10414913 .
^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 183. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9 . SELIBR 11846164 .
^ "Ny ambassadör i Israel" [New ambassador in Israel] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs . 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ "Ny ambassadör i Israel" [New ambassador in Israel] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs . 22 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ "Ny ambassadör i Israel" [New ambassador in Israel] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs . 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
^ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Tel Aviv. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024 .
^ "Ny ambassadör i Israel" [New ambassador in Israel] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs . 1 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024 .
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