List of ambassadors of Sweden to North Korea

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Coordinates: 39°01′23″N 125°47′32″E / 39.023085°N 125.792273°E / 39.023085; 125.792273
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Ambassador of Sweden to North Korea
Sveriges ambassad i Pyongyang [sv]
German, British, and Swedish embassy in Munsu-dong District in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Incumbent
Joachim Bergstrom
since 2019
Inaugural holderArne Björnberg [sv]
Formation1973

The Swedish Ambassador in Pyongyang is the official representative of the Government in Stockholm to the Government of North Korea the (People's Republic of Korea). Sweden is the protecting power of United States interests in North Korea. Until 2001, Sweden was the only western state with unbroken diplomatic representation in the city. The Swedish embassy has consular representation for Australia, Canada and the Nordic countries.

List of representatives[edit]

Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations Prime Minister of Sweden Government of North Korea Term end
1973 Arne Björnberg [sv] with residence in Beijing. Olof Palme Kim Il Sung 1974
1975 Kaj Björk with residence in Beijing. Olof Palme Kim Il Sung 1980
1975 Erik Cornell [sv] Chargé d'affaires Olof Palme Kim Il Sung 1977
1977 Karlerik Nordenquist [sv] Chargé d'affaires Thorbjörn Fälldin Kim Il Sung 1979
1980 Sten Sundfeldt [sv] Thorbjörn Fälldin Kim Il Sung 1982
1982 Per Fritzson Chargé d'affaires Olof Palme Kim Il Sung 1983
1984 Lars Bergquist [sv] Olof Palme Kim Il Sung 1988
1988 Björn Skala May 22, 1985: Sveriges ambassad i Wien [sv] Ingvar Carlsson Kim Il Sung 1992
1992 Sven Linder [sv] with residence in Beijing. Carl Bildt Kim Il Sung 1997
1995 Åke Lövquist Chargé d'affaires Ingvar Carlsson Kim Jong Il 1997
1997 Kjell Anneling [sv] Göran Persson Kim Jong Il 2001
2001 Paul Beijer Chargé d'affaires Göran Persson Kim Jong Il 2002
2002 Paul Beijer Göran Persson Kim Jong Il 2005
2005 Mats Foyer Göran Persson Kim Jong Il 2010
2010 Barbro Elm Fredrik Reinfeldt Kim Jong Il 2012
2012 Karl-Olof Andersson (diplomat) Fredrik Reinfeldt Kim Jong Un 2014
2014 Torkel Stiernlöf [sv] Stefan Löfven Kim Jong Un 2017
2017 Jonas Michael Wendel [1] Stefan Löfven Kim Jong Un 2019
2019 Joachim Bergstrom Stefan Löfven Kim Jong Un 2021
2021 Andreas Bengtsson Magdalena Andersson Kim Jong Un Incumbent

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kim Yong Nam Meets Swedish Ambassador | Korean News". Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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