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Embassy of Sweden in Rome
Map
LocationRome
AddressAmbasciata di Svezia
Piazza Rio de Janeiro 3
00161 ROMA RM
Italy
AmbassadorJan Björklund (since 2020)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Embassy of Sweden in Rome is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Italy. The current building was built between 1965-1966 and completed in 1967.[1]

History

The Swedish Legation in Rome has very old roots. Already in the 1400s, Sweden dispatched a delegate to protect Swedish interests at the Roman Curia, the highest administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church. Today, the Embassy of Sweden covers Italy and the cross-accredited country of San Marino.[1] The embassy is also responsible for Sweden's relations with the UN bodies based in Rome – Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).[2]

Buildings

Embassy building

The building that now houses the Embassy of Sweden is located at Piazza Rio de Janeiro 3 and was designed in the years 1965–66 and completed in 1967.[2] In April 1977, Sweden purchased the property from the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) through National Property Board of Sweden's predecessor the National Board of Public Building (Byggnadsstyrelsen). PIME, an organisation that dates back over 150 years, also owned the villa that previously stood on the same plot. Not far from Villa Borghese lies the Piazza Rio de Janeiro in north-east Rome. With its modernist facade, the property stands apart from the surrounding buildings in the area, which are older and more classical in nature.[2]

Residence

The ambassadorial residence is centrally located on Via di Villa Patrizi 5. The property is 1,500 square meters and is set in a well-kept green, sparkling garden surrounded by tall walls and stately gates.[3] The Swedish state bought the property on 18 April 1922. In connection with the purchase, architect Ragnar Hjort was commissioned to draw up documents for redevelopment, and his proposal was then not implemented. The building has been renovated and rebuilt several times. Among other things, a garage, a new entrance and a greenhouse have been added. In 2008-2009, the National Property Board of Sweden carried out a project that attempted to return to a more authentic plaster facade. The new plaster facade now blends into the surrounding buildings.[3]

Heads of Mission

Name Period Title Accreditation City
Geronimo Marchelli 1766–1788 Chargé d’affaires Genoa
Georg Gustaf Wrangel 1788–1793 Minister Plenipotentiary Genoa
Francesco Piranesi 1790–1794 Resident Rome
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt 1792–1794 Minister Plenipotentiary Genoa
Johan Cläes Lagersvärd 1793–1814 Chargé d’affaires
Francesco Piranesi 1794–1798 Minister
Johan Cläes Lagersvärd 1814–1836 Minister Resident
Johan Wilhelm Bergman 1841–1852 Chargé d’affaires
Carl Wachtmeister 1852–1858 Chargé d’affaires
Carl Edward Wilhelm Piper 1859–1861 Chargé d’affaires
Carl Fredrik Hochschild 1861–1863 Chargé d’affaires
Carl Fredrik Hochschild 1863–1865 Minister Resident
Carl Edward Wilhelm Piper 1865–1872 Envoy
Hans Henrik von Essen 1873–1877 Envoy
Frans Theodor Lindstrand 1877–1889 Envoy
Carl Bildt 1889–1902 Envoy
Thor von Ditten 1903–1905 Envoy
Carl Bildt 1905–1920 Envoy
Augustin Beck-Friis 1920–1927 Envoy
Erik Sjöborg 1928–1937 Envoy
Einar af Wirsén 1937–1940 Envoy
Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis 1940–1942 Envoy
Joen Lagerberg 1942–1946 Envoy
Christian Günther 1946–1950 Envoy
Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis 1950–1956 Envoy
Hans Gustaf Beck-Friis 1956–1956 Ambassador
Eric von Post 1956–1965 Ambassador
Brynolf Eng 1966–1973 Ambassador Also accredited to Valletta.[4]
Dick Hichens-Bergström 1973–1979 Ambassador Also accredited to Valletta.[4]
Axel Lewenhaupt 1979–1983 Ambassador Also accredited to Valletta.[4]
Eric Virgin 1983–1986 Ambassador Also accredited to Valletta.[4]
Sven Fredrik Hedin 1986–1989 Ambassador
Ola Ullsten 1989–1995 Ambassador Also accredited to Tirana (from 1992).
Torsten Örn 1996–1998 Ambassador Also accredited to Tirana.
Göran Berg 1998–2002 Ambassador Also accredited to Tirana.
Staffan Wrigstad 2002–2006 Ambassador Also accredited to Tirana.
Anders Bjurner 2006–2010 Ambassador Also accredited to Tirana.
Ruth Jacoby 2010–2015 Ambassador Also accredited to the City of San Marino.[5]
Robert Rydberg 2015–2020 Ambassador Also accredited to the City of San Marino.[6]
Jan Björklund 2020–present Ambassador

References

  1. ^ a b "Rom, Italien. Amabassadkansli" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Rome, Italy, Embassy of Sweden". National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Rom, Italien. Ambassadörsresidenset" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Cachia, Francis (14 November 2009). "Diplomatic Relations between Malta and Sweden". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Regeringen utser nya ambassadörer" (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. ^ "CV - AMBASSADOR ROBERT RYDBERG" (PDF). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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