Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok

Coordinates: 13°44′27″N 100°33′16″E / 13.740855193843657°N 100.55449535275817°E / 13.740855193843657; 100.55449535275817
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Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok
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LocationBangkok
Address8th Floor, One Pacific Place
140 Sukhumvit Road,
between soi 4 and soi 6, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13°44′27″N 100°33′16″E / 13.740855193843657°N 100.55449535275817°E / 13.740855193843657; 100.55449535275817
Opened1959
AmbassadorAnna Hammargren (since 2023)
Jurisdiction Thailand
 Cambodia
 Laos
 Myanmar
WebsiteOfficial website

Embassy of Sweden in

Hua Hin.[1]

History

Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Thailand were established in 1868.[2] Between 1931 and 1959, Sweden had a non-resident envoy accredited to Thailand from Japan and China. In July 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Thai governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. In connection with this, Tord Hagen was appointed Sweden's first ambassador in Bangkok.[3]

Buildings

Chancery

The chancery was located on 231/2 Sathon Tai Road from 1960 to 1964.[4][5] From 1965 to 1975, the chancery was located in the Silom Building, 197/1 Si Lom Road.[6][7]

As of 2024, the embassy is located on the 8th Floor at One Pacific Place, 140 Sukhumvit Road.

Residence

The ambassadorial residence was located at 57 Soi Prasarnmitr, Bang Kapi district between 1965 and 1968.[6][8]

Heads of Mission

Name Period Title Accreditation
Johan Hultman 1931–1936 Envoy Accredited from the embassy in Tokyo.
Widar Bagge 1937–1945 Envoy Accredited from the embassy in Tokyo.
Torsten Hammarström 1948–1951 Envoy Accredited from the embassy in Beijing.
– 1952–1952 – Vacant.[9]
Hugo Wistrand 1953–1956 Envoy Accredited from the embassy in Beijing.
Klas Böök 1956–1959 Envoy Accredited from the embassy in Beijing.
Tord Hagen 1959–1964 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon, Saigon (from 1960) and Phnom Penh (from 1961).
Åke Sjölin 1964–1967 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur and Saigon, Vientiane (from 1965), Singapore (from 1966).
Axel Lewenhaupt 1967–1970 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.[10]
Eric Virgin 1970–1976 Ambassador Also accredited to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Rangoon and Vientiane.
Jean-Christophe Öberg 1976–1981 Ambassador Also accredited to Vientiane and Singapore.
Axel Edelstam 1981–1983 Ambassador Also accredited to Vientiane and Singapore.
Nils-Olov Hasslev 1983–1986 Ambassador Also accredited to Vientiane.
Olov Ternström 1986–1992 Ambassador
Eva Heckscher 1992–1997 Ambassador Also accredited Vientiane, Phnom Penh and Rangoon.[11]
Inga Eriksson Fogh 1997–1999 Ambassador
Jan Axel Nordlander 1999–2004 Ambassador
Jonas Hafström 2004–2007 Ambassador
Lennart Linnér 2007–2011 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon, Vientiane and Manila (from 2008).[12]
Klas Molin 2011–2015 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon, Vientiane and Manila.[13]
Staffan Herrström 2015–2020 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon, Vientiane and Manila (until 2016).[note 1]
Jon Åström Gröndahl 2020–2023 Ambassador Also accredited to Rangoon, Vientiane and Phnom Penh (from 2021).
Anna Hammargren 2023–present Ambassador

Footnotes

  1. ^ The Swedish Embassy in Manila will reopen in 2016 and an ambassador will then be stationed there.

References

  1. ^ "Om oss" [About us] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Thailand" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Bangkok har fått svensk ambassad" [Bangkok has got a Swedish embassy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 11 July 1959. p. A11. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1960 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1960. p. 309.
  5. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1964 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1964. p. 315.
  6. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender 1965 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1965. p. 323.
  7. SELIBR 3682757
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  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1968 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1968. p. 323.
  9. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1952 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1952. p. 304.
  10. ^ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 554.
  11. SELIBR 8261514
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  12. ^ "Ambassadören som flyttade hem" [The ambassador who moved back home] (in Swedish). Motivation.se. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Kreditivbrevsceremoni i Manila" [Letters of credence ceremony in Manila] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

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