List of ambassadors of Sweden to the United States

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United States of America is in charge of Sweden's diplomatic mission to the United States.

The Swedish embassy is located at the House of Sweden (inaugurated in 2006) at 2900 K Street in Washington, D.C. Previously the embassy was housed in rented space at, first Watergate 600, and later, 1501 M Street NW.

List of Ambassadors

Resident Ministers (1812–1919)

• 1782 Samuel Gustaf Hermelin
• 1812–1819 Johan Albert Kantzow
• 1819–1831 Berndt Robert Gustaf Stackelberg

Chargé d'affaires (1919–1945)

• 1921–1926 Axel Fingal Wallenberg
• 1925–1945 Wollmar Boström

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (from 1945)

• 1948–1958 Erik Boheman
• 1958–1964 Gunnar Jarring
• 1972 Yngve Möller (appointed but never took admission due to a break in Swedish–American diplomatic relations.)
• 1974–1989 Wilhelm Wachtmeister
• 1989–1993 Anders Thunborg
• 1993–1997 Henrik Liljegren
• 1997–2000 Rolf Ekéus
• 2000–2005 Jan Eliasson
• 2005–2007 Gunnar Lund
• 2007-present Jonas Hafström

See also

• Swedish-American relations
• Diplomatic missions of Sweden
• United States Ambassador to Sweden