List of ambassadors of Sweden to the Czech Republic

Ambassador of Sweden to the Czech Republic
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Fredrik Jörgensen since September 2020
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Swedish Embassy, Prague
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence	Úvoz 13, Hradčany
Seat	Prague, Czech Republic
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Precursor	Ambassador of Sweden to Czechoslovakia
Formation	1992
First holder	Lennart Watz
Website	Swedish Embassy, Prague

The Ambassador of Sweden to the Czech Republic (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Czech Republic) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of the Czech Republic and government of the Czech Republic.

History

On 1 January 1993, Sweden recognized the two new states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Diplomatic relations with the governments in Prague and Bratislava had now been established. The Swedish embassy in Prague in the former Czechoslovakia became an embassy in the newly created Czech Republic and the Swedish ambassador to Czechoslovakia became ambassador to the Czech Republic. Lennart Watz was appointed ambassador in Prague with a dual accreditation in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.^[1]

List of representatives

Name	Period	Title	Notes	Ref
Lennart Watz	1992–1996	Ambassador	Also accredited to Bratislava (1993–1996).	^[2]
Ingmar Karlsson	1996–2001	Ambassador	Also accredited to Bratislava.	^[3]
Harald Fälth	2001–2006	Ambassador		^[4]
Catherine von Heidenstam	2006–2010	Ambassador		^[5]
Annika Jagander	2011–2016	Ambassador
Viktoria Li	September 2016 – 2020	Ambassador		^[6]
Fredrik Jörgensen	September 2020 – present	Ambassador		^[7]

References

^ "Sverige erkände nya stater". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. 2 January 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1184. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 194. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2006). Sveriges statskalender 2006 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 196. ISBN 91-38-32230-7. SELIBR 10156707.
^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 199. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
^ "Ny ambassadör i Tjeckien" [New ambassador in the Czech Republic] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "Ny ambassadör i Tjeckien" [New ambassador in the Czech Republic] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2024.