The Ambassador of Sweden to Mali (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Mali ) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the head of state of Mali and government of Mali.
Sweden's first ambassador accredited in Bamako was Karl Henrik Andersson [sv ] , who held a dual accreditation from the Swedish embassy in Abidjan , Ivory Coast , starting in 1964.[ 1] The embassy in Abidjan closed in 1967 and responsibility for Mali was transferred to the Swedish embassy in Algiers . Ambassador Claës König [sv ] in Algiers presented his letters of credence to President Moussa Traoré on 28 May 1969.[ 2] Until 1980, the ambassador in Algiers was accredited in Bamako, then for a year from the Swedish embassy in Abidjan, before a Stockholm-based ambassador took over the role until the year 2000. In the 2000s, the Swedish ambassador in Dakar , Senegal, was accredited in Bamako.
Sweden opened an embassy in Bamako in 2010 and appointed a resident ambassador there.[ 3] The ambassador was accredited in neighboring countries.[ 4]
In August 2024, the Swedish ambassador to Mali, Kristina Kühnel, was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours due to a "hostile" statement by a Swedish minister . This move underscored Mali's shift away from Western allies towards Russia, following Sweden's decision to phase out aid due to Mali's ties with Moscow . Relations between Mali and Western nations had deteriorated as Mali, ruled by a military junta, increasingly aligned with Russia.[ 5]
List of representatives [ edit ]
Name
Period
Resident/Non resident
Title
Accreditation
Ref
Karl Henrik Andersson
1964–1967
Non-resident
Ambassador
Accredited from the embassy in Abidjan .
[ 1]
Claës König
1968–1972
Non-resident
Ambassador
Accredited from the embassy in Algiers . Submitted letter of credence on 28 May 1969.
[ 2] [ 6]
Jean-Jacques von Dardel
1972–1974
Non-resident
Ambassador
Accredited from the embassy in Algiers.
[ 7]
Harald Edelstam
1975–1979
Non-resident
Ambassador
Accredited from the embassy in Algiers.
[ 8]
Stig Brattström
1979–1980
Non-resident
Ambassador
Accredited from the embassy in Algiers.
[ 9]
Hans-Olle Olsson
1980–1981
Non-resident
Ambassador
Accredited from the embassy in Abidjan.
[ 10]
–
1982–1982
Non-resident
Ambassador
Vacant.
[ 11]
Erik Cornell
1983–1988
Non-resident
Ambassador
Stationed in Stockholm.
[ 12]
Bengt Holmquist
1989–1992
Non-resident
Ambassador
Stationed in Stockholm.
[ 13]
–
1993–1994
Non-resident
Ambassador
Stationed in Stockholm. Vacant.
[ 14] [ 15]
Magnus Faxén
1994–1995
Non-resident
Ambassador
Stationed in Stockholm.
[ 16]
Nils-Erik Schyberg
1996–1998
Non-resident
Ambassador
Stationed in Stockholm.
[ 17]
–
1999–2000
Non-resident
Ambassador
Stationed in Stockholm. Vacant.
[ 18] [ 19]
Bo Wilén
2000–2002
Non-resident
Ambassador
Accredited from the embassy in Dakar .
[ 20]
Annika Magnusson
2002–2005
Non-resident
Ambassador
Accredited from the embassy in Dakar.
[ 21]
Agneta Bohman
2006–2010
Non-resident
Ambassador
Accredited from the embassy in Dakar.
[ 22]
Carin Wall
2010–2013
Resident
Ambassador
[ 23]
Eva Emnéus
2013–2018
Resident
Ambassador
Also accredited to Niamey (from 2015), Nouakchott (from 2015), and Ouagadougou (from 2015).
[ 24] [ 4] [ 25]
Diana Janse
2019–2021
Resident
Ambassador
Also accredited to Niamey (from 2020).
[ 26] [ 27]
Kristina Kühnel
2021–present
Resident[ a]
Ambassador
Also accredited to Niamey (from 2023).
[ 28] [ 29]
^ Resident until August 2024 when the ambassador was ordered to leave the country.[ 5]
^ a b Sveriges statskalender 1967 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1967. pp. 306, 310.
^ a b Hård af Segerstad, Pia, ed. (29 May 1969). "Dag för dag" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). p. 19. Retrieved 19 July 2024 .
^ "Burkina Faso" (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs . Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024 .
^ a b "Den 1 september överlämnade Ambassadör Eva Emnéus sina kreditivbrev till Mauretaniens president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz vid en ceremoni i huvudstaden Nouakchott" [On 1 September Ambassador Eva Emnéus presented her letters of credence to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz at a ceremony in the capital, Nouakchott.] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Bamako. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via Facebook . Ambassadören är baserad i Bamako, Mali, men ansvarar förutom för Mali och Mauretanien också för Sveriges relationer med Burkina Faso och Niger. [The ambassador is based in Bamako, Mali, but in addition to Mali and Mauritania, he is also responsible for Sweden's relations with Burkina Faso and Niger.]
^ a b "Swedish ambassador expelled from Mali over 'hostile' comment" . Reuters . 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024 .
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 357. SELIBR 3682755 .
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1974). Sveriges statskalender 1974 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Allmänna. p. 380. ISBN 91-38-01839-X .
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 346. ISBN 91-38-04622-9 . SELIBR 3682760 .
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1980). Sveriges statskalender 1980 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 346. ISBN 91-38-05350-0 . SELIBR 33682761 .
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1981). Sveriges statskalender 1981 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 356. ISBN 91-38-06008-6 . SELIBR 3682762 .
^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 367. ISBN 9138067307 . SELIBR 3682763 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 368. ISBN 91-38-09927-6 . SELIBR 3682767 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1992). Sveriges statskalender 1992 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 360. ISBN 913812694X . SELIBR 3682771 .
^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1993). Sveriges statskalender 1993 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 352. ISBN 9138128098 . SELIBR 3682772 .
^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN 9138129485 . SELIBR 3682773 .
^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1995). Sveriges statskalender 1995 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN 91-38-30428-7 . SELIBR 3682775 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1998). Sveriges statskalender 1998 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN 9138313111 . SELIBR 3682777 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1999). Sveriges statskalender 1999 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 187. ISBN 91-38-31445-2 . SELIBR 3682778 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2000). Sveriges statskalender 2000 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 183. ISBN 91-38-31692-7 . SELIBR 8261600 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2002). Sveriges statskalender 2002 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 187. ISBN 9138319519 . SELIBR 8428312 .
^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2005). Sveriges statskalender 2005 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 183. ISBN 9138321971 . SELIBR 9879458 .
^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 189. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9 . SELIBR 11846164 .
^ "Regeringen utser fyra nya ambassadörer och en generalkonsul" [The government appoints four new ambassadors and one consul general] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs . 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2024 .
^ "Den 22 maj överlämnade Ambassadör Eva Emnéus sina kreditivbrev till Nigers president Mahamadou Issoufou vid en ceremoni i Niamey" (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Bamako. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via Facebook . Ambassadören är baserad i Bamako, Mali, men ansvarar också för Sveriges relationer med Burkina Faso, Niger och Mauretanien. [The ambassador is based in Bamako, Mali, but is also responsible for Sweden's relations with Burkina Faso, Niger and Mauritania.]
^ Karantao, Kader Patrick (8 January 2015). "Coopération bilatérale : deux nouveaux ambassadeurs européens accrédités au Burkina Faso" . Sidwaya (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2024 .
^ "Ny ambassadör i Mali" [New ambassador in Mali] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs . 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ Diallo, Mahamadou (19 November 2020). "Diplomatie: L'Ambassadeur de la Suéde présente les copies figurées de ses lettres de créance" [Diplomacy: The Ambassador of Sweden presents figurative copies of her letters of credence]. Le Sahel (in French). Office National d'Edition et de Presse. Retrieved 18 July 2024 .
^ "Ny ambassadör i Mali" [New ambassador in Mali] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs . 4 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2024 .
^ President of Niger [@PresidenceNiger] (2 May 2023). "Accréditation de quatre nouveaux ambassadeurs au Niger" [Accreditation of four new ambassadors to Niger.] (Tweet ) (in French). Niamey. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Twitter .
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