# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Kenya

The Ambassador of Sweden to Kenya (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Kenya) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Kenya and government of Kenya. The ambassador is concurrently accredited to neighboring countries and to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi.

## History

In April 1962, Otto Rathsman was appointed Consul General to a career consulate general, which, according to a parliamentary decision, was to be established in Nairobi. On 12 December 1963, Kenya declared itself an independent state, and Sweden immediately recognized it. Sweden was represented at the independence celebrations in Kenya by Consul General Rathsman in Nairobi, in the capacity of Ambassadeur émission spéciale. During the council meeting on 31 January 1964, Consul General Rathsman was appointed ambassador to Nairobi, following Kenya's achievement of independence on 12 December the previous year.
Since 1964, Sweden's ambassador to Kenya has been concurrently accredited to neighboring countries: Burundi (1964–1966, 1973–present), Comoros (1998–present), Rwanda (1964–1966, 1973–2012), Seychelles (1978–1981, 1998–present), Tanzania (1964–1968), Uganda (1964–1998), and Zambia (1964–1967). The ambassador is also accredited to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| Otto Rathsman | 1964–1966 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, and Lusaka. |
| Carl Gustaf Béve | 1966–1968 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura (until 1967), Dar es Salaam, Kampala, and Lusaka (until 1967). |
| Carl-George Crafoord | 1968–1973 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Kampala (from 1969). |
| Lennart Rydfors | 1973–1978 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura (from 1975), Kigali (from 1974), and Kampala. |
| Cecilia Nettelbrandt | 1978–1983 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kampala (from 1979), Kigali, and Victoria (until 1981). |
| Arne Fältheim | 1983–1988 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kampala, and Kigali, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat (from 1987). |
| Nils Gunnar Revelius | 1988–1993 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kampala, and Kigali (all three from 1989), as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. |
| Lars-Göran Engfeldt | 1993–1998 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura (from 1994), Kampala, and Kigali, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. |
| Inga Björk-Klevby | 1998–2002 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria. |
| Bo Göransson | 2003–2006 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria. |
| Anna Brandt | 2006–2009 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. |
| Ann Dismorr | 2009–2012 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Bujumbura, Kigali, Moroni, and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. |
| Johan Borgstam | 2012–2017 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Moroni and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. |
| Anna Jardfelt Melvin | 1 September 2017 – 2020 | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Moroni and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. |
| Caroline Vicini | 1 September 2020 – present | Ambassador | Dual accreditation to Moroni and Victoria, as well as UNEP and UN-Habitat. |