# List of ambassadors of Sweden to Venezuela

The Ambassador of Sweden to Venezuela (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Venezuela and government of Venezuela. The Swedish envoy initially resided in Lima, Peru, with dual accreditation to Caracas, Venezuela. In 1948, a resident envoy was appointed, and the position was elevated to ambassador in 1959. The ambassador was also accredited to various neighboring countries. Following the closure of the embassy in 2000, responsibility for Venezuela was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Bogotá, Colombia.

## History

In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, the experts recommended a proposal from the Swedish chargé d'affaires in Mexico to extend the mission's area of responsibility to the Central American states, British Honduras, as well as Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, and San Domingo, along with the British, French, Dutch, and American possessions in the West Indies.
On 30 June 1930, Einar Modig was appointed as Sweden's first minister accredited to Venezuela, though stationed in Lima, Peru. He assumed office on 1 January 1931. Simultaneously, Albert Winqvist [sv] was appointed as legation counsellor with a specific focus on Colombia and Venezuela. Based in Bogotá, Winqvist also served as chargé d'affaires ad interim in Caracas and Bogotá during periods when the minister was absent.
From 1948, Sweden's ambassador to Venezuela was concurrently accredited to neighboring countries: Barbados (1976–1996), Cuba (1951–1963), Dominican Republic (1951–1979), Guyana (1976–1979, 1997–2000), Haiti (1951–1966, 1976–1979), Suriname (1978–1979, 1997–2000), and Trinidad and Tobago (1967–2000).
In January 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Venezuelan governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.
The Swedish Embassy in Caracas was closed on 30 June 2000, and replaced by an honorary consulate. Since that year, Sweden's ambassador in Bogotá has also been accredited to Caracas.

## List of representatives

| Name | Period | Title | Notes |
| Fredrik Adlercreutz | 3 July 1840 – 24 January 1852 | Chargé d'affaires and consul general | |
| Einar Modig | 1 January 1931 – 28 April 1933 | Acting envoy | Dual accreditation from the legation in Lima. |
| Albert Winqvist | 1931–1936 | Legation counsellor and chargé d'affaires ad interim | Resident in Bogotá. |
| Einar Modig | 28 April 1933 – 1934 | Envoy | Resident in Lima. |
| Vilhelm Assarsson | 1935–1937 | Envoy | Resident in Lima. |
| Gunnar Reuterskiöld | 1936–1937 | Legation counsellor | |
| Gunnar Reuterskiöld | 1937–1938 | Envoy | Resident in Lima. |
| Rolf Arfwedson | 1938–1938 | Legation counsellor and chargé d'affaires ad interim | Chargé d'affaires ad interim in Bogotá and Caracas. |
| Albert Winqvist | 1938 – 28 July 1941 | Chargé d'affaires | Died in office. |
| Folke Wennerberg | 1941–1942 | Chargé d'affaires | |
| Nils-Eric Ekblad | 1943–1948 | Legation counsellor and chargé d'affaires | |
| Fritz Stackelberg | 1948–1953 | Envoy | Accredited to Havana, Port-au-Prince, and Santo Domingo (all from 1951). |
| Carl-Herbert Borgenstierna | 1953–1957 | Envoy | Accredited to Havana, Port-au-Prince, and Santo Domingo. |
| Gunnar Dryselius | 1958 – January 1959 | Envoy | Accredited to Havana, Port-au-Prince, and Santo Domingo. |
| Gunnar Dryselius | January 1959 – 1963 | Ambassador | Accredited to Havana, Port-au-Prince, and Santo Domingo. |
| Knut Bernström | 1963–1966 | Ambassador | Accredited to Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo. |
| Otto Rathsman | 1966–1970 | Ambassador | Accredited to Port of Spain (from 1967) and Santo Domingo. |
| Per Bertil Kollberg | 1970–1975 | Ambassador | Accredited to Port of Spain (from 1971) and Santo Domingo. |
| Hans Ewerlöf | 1976–1979 | Ambassador | Accredited to Bridgetown, Georgetown, Paramaribo (from 1978), Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, and Santo Domingo. |
| Carl Gustaf von Platen | 1980–1984 | Ambassador | Accredited to Bridgetown and Port of Spain. |
| Lars Schönander | 1984–1988 | Ambassador | Accredited to Bridgetown and Port of Spain. |
| Karl Wärnberg | 1989–1991 | Ambassador | Accredited to Bridgetown and Port of Spain (from 1991). |
| Peter Landelius | 1992–1996 | Ambassador | Accredited to Bridgetown and Port of Spain (from 1991). |
| Magnus Nordbäck | 1997–2000 | Ambassador | Accredited to Georgetown, Paramaribo, and Port of Spain. |
| Olof Skoog | 2002–2004 | Ambassador | Resident in Bogotá. |
| Lena Nordström | 2005–2011 | Ambassador | Resident in Bogotá. |
| Marie Andersson de Frutos | 2011–2017 | Ambassador | Resident in Bogotá. |
| Tommy Strömberg | 1 September 2017 – 2020 | Ambassador | Resident in Bogotá. |
| Helena Storm | 1 September 2020 – present | Ambassador | Resident in Bogotá. |