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Ambassador of
Sweden to Kazakhstan
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Ewa Polano
since November 2022
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Astana
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatAstana, Kazakhstan
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderÖrjan Berner
Formation1993
WebsiteSwedish Embassy, Astana

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

History

On 3 April 1992, the Swedish government decided to establish diplomatic relations with Kazakhstan. The agreement came into effect on 7 April 1992, when it was signed in Alma-Ata by Ambassador Örjan Berner [sv] on behalf of Sweden and Tulentaj Suleimenov on behalf of Kazakhstan. The following year, Sweden's ambassador in Moscow was also accredited to Kazakhstan. From 2004 onward, a Swedish ambassador based in Stockholm was accredited to Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries.

On 9 September 2010, the Swedish government decided to open an embassy in Astana later that autumn. The embassy was established as a "mini-embassy," with a chargé d'affaires sharing facilities with staff from Norway and Finland. It officially opened on 1 October 2010. Since February 2013, Sweden has had a resident ambassador in Astana.

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Ref
Örjan Berner 1993–1994 Ambassador Resident in Moscow.
Sven Hirdman 1994–2004 Ambassador Resident in Moscow.
Hans Olsson 2004–2012 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm.
Manne Wängborg November 2010 – February 2013 Chargé d'affaires ad interim
Manne Wängborg February 2013 – 2014 Ambassador
Christian Kamill 2014–2017 Ambassador
Mats Foyer 19 October 2017 – 2022 Ambassador
Ewa Polano November 2022 – present Ambassador

Footnotes

  1. It is unclear how long Hans Olsson served as the Stockholm-based ambassador to Kazakhstan. The latest source is dated 28 January 2012. He may have continued as ambassador until Manne Wängborg assumed the role in February 2013.

References

  1. Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Utrikesdepartementet. 1992. pp. 1–2. ISSN 0284-1967. SELIBR 4110996.
  2. "Sverige öppnar miniambassad i Astana, Kazakstan" [Sweden opens mini-embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan] (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  3. "Manne Wängborg om Det okända landet Kazakstan" [Manne Wängborg on The Unknown Country of Kazakhstan] (in Swedish). Ansgarskyrkan, Lidingö. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1994). Sveriges statskalender 1994 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 183, 189. ISBN 9138129485. SELIBR 3682773.
  5. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. pp. 178, 185. ISBN 91-38-32120-3. SELIBR 89506762.
  6. ^ "Kazakstan" [Kazakhstan] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Central Asia. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  7. Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 186. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  8. Hugo, Katarina (27 November 2013). ""Korruption är en hydra som inte dödas med ett enda hugg"" [“Corruption is a hydra that cannot be killed with a single blow”]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Astana. Retrieved 17 January 2025. Hallå där Manne Wängborg som är ambassadör i Kazakstan sedan februari 2013. [Hello there, Manne Wängborg, who has been ambassador to Kazakhstan since February 2013.]
  9. "Ny ambassadör i Kazakstan" [New ambassador to Kazakhstan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  10. "Ny ambassadör i Kazakstan" [New ambassador to Kazakhstan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  11. "Ewa Polano ny ambassadör i Kazakstan" [Ewa Polano new ambassador to Kazakhstan] (Press release) (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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