List of ambassadors of Sweden to Barbados

Ambassador of
Sweden to Barbados
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Maria Velasco
since 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
SeatStockholm, Sweden[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderHans Ewerlöf
Formation1976

The Ambassador of Sweden to Barbados (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Barbados) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Barbados and government of Barbados. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Bridgetown, Sweden's ambassador to Barbados is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

History

On the occasion of the proclamation of Barbados' independence on 30 November 1966, Sweden's Prime Minister Tage Erlander stated in a congratulatory telegram to Barbados' Prime Minister, Errol Barrow, that the Swedish government recognized Barbados as a sovereign and independent state and expressed the Swedish government's wish to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Barbados.[1]

Sweden and Barbados established diplomatic relations on 19 March 1976.[2] The same year, Sweden's ambassador in Caracas, Venezuela, was also accredited to Barbados' capital, Bridgetown.[3]

Since 1997, a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large for the countries in and around the Caribbean Sea, including Barbados, has been accredited in Bridgetown.

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Presented credentials Ref
Hans Ewerlöf 1976–1979 Ambassador Resident in Caracas. [3]
Carl Gustaf von Platen 1980–1984 Ambassador Resident in Caracas. [4]
Lars Schönander 1984–1988 Ambassador Resident in Caracas. [5]
Karl Wärnberg 1989–1991 Ambassador Resident in Caracas. [6]
Peter Landelius 1992–1996 Ambassador Resident in Caracas. [7]
Hans Linton 1997–2004 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. [8]
Sten Ask 2004–2010 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. 19 April 2005 [9][10]
Claes Hammar 2011–2016 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. [11]
Elisabeth Eklund 2017–2022 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. 4 April 2017 [12]
Anders Bengtcén 2022–2025 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. 31 October 2023 [13]
Maria Velasco 2025–present Ambassador Resident in Stockholm. [14]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Swedish ambassador to Barbados is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

References

  1. ^ "Vänskap med Barbados". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1 December 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ^ "LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH WHICH BARBADOS HAS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BY REGIONS". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 334. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
  4. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 344. ISBN 91-38-90400-4. SELIBR 3682782.
  5. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1988). Sveriges statskalender 1988 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 356. ISBN 91-38-09927-6. SELIBR 3682767.
  6. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 343. ISBN 9138125277. SELIBR 3682770.
  7. ^ Almqvist, Gerd, ed. (1996). Sveriges statskalender 1996 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 176. ISBN 9138350211. SELIBR 3682781.
  8. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2004). Sveriges statskalender 2004 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 168. ISBN 91-38-32120-3. SELIBR 89506762.
  9. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 175. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  10. ^ "List of Representatives in Order of Precedence". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business. 2006. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via Yumpu.
  11. ^ "Farewell visit to the Governor-General of Barbados, Sir Elliott Belgrave, together with the Swedish Consul Titti Kerr Axelsson". Embassy of Sweden in the Caribbean. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via Facebook.
  12. ^ "In a beautiful ceremony I presented today credentials to the Governor-General of Barbados, HE Sir Elliott Belgrave". Embassy of Sweden in the Caribbean. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via Facebook.
  13. ^ "Barbados & Sweden Discuss Renewable Energy". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via Facebook.
  14. ^ "About us". Embassy of Sweden, Barbados, Stockholm-based. Archived from the original on 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
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