List of ambassadors of Sweden to Cameroon

Ambassador of
Sweden to Cameroon
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent
Anna Westerholm
since 2025
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
StyleHis or Her Excellency (formal)
Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports toMinister for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Embassy, Abuja
SeatAbuja, Nigeria[a]
AppointerGovernment of Sweden
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderDag Malm
Formation1965

The Ambassador of Sweden to Cameroon (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Cameroon) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Cameroon and government of Cameroon. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Yaoundé, Sweden's ambassador in Abuja, Nigeria, is also accredited to Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.

History

The French colony of French Cameroon became independent as the Republic of Cameroon on 1 January 1960. On the occasion of its declaration of independence, Swedish Foreign Minister Östen Undén sent a congratulatory telegram to Prime Minister Ahmadou Ahidjo, stating that the Swedish government recognized Cameroon as a sovereign and independent state and expressing the hope for friendly and cordial relations between the two countries. Ambassador Lennart Petri, who in his capacity as ambassadeur en mission spéciale represented Sweden at the celebrations in Cameroon, was tasked with conveying the good wishes of King Gustaf VI Adolf.[1] Among the guests of honor at the festivities was, among others, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld.[2]

A thank-you telegram has been received by the King from Cameroon in Africa, which became independent on 1 January 1960. The telegram was sent by Prime Minister Ahidjo, who expresses his pleasure that Sweden was represented at the independence celebrations and that His Majesty gave thought to Cameroon on this historic occasion. Prime Minister Ahidjo also conveys his best wishes to the King and expresses hopes for a fruitful and friendly cooperation between Sweden and Cameroon.[3]

In May 1960, a Swedish delegation undertook a trip to West Africa in which nine countries were visited, including Cameroon. The purpose of the journey was, among other things, to provide Swedish authorities with the supplementary information that was needed in order to comprehensively assess the appropriate extent of Swedish representation in this part of Africa.[4]

In January 1961, it was proposed in the government budget bill that the Swedish consulate in Léopoldville, Republic of the Congo be replaced by an embassy.[5] In September 1965, an agreement was reached between Sweden and Cameroon on the establishment of diplomatic relations, and the ambassador in Léopoldville, Dag Malm, was appointed Sweden's first ambassador to Yaoundé.[6] In January 1966, Ambassador Malm presented his letter of credence to Cameroon's president, Ahmadou Ahidjo.[7]

Sweden's ambassador to Cameroon has been cross-accredited from Léopoldville/Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo during 1965–1983 and 2002–2019, from Stockholm, Sweden during 1983–2001, and from Abuja, Nigeria since 2019.

List of representatives

Name Period Title Notes Presented credentials Ref
Dag Malm 1965–1967 Ambassador Resident in Léopoldville January 1966 [8][7]
Olof Bjurström 1967–1971 Ambassador Resident in Kinshasa [9]
Henrik Ramel 1972–1976 Ambassador Resident in Kinshasa [10]
Ragnar Petri 1977–1979 Ambassador Resident in Kinshasa [11]
Karl Henrik Andersson 1980–1984 Ambassador Resident in Kinshasa (1980–83) and Stockholm (1983–84) [12][13]
Olof Skoglund 1985–1990 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm [14]
– 1991–1991 Ambassador Vacant [15]
Carl-Erhard Lindahl 1992–2001 Ambassador Resident in Stockholm [16]
Robert Rydberg 2002–2003 Ambassador Resident in Kinshasa [17]
Magnus Wernstedt 2004–2007 Ambassador Resident in Kinshasa [18]
Helena Rietz 2007–2008 Ambassador Resident in Kinshasa [19]
Johan Borgstam 2009–2011 Ambassador Resident in Kinshasa [20]
? 2011–2013 Ambassador
Annika Ben David 2013–2016 Ambassador Resident in Kinshasa 15 September 2015[b] [21][22]
Maria Håkansson 2017–2019 Ambassador Resident in Kinshasa [23]
Carl Michael Gräns 2019–2022 Ambassador Resident in Abuja 14 October 2020 [24]
Annika Hahn-Englund 2022–2025 Ambassador Resident in Abuja 22 November 2023 [25]
Anna Westerholm 2025–present Ambassador Resident in Abuja

Footnotes

  1. ^ The Swedish ambassador in Abuja, Nigeria is also accredited in Yaoundé.
  2. ^ On 15 September 2015, letter of credence were presented to the Minister of External Relations Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo.[21] The letter of credence to President Paul Biya were presented at a later date.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Kamerun lyckönskas". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 January 1960. p. 16A. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Inbördeskrig allvarligt hot i fria Kamerun" [Civil war serious threat in free Cameroon]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Yaounde. UPI. 2 January 1960. p. 8A. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Till konungen". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 7 January 1960. p. A9. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Svensk UD-delegation till Västafrika i maj" [Swedish Foreign Ministry delegation to West Africa in May]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 April 1960. p. A15. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Flera Afrikastater vill ha ökade Sverigeförbindelser". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 January 1961. p. A5. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Första sändebudet i Kamerun". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 24 September 1965. p. A7. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Krediterad i Kamerun" [Credited in Cameroon]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 14 January 1966. p. A13. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender 1967 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1967. p. 309.
  9. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1971). Sveriges statskalender 1971 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 349.
  10. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1976). Sveriges statskalender 1976 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Liber/Allmänna. p. 434. ISBN 91-38-02736-4. SELIBR 3682757.
  11. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1979). Sveriges statskalender 1979 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 344. ISBN 91-38-04622-9. SELIBR 3682760.
  12. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1982). Sveriges statskalender 1982 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna. p. 366. ISBN 9138067307. SELIBR 3682763.
  13. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender 1984 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 354. ISBN 91-38-90400-4. SELIBR 3682782.
  14. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1990). Sveriges statskalender 1990 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 361. ISBN 913812291X. SELIBR 3682769.
  15. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1991). Sveriges statskalender 1991 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Allmänna. p. 354. ISBN 9138125277. SELIBR 3682770.
  16. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2001). Sveriges statskalender 2001 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 182. ISBN 9138318385. SELIBR 8261601.
  17. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2003). Sveriges statskalender 2003 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes. p. 176. ISBN 91-38-32045-2. SELIBR 8869747.
  18. ^ Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (2007). Sveriges statskalender 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 179. ISBN 978-9138323588. SELIBR 10414913.
  19. ^ Henriksson, Maria, ed. (2008). Sveriges statskalender 2008 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. p. 185. ISBN 978-91-38-32405-9. SELIBR 10900526.
  20. ^ Sveriges statskalender 2010 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik AB/Fritzes. 2010. p. 185. ISBN 978-91-38-32520-9. SELIBR 11846164.
  21. ^ a b "Cameroon: External Relations - Three New Ambassadors, WHO Representative Received". allAfrica. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  22. ^ a b "Audiens i Yaoundé, Kamerun" [Audience in Yaoundé, Cameroon]. Embassy of Sweden, Kinshasa. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2026. Ambassadör Annika Ben David presenterade nyligen i Kameruns huvudstad Yaoundé kopiorna av sina kreditivbrev till utrikesminister Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo. Nästa steg blir audiensen hos president Paul Biya, där hon överlämnar originalen och därmed ackrediteras som Sveriges ambassadör i Kamerun. [Ambassador Annika Ben David recently presented copies of her credentials to Foreign Minister Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé. The next step will be an audience with President Paul Biya, where she will present the originals and thereby be accredited as Sweden's ambassador to Cameroon.]
  23. ^ editorial staff (2 August 2019). "RDC : l'ambassadrice de la Suède, Maria Håkansson, fait ses adieux aux autorités coutumières" [DRC: Swedish ambassador Maria Håkansson bids farewell to traditional authorities]. congoprofond.net (in French). Congo Profond. Retrieved 22 January 2026. Arrivée en RDC en 2017, l' ambassadrice extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire du Royaume de Suède en RDC, Maria Håkansson, quitte Kinshasa dans quelques jours. [...] Représentante également de son pays en République du Congo, en Guinée équatoriale, au Gabon et au Cameroun, Maria Håkansson a salué cet élan de solidarité des chefs coutumiers congolais. [Having arrived in the DRC in 2017, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to the DRC, Maria Håkansson, is leaving Kinshasa in a few days. [...] Also representing her country in the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Cameroon, Maria Håkansson welcomed this show of solidarity from Congolese traditional chiefs.]
  24. ^ "On Wednesday 14 October 2020, the Minister of External Relations H.E. Mbella Mbella..." Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2025 – via Facebook.
  25. ^ "Congratulations to H.E Annika Hahn-Englund, as she has presented her Letters of Credence to the Government of Cameroon". Embassy of Sweden, Abuja. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025 – via Facebook.
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