List of ambassadors of Sweden to Cambodia

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[td]The '''Ambassador of Sweden to Cambodia''' (known formally as the '''Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of Cambodia''') is the official representative of the [[government of Sweden]] to the [[Monarchy of Cambodia|king of Cambodia]] and government of Cambodia. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Phnom Penh, Swedenโ€™s ambassador in [[Bangkok]] is [[Dual accreditation|co-accredited]] in [[Phnom Penh]].[/td]
[td]The '''Ambassador of Sweden to Cambodia''' (known formally as the '''Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Kingdom of Cambodia''') is the official representative of the [[government of Sweden]] to the [[Monarchy of Cambodia|king of Cambodia]] and government of Cambodia. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Phnom Penh, Sweden's ambassador in [[Bangkok]] is [[Dual accreditation|co-accredited]] in [[Phnom Penh]].[/td]
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[td]==History==[/td]
[td]==History==[/td]
[td]In January 1961, an agreement was reached between Sweden and Cambodia to establish diplomatic relations. Swedenโ€™s ambassador in [[Bangkok]], [[Tord Hagen]], was appointed to also be ambassador in [[Phnom Penh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://static.bonniernews.se/gcs/a...3991099_19610121_11166_19_0009-4774x6527.jpeg |newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |title=ร–verenskommelse har trรคffats... |trans-title=Agreement has been reached |page=A9 |date=1961-01-21 |access-date=27 August 2025 |language=sv}}</ref> In March the same year, he presented his credentials to Cambodiaโ€™s head of state, Prince [[Norodom Sihanouk]].<ref name="SvD (1961-03-22), p. 14A">{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1961-03-22/14/SVD |newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |title=Sveriges sรคndebud i Thailand |trans-title=Sweden's ambassador in Thailand |page=14A |date=1961-03-22 |access-date=27 August 2025 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In January 1961, an agreement was reached between Sweden and Cambodia to establish diplomatic relations. Sweden's ambassador in [[Bangkok]], [[Tord Hagen]], was appointed to also be ambassador in [[Phnom Penh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://static.bonniernews.se/gcs/a...3991099_19610121_11166_19_0009-4774x6527.jpeg |newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |title=ร–verenskommelse har trรคffats... |trans-title=Agreement has been reached |page=A9 |date=1961-01-21 |access-date=27 August 2025 |language=sv}}</ref> In March the same year, he presented his credentials to Cambodia's head of state, Prince [[Norodom Sihanouk]].<ref name="SvD (1961-03-22), p. 14A">{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1961-03-22/14/SVD |newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |title=Sveriges sรคndebud i Thailand |trans-title=Sweden's ambassador in Thailand |page=14A |date=1961-03-22 |access-date=27 August 2025 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]In October 1975, it was reported that the Cambodian government had granted ''[[agrรฉment]]'' to Swedenโ€™s ambassador in [[Beijing]], [[Kaj Bjรถrk]]. He was then [[Dual accreditation|co-accredited]] as Swedish ambassador in Phnom Penh. Bjรถrk was thereby one of the first diplomats to be granted ''agrรฉment'' in Cambodia after the [[Khmer Rouge]] took [[Fall of Phnom Penh|power there in April 1975]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1975-10-26/19/SVD |newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |title=Sverige en av de fรถrsta i Kambodja |trans-title=Sweden one of the first in Cambodia |agency=TT |location=Beijing |page=19 |date=1975-10-26 |access-date=27 August 2025 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In October 1975, it was reported that the Cambodian government had granted ''[[agrรฉment]]'' to Sweden's ambassador in [[Beijing]], [[Kaj Bjรถrk]]. He was then [[Dual accreditation|co-accredited]] as Swedish ambassador in Phnom Penh. Bjรถrk was thereby one of the first diplomats to be granted ''agrรฉment'' in Cambodia after the [[Khmer Rouge]] took [[Fall of Phnom Penh|power there in April 1975]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1975-10-26/19/SVD |newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |title=Sverige en av de fรถrsta i Kambodja |trans-title=Sweden one of the first in Cambodia |agency=TT |location=Beijing |page=19 |date=1975-10-26 |access-date=27 August 2025 |language=sv |url-access=subscription}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]From the formation of the satellite state [[People's Republic of Kampuchea]] in 1979 until the monarchy was restored in 1993, Sweden had no accredited ambassador in Cambodia. From 1993, Swedenโ€™s ambassador in Bangkok was co-accredited in Phnom Penh.<ref name="Almqvist (1996), p. 186"/>[/td]
[td]From the formation of the satellite state [[People's Republic of Kampuchea]] in 1979 until the monarchy was restored in 1993, Sweden had no accredited ambassador in Cambodia. From 1993, Sweden's ambassador in Bangkok was co-accredited in Phnom Penh.<ref name="Almqvist (1996), p. 186"/>[/td]
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[td]From the 1990s until 2010, Sweden had a section office (Development Co-operation Section) in Phnom Penh, under the [[Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok|Swedish embassy in Bangkok]]. This section office was staffed with [[Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency|SIDA]] personnel, where the head of the office had the [[diplomatic rank]] of counsellor (and in the final year minister counsellor).<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (2010), p. 185"/><ref name="The embassy">{{cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/Phnom-Penh/Om-oss/Ambassaden/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2014022...v-SE/Ambassader/Phnom-Penh/Om-oss/Ambassaden/ |publisher=Embassy of Sweden, Phnom Penh |title=Ambassaden |trans-title=The embassy |archive-date=22 February 2014 |access-date=3 September 2025 |language=sv}}</ref>[/td]
[td]From the 1990s until 2010, Sweden had a section office (Development Co-operation Section) in Phnom Penh, under the [[Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok|Swedish embassy in Bangkok]]. This section office was staffed with [[Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency|SIDA]] personnel, where the head of the office had the [[diplomatic rank]] of counsellor (and in the final year minister counsellor).<ref name="Sveriges statskalender (2010), p. 185"/><ref name="The embassy">{{cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/Phnom-Penh/Om-oss/Ambassaden/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2014022...v-SE/Ambassader/Phnom-Penh/Om-oss/Ambassaden/ |publisher=Embassy of Sweden, Phnom Penh |title=Ambassaden |trans-title=The embassy |archive-date=22 February 2014 |access-date=3 September 2025 |language=sv}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]==External links==[/td]
[td]==External links==[/td]
[td]*{{Official website|https://www.swedenabroad.se/sv/om-utlandet-fรถr-svenska-medborgare/kambodja/|Sweden Abroad, Cambodia}} {{lang in|sv}}[/td]
[td]*{{Official website|https://www.swedenabroad.se/sv/om-utlandet-fรถr-svenska-medborgare/kambodja/|Sweden Abroad, Cambodia}} {{in lang|sv}}[/td]
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