List of ambassadors of Sweden to Greece
The Ambassador of Sweden to Greece is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Greece and government of Greece.
History
Sweden has had diplomatic relations with Greece since 1833.In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, it was proposed that the head of the mission in Constantinople also be accredited in Athens, Greece. However, the experts suggested that, for the time being, the minister should be accredited only in Sofia, Bulgaria. The ministerial post in Bucharest, Romania was established the same year, with responsibilities covering not only Romania but also Greece and Yugoslavia. An additional first secretary position, created the same year and stationed in Athens to act as chargé d'affaires ad interim in the minister's absence, was abolished by a parliamentary decision in 1924.
Knut Richard Thyberg was the first resident Swedish minister in Greece. He arrived in August 1944. As the Germans did not permit any foreign diplomatic representatives, Minister Thyberg initially held the title of Swedish consul general and only gained full diplomatic status after Greece's liberation and the Germans' withdrawal in October 1944.
In May 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Greek 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.