| Ambassador of Sweden to Palau | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Ministry for Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal) |
| Reports to | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Stockholm, Sweden [a] |
| Appointer | Government of Sweden |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Christofer Gyllenstierna |
| Formation | 1995 |
The Ambassador of Sweden to Palau (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Palau) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Palau and government of Palau. Since Sweden does not have an embassy in Ngerulmud, Sweden's ambassador to Palau is based in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Swedish government decided on 6 July 1995 to enter into an agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations with Palau through an exchange of notes. The agreement was signed in Manila on 27 July 1995 and in Koror on 9 August 1995. The agreement entered into force on 9 August 1995. [1]
In 1995, a Swedish ambassador was accredited for the first time in the capital of Palau, Ngerulmud. Between 1995 and 2008, Sweden's ambassador in Manila was concurrently accredited to Ngerulmud. After the Swedish embassy in Manila closed in 2008, accreditation for Palau was transferred to the Swedish ambassador in Tokyo.
As of 2025, the post of Swedish ambassador to Palau is held by a Stockholm-based ambassador-at-large, who is also ambassador to 10 other countries in Oceania. [2]
| Name | Period | Title | Notes | Presented credentials | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christofer Gyllenstierna | 1995–1996 | Ambassador | Resident in Manila. | [3] | |
| Bo Eriksson | 1996–1999 | Ambassador | Resident in Manila. | [4] | |
| Ulf Håkansson | 2000–2003 | Ambassador | Resident in Manila. | [5] | |
| Annika Markovic | 2003–2007 | Ambassador | Resident in Manila. | [6] | |
| Inger Ultvedt | 2007–2008 | Ambassador | Resident in Manila. | [7] | |
| Stefan Noreén | 2008–2011 | Ambassador | Resident in Tokyo | [8] | |
| Lars Vargö | 2011–2014 | Ambassador | Resident in Tokyo | [9] | |
| Magnus Robach | 2014–2019 | Ambassador | Resident in Tokyo | 14 December 2015 | [10] |
| Pereric Högberg | 2019–2024 | Ambassador | Resident in Tokyo | 22 February 2022 | [11] |
| Marina Berg | 2025–present | Ambassador | Resident in Stockholm | [12] |
I och med att det är en nyinrättad befattning [...] Sveriges sändebud i Stilla havet ansvarar för elva länder: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Salomonöarna, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Marshallöarna, Mikronesien, och Palau[As it is a newly established position [...] Sweden's envoy in the Pacific is responsible for eleven countries: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau]
Ambassador Vargo is based in Japan is also accredited to the Republic of Marshall Islands and Palau