Svetlana Velmar-Janković

Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Incumbent Nicola Clase since 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations
Style	His or Her Excellency (formal) Mr. or Madam Ambassador (informal)
Reports to	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Seat	United Nations Headquarters New York City, New York, USA
Appointer	Government of Sweden
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	1947
First holder	Herman Eriksson
Deputy	Deputy Permanent Representative
Website	www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/un-new-york/

The Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations is head of the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in New York City, United States.

No.	Portrait	Ambassador	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Prime Minister	Ref.
1		Eriksson, HermanHerman Eriksson [sv] (1892–1949)	17 January 1947	25 August 1947	220 days	Tage Erlander	[1]
2		Hägglöf, GunnarGunnar Hägglöf (1904–1994)	1947	1948	0–1 years	Tage Erlander	[2]
3		Grafström, SvenSven Grafström [sv] (1902–1955)	26 August 1948	1952	3–4 years	Tage Erlander	[3]
4		Thorsing, OscarOscar Thorsing [sv] (1896–1967)	1952	1956	3–4 years	Tage Erlander	[4]
5		Jarring, GunnarGunnar Jarring (1907–2002)	1956	1958	1–2 years	Tage Erlander	[5]
6		Rössel, AgdaAgda Rössel (1910–2001)	1958	1964	5–6 years	Tage Erlander	[6]
7		Åström, SverkerSverker Åström (1915–2012)	1964	1970	5–6 years	Tage Erlander Olof Palme	[7]
-		Rydbeck, OlofOlof Rydbeck (1913–1995) Acting	10 September 1970	30 September 1972	2 years, 20 days	Olof Palme	[8]
8		Rydbeck, OlofOlof Rydbeck (1913–1995)	1 October 1972	1976	3–4 years	Olof Palme	[8]
9		Thunborg, AndersAnders Thunborg (1934–2004)	1977	1983	5–6 years	Thorbjörn Fälldin Ola Ullsten Thorbjörn Fälldin Olof Palme	[9]
10		Anders, OlofAnders Ferm (1938–2019)	1983	1988	4–5 years	Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson	[10]
11		Eliasson, JanJan Eliasson (born 1940)	1988	1992	3–4 years	Ingvar Carlsson Carl Bildt	[11]
12		Osvald, PeterPeter Osvald [sv] (born 1939)	1992	1997	4–5 years	Carl Bildt Ingvar Carlsson Göran Persson	[12]
13		Dahlgren, HansHans Dahlgren (born 1948)	1997	2000	2–3 years	Göran Persson	[13]
14		Schori, PierrePierre Schori (born 1938)	2000	2004	3–4 years	Göran Persson	-
15		Lidén, AndersAnders Lidén (born 1949)	2004	2010	5–6 years	Göran Persson Fredrik Reinfeldt	[14]
16		Grunditz, MårtenMårten Grunditz [sv] (1949–2015)	2010	2015	4–5 years	Fredrik Reinfeldt Stefan Löfven	-
17		Skoog, OlofOlof Skoog (born 1962)	2015	2019	3–4 years	Stefan Löfven	[15]
18		Eneström, Anna KarinAnna Karin Eneström (born 1961)	December 2019	30 September 2024	4–5 years	Stefan Löfven Magdalena Andersson Ulf Kristersson	[16][17]
19		Clase, NicolaNicola Clase [sv; no] (born 1965)	2024	Incumbent	–	Ulf Kristersson	[18]

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
?		Ström, UllaUlla Ström (born 1942)	2004	2008	3–4 years	[19]
?		Örnéus, PerPer Örneus (born 1962)	2008	2010	1–2 years	[14]
?		Skau, CarlCarl Skau (born 1977)	September 2016	December 2018	1–2 years	[20]
?		Eneström, Anna KarinAnna Karin Eneström (born 1961)	2019	December 2019	–	[16]
?		Uexküll, Andreas vonAndreas von Uexküll (born 1971)	2023	Incumbent	–	[21]

• List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations
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