Embassy of Sweden, Mexico City

The Embassy of Sweden in Mexico City is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Mexico.

Embassy of Sweden in Mexico City
LocationMexico City
AddressPaseo de las Palmas 1375
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec
11 000 México, D.F.
México
Coordinates19.4215°N 99.2242°W / 19.4215; -99.2242
AmbassadorGunnar Aldén (since 2021)
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Sweden and Mexico have had diplomatic relations since 1850.[1] In 1913 a position as chargé d'affaires was established in Mexico. In the 1940s, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador belonged to the embassy's area of operation. The diplomatic mission consisted during this time of a emissary and a first clerk. In 1956, an ambassador was accredited in Mexico.[2]

Tasks

The embassy have three main priorities: Promotion of Sweden, monitoring the political and economic situation in Mexico and consular affairs.[1] The promotion of Sweden includes activities that improves the knowledge and strengthen the image of Sweden as a progressive country characterized by innovative thinking, consideration and respect towards others, openness and authenticity. To achieve this, the embassy cooperates with over 100 Swedish companies located in Mexico to stimulate trade relations between the two countries.[1] In addition, the embassy works to promote Swedish culture in Mexico. The embassy informs the Swedish government about the political and economic situation in the Mexico, a task that requires a large network of contacts in the Mexican society. The third priority concerns consular services and migration issues. This area includes administrative work on migration cases, passports, visas, residence permits and other assistance to Swedish or Mexican citizens.[1]

Buildings

Chancery

In the 1920s, the embassy was located on Calle Apartado 86 in the Historic center of Mexico City[3] and then on Calle Liverpool 5 in the Cuauhtémoc borough.[4] By the 1930s, the address was now Calle Londres 136 A in Cuauhtémoc.[5] By the 1940s, the embassy had moved once again, this time to Calle Liverpool 57 in Cuauhtémoc.[6] By the 1960s, the embassy was located at Buenavista 3, México 3.[7] In the early 1970s, the embassy moved to Avenida Homero 136-9 in Polanco.[8][9]

The chancery is since 1994 located at Paseo de las Palmas 1375 in the Lomas de Chapultepec area.[10] The building consists of four floors and has a white-plastered facade. It was built in 1946 and the first owners were Aida and David Egea de Naval. They bought the plot from Nueva Chapultepec Heights Company. In 1989, the couple sold the house and in 1994 it was again for sale. This time, Britt Ericsson de Oliva, second secretary of the Swedish Embassy, bought the building on behalf of the Swedish state. The house then underwent extensive renovation and refurbishment. It had until 1994 served as a family residence. Architect for the remodeling was Thord Hallström, BSK Arkitekter.[10]

In 2018, Sweco was commissioned by the National Property Board of Sweden to construct the new Swedish Embassy in Mexico City. The new chancery building of 800 m2 is being built on the same property as the embassy residence. The building will be earthquake-proof and is planned to be the first Swedish Embassy in the world to be certified according to LEED Platinum.[11]

Residence

The ambassadorial residence is located at Paseo de las Palmas 1215 in the Lomas de Chapultepec area.[10] The house was built in 1934 on behalf of a doctor. In 1954, the Swedish state acquired the property through Stig Engelfeldt, who was chargé d'affaires in Mexico City at that time. The house consists of four floors and is built of plastered brick. In the parlour and dining room there are large windows that open onto the garden. On the plot there is also a swimming pool.[10]

Heads of Mission
NamePeriodTitleAccreditation
Nils Erik Wilhelm af Wetterstedt1864–1867Envoy
Folke Cronholm1913–1916Chargé d’affaires
Gylfe Anderberg1916–1921Chargé d’affaires
Gylfe Anderberg1921–1937EnvoyAlso accredited to Cuba, Guatemala and Panama (from 1930).
Vilhelm Assarsson1937–1940EnvoyAlso accredited to Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Rolf Arfwedson1940–1943Chargé d’affaires
Herbert Ribbing1943–1948EnvoyAlso accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador.
Claes Westring1949–1952EnvoyAlso accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Sven Grafström6 June 1952–3 January 1955[lower-alpha 1]EnvoyAlso accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador.[13]
Stig Gunnar Martin Engfeldt1955–1955Chargé d’affaires (acting)
Lennart Nylander1955–1956EnvoyAlso accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.[14]
Lennart Nylander1956–1962AmbassadorAlso accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.[14]
Tord Göransson1962–1969AmbassadorAlso accredited to Cuba.
Carl-Henric Nauckhoff1969–1972AmbassadorAlso accredited to Cuba.
Carl Swartz1972–1980Ambassador
Karl-Anders Wollter1980–1985Ambassador
David Wirmark1985–1991Ambassador
Bo Henrikson1992–1996Ambassador
Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist1997–2000Ambassador
Ewa Polano2001–2006Ambassador
Anna Lindstedt2006–2011Ambassador
Jörgen Persson2012–2016Ambassador
Annika Thunborg2016–2021Ambassador
Gunnar Aldén2021–presentAmbassador

Footnotes
  1. However, the service in Mexico was interrupted for six months in 1953, when Grafström, with the rank of major general, became the first Swedish representative in the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea.[12]

References
  1. "Välkommen till Sveriges ambassad i Mexiko" (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Mexico City. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. "Ambassaden Mexico City (1956 – )" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. Sveriges statskalender för året 1921 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1921. p. 173.
  4. Sveriges statskalender för året 1925 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1925. p. 186.
  5. Sveriges statskalender för året 1931 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1931. p. 192.
  6. Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1940 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1940. p. 227.
  7. Sveriges statskalender. 1963 (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1963. p. 306.
  8. Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1972). Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1972 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 357. SELIBR 3682755.
  9. Sveriges statskalender. 1978 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1978. p. 797. ISBN 91-38-03894-3. SELIBR 3682759.
  10. "Mexico City, ambassadkansli och residens" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  11. "Sweco projektleder ny ambassad i Mexiko". www.byggkontakt.nu (in Swedish). 2018-03-22. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  12. Boheman, Erik (1967–1969). "Sven H Grafström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 17. National Archives of Sweden. p. 209. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  13. Sveriges statskalender för året 1953 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1953. p. 304.
  14. "GENERALKONSULSSKIFTE I NEW YORK". Vestkusten (in Swedish). No. 16. San Francisco & Oakland, Cal. 21 April 1955. p. 1. SELIBR 4085814. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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