List of ambassadors of Sweden to Rwanda
The Swedish government recognized the Republic of Rwanda as a sovereign and independent state in a congratulatory telegram sent by Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Östen Undén, to Rwanda's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Otto Rusingizandekwe, on 1 July 1962.At the same time, Minister Undén expressed the Swedish government's desire to maintain friendly and cordial relations with Rwanda.King Gustaf VI Adolf also sent a congratulatory telegram.[2] After Rathsman left his post in 1966, Sweden had no accredited ambassador to Rwanda until 1974.In 2010, Sweden opened an embassy in Rwanda by upgrading the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency's existing section office.