List of ambassadors of Sweden to Venezuela
In a report on the reorganization of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in early January 1921, the experts recommended a proposal from the Swedish chargé d'affaires in Mexico to extend the mission's area of responsibility to the Central American states, British Honduras, as well as Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, and San Domingo, along with the British, French, Dutch, and American possessions in the West Indies.[3] On 30 June 1930, Einar Modig was appointed as Sweden's first minister accredited to Venezuela, though stationed in Lima, Peru.Simultaneously, Albert Winqvist [sv] was appointed as legation counsellor with a specific focus on Colombia and Venezuela.[5] From 1948, Sweden's ambassador to Venezuela was concurrently accredited to neighboring countries: Barbados (1976–1996), Cuba (1951–1963), Dominican Republic (1951–1979), Guyana (1976–1979, 1997–2000), Haiti (1951–1966, 1976–1979), Suriname (1978–1979, 1997–2000), and Trinidad and Tobago (1967–2000).In January 1959, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Venezuelan governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies.