The Ambassador of Sweden to Guatemala (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Guatemala) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Guatemala and government of Guatemala.
History.
In March 1930, the King in Council appointed Sweden's envoy in Mexico City, Gylfe Anderberg, as envoy to Guatemala as well. On 29 May 1930, Anderberg presented his credentials to Guatemala's President, Lázaro Chacón González.
On 22 March 1963, a proposal was submitted to the parliament suggesting the establishment of a Swedish mission in Guatemala, which would operate in the Central American republics.
In January 1964, , Secretary-General of the Swedish Agency for International Assistance ("Nämnden för internationellt bistånd", Nib), was appointed as Sweden's first resident ambassador to Guatemala. In a council meeting on 20 March, he was also appointed ambassador to Managua, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. On 19 May of the same year, Björnberg arrived in Guatemala. Until then, the Swedish ambassador in Mexico City had been responsible for Guatemala and the other Central American nations.
The ambassador has been accredited to various neighboring countries during different periods: Beliz (1994–present), Costa Rica (1964–1983, 2001–present), El Salvador (1964–1981, 1983–present), Honduras (1964–present), Nicaragua (1964–1983, 2008–present), and Panama (2010–present).