The Government today appointed the following new ambassadors:
Charlotta Sparre as Ambassador in Egypt. Ms Sparre is currently Ambassador in Jordan. She has previously served at the Embassy in Cairo and at the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU in Brussels.
Annika Ben David as Ambassador in Congo. Ms Ben David is currently serving at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Africa Department. She has previously served at the embassies in Tel Aviv and Dar es Salaam, and at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Department for International Law, Human Rights and Treaty Law.
All ambassadors will take up their posts in autumn 2013.