Peter Tejler. Foto © Pawel Flato

Facts

Ambassador Peter Tejler
Photo: Pawel Flato

Embassy Staff

At the Embassy of Sweden in Pretoria there are nine Swedish employees from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida, one defence attaché from the Defence Ministry and fourteen locally employed staff.

Swedish Staff

Mr Peter Tejler
Ambassador

Mr Kaj I Persson
Minister
Deputy Head of Mission

Ms Lena Kjellström
Counsellor
Head of Administration and Consular Affairs

Ms Marie Bergström
Counsellor
Head of Development Cooperation

Mr Johannes Oljelund
Counsellor
Political Affairs

Ms Ulrika Hessling-Sjöström
First secretary
Economic Co-operation, Partner driven cooperation South Africa

Ms Carina Engman
First Secretary
Administration

Ms Johanna Lind
Second Secretary
Political Affairs, Cultural and Press Affairs, Environment and climate

Ms Klara Sommerstein
Intern

Ms Sofie Grundin
Intern

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Regional Positions

Colonel Mr Bengt Degerman
Defence Attaché

Mr Håkan Bengtsson
Trade Commissioner

Local Staff

Dr Ria Schoeman
National Programme Officer
Senior HIV/AIDS Advisor

Mr Victor Ramaema
National Programme Officer
Partner driven co-operation South Africa

Ms Anu Klaassens
Office Manager

Ms Janet Jones
Migration and Consular Officer

Ms Tina Karlsson
Migration and Consular Officer

Ms Eslene Potgieter
Secretary to the ambassador

Ms Maurÿn Grundlingh
Assistant Development Cooperation

Ms Fortunate Masuku
Financial Officer/Accountant

Mr Tumisang Masinge
Protocol Officer/ Cashier

Ms Uriel Moraloki
Administrative Assistant

Ms Sara Mmaledi
Receptionst

Mr Collen Maretela
Driver/Clerk

Mr Daniel Dimpe
Driver/Clerk

For e-mail addresses, use the following principle: firstname.initial (when applicable).surname@foreign.ministry.se.