Sweden’s representation in Cambodia will be transformed into a section office
From 1 November 2021, the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok will take over all consular services for Swedes in Cambodia, while the Swedish Embassy in Phnom Penh will remain in its current form until 30 November when the Swedish Representation in Cambodia is transformed into a section . Office that will be organizationally located under the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok.
According to Embassy, the section office will not have any seconded staff from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the office will be staffed by seconded staff from Sida (Sweden’s International Development Cooperation) who are responsible for managing Sweden’s aid to Cambodia in accordance with Sweden’s regional strategy for Development Cooperation to Asia and the Pacific.
The Section Office will be part of the Foreign Service, which is also evident from the weapon that will remain outside the office – the “Swedish Embassy”.
The official name of the Section Office will be ‘Embassy of Sweden Section Office in Phnom Phnom Penh’ and in English ‘Embassy of Sweden Section Office in Phnom Penh’.
For Swedish citizens in need of consular services, contact Bangkok as below.
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +66 2 263 72 00 / +66 2 263 72 11