Johan Borgstam was appointed as Ambassador of Sweden to the Hellenic Republic in July 2021.

He has previously served as Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Ethiopia (2017-2021), as Ambassador of Sweden to Kenya and Permanent Representative of Sweden to UNEP and UNHABITAT (2012-2017) and as Ambassador of Sweden to the Democratic Republic of Congo (2008-2011).

Ambassador Borgstam has held several positions at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs including as Director-General for International Development Cooperation and Chief of Staff to the Minister for International Development Cooperation. He has also served at the Permanent Mission of Sweden in Geneva and the Embassy of Sweden to Malaysia.

Before joining the Ministry for Foreign Affairs he was employed at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Ambassador Borgstam holds an MSc in International Business Administration and Economics from the University of Uppsala, Sweden, and an MA in European Economic Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.