[1] In September 1960, after Senegal withdrew from the Mali Federation and proclaimed full independence, Sweden's Foreign Minister, Östen Undén, sent a telegram to Senegal's head of government, Mamadou Dia, stating that the Swedish government recognized the Republic of Senegal as a sovereign and independent state.

[2] A Swedish delegation returned from a study and inspection trip to West Africa in May 1960 and submitted its report to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in January 1961.

The report recommended opening a Swedish diplomatic mission in Monrovia, Liberia; Lagos, Nigeria; and a third mission in one of the West African republics belonging to the French Community, primarily in either Dakar, Senegal, or Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

In February 1964, the ambassador in Rabat, Bo Siegbahn, presented his credentials to Senegal's President, Léopold Sédar Senghor.

[6][7] During this period, the ambassador was based in Dakar and was accredited to neighboring countries.