The United States Ambassador to Sweden ( sv, Förenta Staternas ambassadör i Sverige) serves as the official diplomatic representative of the
President and the
Government of the United States of America to the
King and the
Government of the Kingdom of Sweden.
Diplomatic relations between Sweden and the United States began with the signing of the
Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 1783. Sweden received its first U.S. resident minister in 1814, but in 1818, the senior U.S. diplomat again became the chargé d'affaires. In 1854, the senior American diplomat in Sweden again became the minister resident. From 1814 to 1905 the United States Chief of Mission in Sweden also represented United States interests with respect to
Norway, as Norway was aligned with Sweden during this period in the
Union between Sweden and Norway.
The contemporary tendency of American presidents is to appoint
fundraisers or prominent campaign supporters to the ambassador's post in Sweden, rather than promoting career members of the
United States Foreign Service. The current ambassador is
Erik Ramanathan
Erik Douglas Ramanathan is an American attorney, philanthropist, and political fundraiser who is serving as United States ambassador to Sweden under President Joe Biden.
Education
Ramanathan earned a Bachelor of Arts in behavioral sciences a ...
, who presented his credentials on January 20, 2022.
Residence
Since the 1930s, the ambassador is resident in the
ambassadorial residence
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually deno ...
, ''Villa Åkerlund'', of the
United States Embassy in
Diplomatstaden
Diplomatstaden (Swedish for "Diplomat City") is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden. As the name suggests, the neighbourhood is the home of many embassies and ambassadorial residencies.
Diplomatstaden encompass ...
,
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
.
List of American Chiefs of Mission to Sweden
18th century
1814–1854 (Non-Resident Minister)
1854–1885 (Minister Resident)
1885–1947 (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary)
1947–present day (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary)
Notes
See also
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Foreign relations of Sweden
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Foreign relations of the United States
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Sweden*
External links
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for SwedenUnited States Department of State: SwedenUnited States Embassy in Stockholm
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