Swede new Director-General of CBSS Secretariat

Jan Lundin takes up his post today as Director-General of the Permanent International Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). Mr Lundin is an MFA diplomat and has previously served at the embassies in Berlin, Belgrade and Moscow.

The CBSS is a forum for regional cooperation between 11 countries in the region and the European Commission. This cooperation, which is led by the countries foreign ministers, is conducted within the framework of a number of expert groups. The Secretariat is based in Stockholm.

• CBSS' website
• New Director General of the CBSS Secretariat (pdf 22 kB)

Music and fashion to put Sweden on the map

Swedish music, fashion and digital games are a few industries that can promote the image of Sweden abroad. They are three creative industries that have a good reputation beyond our borders. This is why the Government is now investing even more in the experience industry, especially since we have seen that activities previously conducted abroad have generated a lot of interest and received a positive response.

• Press release: Music and fashion to put Sweden on the map - Government earmarks SEK 1 million for promotion initiatives

New Head of the Protocol Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The Government has appointed Caroline Vicini as the new Head of the Protocol Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA). Ms Vicini returns to the MFA after a year as a consultant in the business world. She has previously served with the MFA at the Swedish embassies in Washington, Rome, Paris and Algiers. She was also Deputy Head of the MFA European Security Policy Department.

The Swedish Government appoints four new ambassadors and a consul-general

The Government today appointed four new ambassadors and one consul-general. The appointees are as follows:
Carl Magnus Nesser to Baghdad, Håkan Åkesson to Ankara, Carin Wall to Bamako, Jan Nyberg to St Petersburg and Claes Hammar to St John's, Port-au-Prince and Castries.

• Press release: The Swedish Government appoints four new ambassadors and a consul-general

Sweden to contribute to reinforced EU commitment in Kyrgyzstan

The Government has decided to make staff available to reinforce the EU's commitment in Kyrgyzstan. Helena Vazquez from Sweden has been appointed political adviser to the EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia, Pierre Morel.

"I am happy that we can contribute Swedish expertise in this concrete way," comments Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson.

• Press release: Sweden to contribute to reinforced EU commitment in Kyrgyzstan