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.
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.
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.
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.
- Strategy for Sweden's overall involvement in Afghanistan adopted 09 July 2010
- Official website for Swedish support for international involvement in Afghanistan 23 June 2010
- Royal Wedding approaching 18 June 2010
- New ambassadors to Zimbabwe, the Czech Republic and Argentina 17 June 2010
- Stockholm China Forum 10 June 2010
- Economic heavyweights to Stockholm 04 June 2010
- New Ambassadors to North Korea and Cambodia 03 June 2010
- Carl Bildt to attend EU-Western Balkans ministerial meeting in Sarajevo 01 June 2010
- Israel's Ambassador summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 31 May 2010
- New Ambassador in Georgia 27 May 2010
Press releases
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Swedish election observers to Kyrgyzstan
02 September 2010
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Music and fashion to put Sweden on the map - Government earmarks SEK 1 million for promotion initiatives
31 August 2010
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New Head of the Protocol Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
25 August 2010
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Gunilla Carlsson appointed to UN High-level Panel on Global Sustainability
10 August 2010
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Gunilla Carlsson on the humanitarian situation in Pakistan
06 August 2010
Areas of responsibility
The Royal Wedding
Accreditation and practical information for the media.
Freedom on the internet
Freedom and security on the Internet are one of the greatest global challenges of the future. The Swedish Government will be prioritising these issues in 2010.
News articles
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International day for mine awareness and assistance in mine action
06 April 2010
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Earthquake in Chile
03 March 2010
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"Communication and coordination are fundamental"
21 January 2010
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Stockholm China Forum
18 January 2010
News from Sweden.se
Sweden's official website.
Sweden's Chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council
At the meeting of foreign ministers in Murmansk on 15 October 2009, Sweden took over the Chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) from Russia for the next two years.
News from HumanRights.gov.se
The Swedish Government's website with facts, news and policies on Human Rights in Sweden and international conventions.
Frequently asked questions
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Foreign Policy Statement 2010