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The relations between Sweden and the United States reach back to the days of the American Revolutionary War. The Kingdom of Sweden was the first country not formally engaged in the conflict (although around a hundred Swedish volunteers partook on the side of the Patriots [1]) to recognize the United States before the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty ...
Opened. 1782. Website. Official website. The Embassy of the United States, Stockholm is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Diplomatstaden, Stockholm, Sweden. The diplomatic mission of the United States was established in April 1818 and elevated to an embassy in 1947. [1]
Inaugural holder. Benjamin Franklin. as Minister Plenipotentiary. Formation. September 28, 1782. Website. U.S. Embassy – Stockholm. The United States ambassador to Sweden ( Swedish: Förenta Staternas ambassadör i Sverige) serves as the official diplomatic representative of the United States to the King and the Government of the Kingdom of ...
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, about 1.3 million Swedes left Sweden for the United States of America. While the land of the American frontier was a magnet for the rural poor all over Europe, some factors encouraged Swedish emigration in particular. Religious repression and idiosyncrasy practiced by the Swedish Lutheran State Church ...
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 January 1992 [248] Croatia has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Zagreb. Sweden joined the European Union as a full member on 1 January 1995, while Croatia joined on 1 July 2013. Both countries are members of the European Union and NATO.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) is an American non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting international understanding through educational and cultural exchange between the United States and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Foundation's headquarters, Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, is located at 58 ...
Northern Uppsala County, Gävleborg County, Västernorrland County and Jämtland County. Gävle (80), Sundsvall (85) 9. Västerbotten County and Norrbotten County. Umeå (90), Luleå (97) 2-digit postcode areas Sweden (defined through the first two postcode digits) Postcode. Geographic location.
Website. sweden.se. Sweden, [f] formally the Kingdom of Sweden, [g] [h] is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), [10] Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm.