Consulate General of Sweden, New York City

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Consulate General of Sweden, New York City
Consul General
Erik Ullenhag
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The Consulate General of Sweden is the diplomatic mission of Sweden in New York City. It is located at One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza in Turtle Bay, Manhattan, near the headquarters of the United Nations.

History

The consulate here, established as a result of the Chancellery and Collegium of Commerce's request on October 14, 1799, originally covered the states of New York and Connecticut. However, in 1834, it merged with the consulate general for the United States of North America, a responsibility assigned to the Swedish mission in the United States since 1822, relocating from Philadelphia in that year (1834). Before 1833, the consul general, who received a salary of 4,000 Riksdaler banco, had no right to collect consulate fees from Swedish vessels. Still, according to the decision of King in Council on March 13, 1822, they received two Spanish piasters for each issued certificate.[1] By royal decree on May 25, 1850, the consulate general encompassed the entire union, excluding California. However, in connection with a royal decree on June 15, 1858, the mission moved to Washington, D.C.. Simultaneously, it was stipulated that a separate consulate should be established in New York City, covering the same states as a district, with an office budget of 500 Riksdaler banco. This amount was increased to 1,000 on November 15, 1867, and to 1,500 on November 11, 1870, in the same currency. By royal decree on July 1, 1886, a paid vice consul was appointed alongside the consul, initially earning 6,000 Swedish kronor. Still, on November 17, 1899, it was raised to 9,000 kronor and, since August 28, 1908, to 12,000 kronor.[1]

Through a royal decree on December 5, 1890, the consulate also became salaried (salary of 30,000 kronor), and its district expanded to include, besides the state of New York, all seaports in the states located along the

District of Columbia. At the 1913 Riksdag, King in Council's proposal for transforming the consulate into a consulate general and raising the salary to 28,000 kronor was approved.[1] On January 1, 1914, the consulate was upgraded to a consulate general.[2]

On July 1, 1992, the Swedish Information Service, was integrated with the Swedish Consulate General in New York City.[3]

In 2010, the general consulate - a mission with about 25 employees, diplomats as well as local employees - was closed for budgetary reasons. In connection with this, the smaller Swedish honorary consulate general opened. Prime Minister

Minister of Enterprise and Innovation Mikael Damberg, Sweden's new consul general Leif Pagrotsky, ambassador Björn Lyrvall [sv], Deputy Commissioner Hillary Schrenell and outgoing honorary consul general David E.R. Dangoor.[7]

Tasks

The consulate general provides consular services to Swedes (for example, passport applications, name registration, application for coordination numbers, assistance to Swedes in an emergency) and helps Americans and other nationalities, including residence permit and visa applications. The consulate general also conducts Swedish promotion activities by supporting and marketing Swedish culture in the New York area, as well as promoting trade between Sweden and the United States, and stimulating foreign investment in Sweden. The consulate general's district includes the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The consulate general reports to the Embassy of Sweden, Washington, D.C.

Area of responsibility

The district of the consulate general, at least from 1969 to 1975, included, in addition to the city of

District of Columbia, as well as Puerto Rico and Saint Thomas.[8] The states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, as well as the Florida panhandle belonged to the Consulate General of Sweden, Houston until 1975.[9] From 1976 they belonged to the Consulate General in the New York City district. In the same year, the states of Kentucky and Tennessee were transferred to the Consulate General of Sweden, Chicago.[10] In 1979, the states except Florida reverted to the Consulate General in Houston.[11]

From 1982, they were responsible for the entire United States Virgin Islands.[12] The Consulate General in Houston closed in 1982 and from 1983 the Consulate General in New York City was again responsible for the states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi as well as the newly added Arkansas, but not Texas.[13] In 1993, the Swedish Consulate General in Chicago closed, so the following year the Consulate General in New York City took over the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.[14] In 1995 Consulate General of Sweden, Los Angeles closed and the Consulate General in New York City became Sweden's only remaining consulate general in the USA. The district then came to include the entire United States.[15]

Buildings

Chancery

On April 12, 1899, the Swedish-Norwegian consulate relocated to 17 State Street in the Financial District.[16] In January 1906, it was reported that the Swedish consulate had moved to Room 1006 at 17 State Street.[17] The consulate remained at the same address until 1919.[18] In 1920, it was located at 119 Nassau Street in the Financial District.[19] From 1921 to 1922, it was situated at 6 Beekman Street in the Financial District.[20][21]

In 1923, it moved to Room 5838, Grand Central Terminal Building, 70 East 45th Street.[22] The consulate general remained there until February 28, 1931. From March 1, 1931, to 1936, the consulate general was located in the Chrysler Building at 405 Lexington Avenue in Midtown.[23][24] From 1937 to 1947, the consulate general was situated in Room 1118, International Building, Rockefeller Center at 630 Fifth Avenue.[25][26]

In 1948, the consulate general moved to 61 East 64th Street in Lenox Hill on the Upper East Side.[27] The consulate general remained there for over 20 years, until 1969.[8] In 1970, the consulate general moved to the 39th floor at 825 Third Avenue in Midtown East.[28] In 1976, it moved down to the 38th floor, where it remained until 1989.[10][29] In 1990, it moved to the 45th floor of One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza at 885 Second Avenue.[30] It remained there until 2009 when the consulate general closed.[31]

When the honorary consulate general opened in 2010, the chancery moved to 445 Park Avenue between 56th Street and 57th Street, for the reason that the honorary consul general David E.R. Dangoor already had offices in this building.[32] After the upgrade to consulate general in December 2016, the consulate general's address became 445 Park Avenue until further notice.[33] Since 2017, the chancery is again located at One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, but on the 40th floor.

Residence

After World War II, the Swedish state looked for a residence building for the Swedish consul general. In 1946, the house at 600 Park Avenue was purchased for this reason. When the properties on 61-63 East 64th Street were for sale, the consulate were given the opportunity to make room for the consulate general and staff housing. This meant that a refurbishment of the interiors of the houses was necessary. The staff moved in during 1947. Shortly thereafter, the properties 604 and 608 Park Avenue were also acquired. The consulate general's business expanded considerably and in 1965 the Ministry for Foreign Affairs decided to move the office functions to more modern office premises.[32]

The buildings have since 1981 been classified as "landmark", ie buildings with a historical value whose exteriors may not change. In 1984-85, the National Swedish Board of Public Building (Byggnadsstyrelsen), the National Property Board of Sweden's predecessor, carried out a thorough rebuilding of the four houses in order to achieve a functional housing for the consul general and as many apartments as possible. The construction work started in August 1984 and the houses were ready for occupancy in the fall of 1985. After the renovation, the properties had a total of 21 apartments, laundry rooms, storage rooms and a sauna. Well-known Swedish designers such as Carl Malmsten, Josef Frank, Carl-Axel Acking and Ingegerd Torhamn are represented in the interior. The works also included renovation of the facades.[32]

The property, registered as 600, 604 and 608 Park Avenue and 61-63 East 64th Street, houses housing for Swedish personnel. In 2011–2013, the National Property Board of Sweden renovated the property after an ambitious care program with the aim of highlighting the cultural-historical values that were lost during previous renovations. The National Property Board of Sweden completed the major renovation of 600 Park Avenue with the renovation of adjacent facades and windows in 2014. For some time, the property was the residence of the Swedish UN ambassador.[32]

  • 600 Park Avenue and East 64th Street
    600 Park Avenue and East 64th Street
  • Entrance to the property on 600 Park Avenue and East 64th Street
    Entrance to the property on 600 Park Avenue and East 64th Street

Heads of Mission

Consul general Lennart Nylander (right) with the CEO of SAS, Per Norlin, in New York City, September 1946.
Name Period Title Ref
Henrik Gahn November 21, 1799 – August 3, 1834 Consul [34]
Severin Lorich August 1834 – March 11, 1837 Consul general [34]
Gustaf af Nordin May 14, 1838 – October 9, 1845 Consul [34]
Adam Christopher Lövenskiold December 10, 1846 – September 25, 1850 Consul; acting November 14, 1845 [34]
Georg Sibbern May 4, 1852 – April 20, 1858 Consul; acting September 25, 1850 [34]
Carl Edvard Habicht October 6, 1859 – November 11, 1870 Vice consul 1845; consul n.h.o.v. [sv] July 28, 1854 [34]
Christian Börs June 9, 1871 – June 19, 1890 Consul [34]
Carl Gustaf Marius Woxen June 12, 1891 – May 13, 1898 Consul [34]
Christopher Ravn June 30, 1899 – October 31, 1905 Consul [34]
Alexander Edward Johnson November 3, 1905 – December 11, 1908 Acting consul general [35][34]
Magnus Clarholm December 11, 1908 – 1919 Consul (consul general from January 1, 1914) [34][36][2]
Sven Magnusson Lagerberg 1916–1918 Acting consul general
Nils Jaenson 1919–1919 Acting consul general [37]
Olof Lamm 1919–1921 Acting consul general [38]
Olof Lamm 1921–1933 Consul general [38]
Gustaf Weidel 1933–1935 Consul general [39]
Martin Kastengren 1935–1945 Consul general [40]
Lennart Nylander 1945–1955 Consul general [41]
Erik Kronvall 1955–1962 Consul general [42]
Love Kellberg 1963–1963 Consul general [43]
Tore Tallroth 1963–1970 Consul general [44]
Gunnar Lonaeus 1970–1975 Consul general [45]
Carl-Henric Nauckhoff 1975–1978 Consul general [46]
Bengt Friedman 1978–1983 Consul general [47]
Magnus Faxén 1984–1988 Consul general [48]
Arne Thorén 1988–1992 Consul general [49]
Dag Sebastian Ahlander 1992–1998 Consul general [50]
Olle Wästberg 1999–2004 Consul general [51]
Kjell Anneling 2004–2006 Consul general [52]
Ulf Hjertonsson 2006–2009 Consul general [31]
David E.R. Dangoor 2010–2016 Honorary consul general
Leif Pagrotsky 2016–2018 Consul general
Annika Rembe 2018–2021 Consul general
Camilla Mellander 2021–2024 Consul general
Erik Ullenhag 2024–present Consul general

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Almquist 1914, p. 346
  2. ^
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  3. ^ Spiegelberg 1992, p. 374
  4. ^ Bergin 2014
  5. ^ "Sverige öppnar generalkonsulat i New York" (in Swedish). Swedish Cabinet Office. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Regeringen har beslutat att öppna ett generalkonsulat i New York" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Invigning av generalkonsulatet i New York" (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b Sköldenberg 1969, pp. 348, 350
  9. ^ Sköldenberg 1975, p. 397
  10. ^ a b Sköldenberg 1976, p. 420
  11. ^ Sköldenberg 1979, p. 332
  12. ^ Sköldenberg 1982, p. 354
  13. ^ Sköldenberg 1983, p. 341
  14. ^ Almqvist 1994, p. 171
  15. ^ Almqvist 1996, p. 174
  16. ^ "Svenska och norska konsulatet i New York" [The Swedish and Norwegian consulate in New York City]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 114A. 1899-04-28. p. 1. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Svenska konsulatet i New York" [The Swedish consulate in New York City]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 5. 1906-01-05. p. 4. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  18. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1919 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1919. p. 183.
  19. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1920 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1920. p. 190.
  20. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1921 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1921. p. 190.
  21. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1922 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1922. p. 195.
  22. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1923 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1923. p. 203.
  23. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1931 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1931. p. 196.
  24. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1936 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1936. p. 205.
  25. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1937 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1937. p. 213.
  26. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1947 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1947. p. 282.
  27. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1948 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1948. p. 270.
  28. ^ Sköldenberg 1970, p. 360
  29. ^ Spiegelberg 1989, p. 358
  30. ^ Spiegelberg 1990, p. 350
  31. ^ a b Spiegelberg 2009, p. 174
  32. ^ a b c d "New York, USA. FN-ambassadörens residens" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  33. ^ "Om generalkonsulatet" (in Swedish). Consulate General of Sweden, New York City. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016.
  34. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Almquist 1914, p. 347
  35. ^ Westrin 1910, p. 63
  36. ^ Vem är det 1945, p. 210.
  37. ^ Svensson & Ekstedt 1955, p. 452
  38. ^ a b Svenskt biografiskt lexikon 1977–1979, p. 199
  39. ^ Svensson 1953, p. 1113
  40. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 494
  41. ^ Lagerström 1966, p. 692
  42. ^ Lagerström 1968, p. 517
  43. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 606
  44. ^ Vem är det 1984, p. 1088.
  45. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 720
  46. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 805
  47. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 355
  48. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 328
  49. ^ Salander Mortensen 1996, p. 1115
  50. ^ Spiegelberg 1998, p. 170
  51. ^ Spiegelberg 2004, p. 166
  52. ^ Spiegelberg 2006, p. 170

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