Embassy of Sweden, Mexico City

Coordinates: 19°25′27″N 99°13′23″W / 19.42414538294202°N 99.22299934543406°W / 19.42414538294202; -99.22299934543406
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Embassy of Sweden in Mexico City
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LocationMexico City
AddressAvenida Paseo de las Palmas 1225
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec
11 000 México, D.F.
México
Coordinates19°25′27″N 99°13′23″W / 19.42414538294202°N 99.22299934543406°W / 19.42414538294202; -99.22299934543406
AmbassadorGunnar Aldén (since 2021)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Embassy of Sweden in

Sweden's diplomatic mission in Mexico
. The mission of the embassy is to represent Swedish interests in Mexico, as well as to strengthen bilateral relations within the governmental, commercial, business, academic, cultural and civil society spheres, with a particular emphasis on cooperation for sustainable development.

History

embassy and envoy Lennart Nylander now became ambassador instead.[3]

In November 1995, the Swedish embassy was occupied by 23 Mexican sanitation workers. The sanitation workers had been dismissed from their jobs. They entered the Swedish embassy premises on 23 November and requested asylum. Their main demand was to regain their jobs. When the occupiers saw a police force approaching around four in the morning on 27 November, they voluntarily left the area, taking their blankets with them.[4]

Buildings

Chancery

From 1920 to 1924, the chancery was located on Apartado 86 bis in the Historic center of Mexico City.[5][6] From 1925 to 1928, the chancery was located at Calle Liverpool 5 in Colonia Juárez in the borough of Cuauhtémoc.[7][8] In 1929, the chancery was located at 34 Calle de Sadi Carnot in Colonia San Rafael in Cuauhtémoc.[9] From 1930 to 1933, the chancery was located at Calle Londres 136 A in Colonia Juárez.[10][11] From 1934 to 1938, the chancery was located at Calle Dinamarca 55 in Colonia Juárez.[12][13] In 1939 it moved around the corner to Calle Liverpool 57 where it remained to 1956.[14][15] From 1957 to 1970, the chancery was located at Buenavista 3, México 3.[16][17] From 1971 until at least 1975, the chancery was located at Avenida Homero 136, 10° piso in the Chapultepec Morales neighborhood of Polanco.[18][19]

From 1994, the chancery was located at Paseo de las Palmas 1375 in the Lomas de Chapultepec area.[20] The building consisted of four floors and had a white-plastered facade. It was built in 1946 and the first owners were Aida and David Egea de Naval. They bought the plot from Nueva Chapultepec Heights Company. In 1989, the couple sold the house and in 1994 it was again for sale. This time, Britt Ericsson de Oliva, second secretary of the Swedish Embassy, bought the building on behalf of the Swedish state. The house then underwent extensive renovation and refurbishment. It had until 1994 served as a family residence. Architect for the remodeling was Thord Hallström, BSK Arkitekter.[20]

The architects Hidemark & Stintzing were commissioned in the fall of 2017 to develop a simplified system document based on the

Platinum. The building ended up using 44 percent less energy and around 60 percent less water than similar buildings without LEED certification. The building also has solar panels on the roof and its own water treatment plant.[21] The building is located in the garden of the ambassador's residence at the address Paseo de las Palmas 1225 and replaces the previous chancery a few blocks away, which was located at Paseo de las Palmas 1375. In 2018, Sweco was commissioned by the National Property Board of Sweden to construct the new chancery. The new chancery building of 800 m2 was built on the same property as the embassy residence. The building is earthquake-proof and was planned to be the first Swedish embassy in the world to be certified according to LEED Platinum.[22]

Residence

The ambassadorial residence is located at Paseo de las Palmas 1215 in the Lomas de Chapultepec area.[20] The house was built in 1934 on behalf of a doctor. In 1954, the Swedish state acquired the property through Stig Engelfeldt, who was chargé d'affaires in Mexico City at that time. The house consists of four floors and is built of plastered brick. In the parlour and dining room there are large windows that open onto the garden. On the plot there is also a swimming pool.[20]

Tasks

The embassy have three main priorities: Promotion of Sweden, monitoring the political and economic situation in Mexico and consular affairs.[1] The promotion of Sweden includes activities that improves the knowledge and strengthen the image of Sweden as a progressive country characterized by innovative thinking, consideration and respect towards others, openness and authenticity. To achieve this, the embassy cooperates with over 100 Swedish companies located in Mexico to stimulate trade relations between the two countries.[1] In addition, the embassy works to promote Swedish culture in Mexico. The embassy informs the Swedish government about the political and economic situation in the Mexico, a task that requires a large network of contacts in the Mexican society. The third priority concerns consular services and migration issues. This area includes administrative work on migration cases, passports, visas, residence permits and other assistance to Swedish or Mexican citizens.[1]

Heads of Mission

Name Period Title Remark Ref
Nils Erik Wilhelm af Wetterstedt 1864–1867 Envoy
Folke Cronholm 1913–1916 Consul General & Chargé d'affaires
Gylfe Anderberg 23 February 1917 – 30 September 1921 Consul General & Chargé d'affaires[a] Also served as Consul General in Rio de Janeiro from autumn 1919 to 1920.[24] [25]
Gylfe Anderberg 30 September 1921 – 1 February 1938 Minister/Envoy Also accredited to Havana (1921–1937), Guatemala City and Panama City (1930–1937), and to San José, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador (1936–1937). [24][26][27]
Vilhelm Assarsson 1 February 1938 – 1940 Envoy Also accredited to San José, Havana, Guatemala City, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and Panama City. [26][28]
Rolf Arfwedson 1940–1943 Chargé d'affaires
Herbert Ribbing 1943–1948 Envoy Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, Panama City, and San Salvador. [29]
Claes Westring 1949–1952 Envoy Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [30]
Sven Grafström 6 June 1952–3 January 1955[b] Envoy Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [32]
Stig Gunnar Martin Engfeldt 1955–1955 Chargé d'affaires (acting)
Lennart Nylander 1955–1956 Envoy Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [15]
Lennart Nylander 1956–1962 Ambassador Also accredited to San José, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Managua, and San Salvador. [33]
Tord Göransson 1962–1969 Ambassador Also accredited to San José, Managua, and San Salvador (1962–1964) as well as Havana (1964–1969). [34]
Carl-Henric Nauckhoff 1969–1972 Ambassador Also accredited to Havana. [35]
Carl Swartz 1972–1980 Ambassador
Karl-Anders Wollter 1980–1985 Ambassador
David Wirmark 1985–1991 Ambassador
Bo Henrikson 1992–1996 Ambassador
Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist 1997–2000 Ambassador
Ewa Polano 2001–2006 Ambassador
Anna Lindstedt 2006–2011 Ambassador
Jörgen Persson 2012–2016 Ambassador
Annika Thunborg 2016–2021 Ambassador
Gunnar Aldén 2021–present Ambassador

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Anderberg served as acting Consul General and Chargé d'Affaires until he became the regular Consul General and Chargé d'Affaires through a cabinet decision on 21 December 1917.[23]
  2. ^ However, the service in Mexico was interrupted for six months in 1953, when Grafström, with the rank of major general, became the first Swedish representative in the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea.[31]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Välkommen till Sveriges ambassad i Mexiko" [Welcome to the Swedish embassy in Mexico City] (in Swedish). Embassy of Sweden, Mexico City. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Ambassaden Mexico City (1956 – )" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Tio sändebud introduceras". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1956-09-22. p. A5. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Ambassadockupation avslutad" [Embassy occupation concluded]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm. TT. 1995-11-28. p. 6. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1920 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1920. p. 173.
  6. ^ Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1924 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1924. p. 186.
  7. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1925 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1925. p. 186.
  8. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1928 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1928. p. 187.
  9. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1929 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1929. p. 189.
  10. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1930 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. 1930. p. 190.
  11. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1933 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1933. p. 195.
  12. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1934 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1934. p. 197.
  13. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1938 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1938. p. 216.
  14. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1939 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1939. p. 220.
  15. ^ a b Sveriges statskalender för skottåret 1956 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1956. p. 319.
  16. ^ Sveriges statskalender för året 1957 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1957. p. 293.
  17. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1970). Sveriges statskalender 1970 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 355.
  18. ^ Sköldenberg, Bengt, ed. (1971). Sveriges statskalender 1971 (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. p. 351.
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  22. ^ "Sweco projektleder ny ambassad i Mexiko". www.byggkontakt.nu (in Swedish). 2018-03-22. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Generalkonsulaten i Moskva och Mexiko". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 345. 1917-12-23. p. 12. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  24. ^ a b "Östersjöstaterna och Mexiko få svenska ministrar". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1921-10-01. p. 3. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Ny svensk chargé d'affaires i Mexiko". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). No. 72. 1917-03-15. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  26. ^ a b "Omflyttade och nya sändebud". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 1937-11-27. p. 4A. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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