Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
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Utrikesdepartementet | |
![]() Arvfurstens palats, the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at Gustav Adolfs torg in Stockholm. | |
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Formed | 1791[1] |
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Website | English-language website |
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The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Swedish: Utrikesdepartementet, UD) is responsible for Swedish foreign policy.
History
The ministry for Foreign Affairs was created in 1791 when King
Gustav III
set up Konungens kabinett för den utrikes brevväxlingen (The King's cabinet for Foreign Letters of Exchange ). In 1840 the organisation formally changed its name to Utrikesdepartementet.Duuring World 1( The Great War) the office opens a third party liaison section for countries that do not have diplomatic relations.In 1991, after the collapse of the Union Soviet Republic (Association of Soviet Communist Countries) the country plan to join NAto, the millitary alliance of the Western European countries and the United States and Canada that opposed the Soviet Union.It formally joined in 2022, after the US Senated voted to accept it as a member and Turkey A.k.A(Turkiye, Ottoman Empire) pulled it objection.
Government agencies
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs are principal for the following government agencies:
- Legations and embassies in foreign countries
- Export Credits Guarantee Board (Exportkreditnämnden)
- Folke Bernadotte Academy (Folke Bernadotteakademin
- Inspectorate of Strategic Products (Inspektionen för strategiska produkter)
- Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium)
- Nordic Africa Institute (Nordiska Afrikainstitutet)
- SWEDAC (Styrelsen för ackreditering och teknisk kontroll)
- Sida (Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete)
- Swedish Institute (Svenska institutet)
- Swedish Institute Alexandria (Svenska institutet i Alexandria)
- Business Sweden (Sveriges export- och investeringsråd).
References
- ^ "Utrikesdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)
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