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  • Ambassador Brzezinski with students from Stockholm and from UVa. (Embassy photo)

    Ambassador Brzezinski hosted a panel discussion on innovation and entrepreneurship on May 20 with students from Stockholm and from the UVa's Darden School of Business.

  • Secretary Kerry with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. (State Department photo)

    Secretary Kerry visited Sweden May 14-15 to meet with Prime Minister Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Bildt and to attend the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting.

  • Vice President Joe Biden speaking to the King and Queen in Delaware on May 11. (Photo: New Sweden Alliance)

    "You all do us great honor to celebrate the 375th anniversary of the first Swedish settlement in America" said Vice President Joe Biden in Delaware on May 11.

  • Discussion on trade relations and the global economy. (Embassy photo)

    Ambassador Brzezinski and Mrs. Brzezinski were honored to host Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE, Finance Minister Anders Borg and more for a discussion on trade relations.

  • Unveiling of the Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Gold Medal. (Photo: Treasury Department)

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Lew Unveils Design of Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Gold Medal with His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on May 9.

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  • Snow began to fall in Kiruna on May 13. (Arctic Council photo)
    Webcast of the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on May 15

    The entire Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna on May 15 was recorded on video. To view the video, simply visit the Arctic Council's homepage. 

  • Secretary Kerry. (White House photo)
    Travels with the Secretary

    Secretary Kerry was in Sweden May 14-15 for bilateral meetings in Stockholm and to attend the Arctic Council's Ministerial Meeting. The Secretary of State travels to all corners of the world to do his job. His duties as Secretary include acting as the President's representative at all international forums, negotiating treaties and other international agreements, and conducting everyday, face-to-face diplomacy. 

  • Housing Wanted

    The American Embassy is looking to rent houses and apartments in the Stockholm area. Areas include Stockholm city, Lidingö, Danderyd, & Djursholm. 

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  • Ambassador Brzezinski in Abisko. (Embassy photo)
    Video zeroes in on the Ambassador's trip to the Arctic

    In April, the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski visited Abisko in the northernmost part of Sweden to view, first-hand, the impact that climate change has on a sub-Arctic environment. U.S. Embassy Sweden has posted a YouTube video summarizing the trip.  

  • The world's largest solar power development under construction. (Photo: PRNewsFoto)
    World's largest solar power plant is under construction; to power 400,000 homes in California

    A couple of days ago, MidAmerican Solar and SunPower began construction of a major solar project in Kern and Los Angeles counties in California. The 579-megawatt development is expected to employ approximately 650 workers during a three-year construction period; generate more than $500 million in regional economic impact, and serve California's growing electricity demand with clean power. 

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  • Ambassador Brzezinski together with the Governor of West Sweden, Lars Bäckström. (Embassy photo)

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