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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.
Diplomatic relations between Sweden and the United States began with the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 1783. Sweden received its first U.S. resident minister in 1814, but in 1818, the senior U.S. diplomat again became the chargé d'affaires. In 1854, the senior American diplomat in Sweden again became the minister resident ...
Swedish diaspora in the United States (3 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Sweden–United States relations" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Sweden has been a member of the United Nations since November 19, 1946, and participates actively in the activities of the organization, including as an elected member of the Security Council (1957–1958, 1975–1976, 1997–1998 and 2017–2018), providing Dag Hammarskjöld as the second elected Secretary-General of the UN, etc.
The Swedish ambassador is in charge of Sweden's diplomatic mission to the United States. The Swedish Embassy is located at the House of Sweden (inaugurated in 2006) at 2900 K Street in Washington, D.C..
Sweden became the target destination for deserters because it was the only Western country that openly granted asylum to Vietnam War deserters. [4] Sweden's granting of asylum to deserters worsened relations between Sweden and the United States. In 1969 the United States revoked its ambassador to Sweden in protest. [5]
In 1782, diplomatic relations were established by Samuel Gustaf Hermelin. [4] Sweden was the first country, in addition to the states that were directly involved in the American Revolutionary War (the United Kingdom and France), to recognize the United States in 1783. [5]
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between the United States and Sweden (Swedish: Svensk-amerikanska vänskaps- och handelstraktaten), officially A treaty of Amity and Commerce concluded between His Majesty the King of Sweden and the United States of North America, was a treaty signed on April 3, 1783 in Paris, France between the United States and the Kingdom of Sweden.