United States Ambassador to Sweden
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to the Kingdom of Sweden, and 1814 to 1905, also to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, which was politically aligned with Sweden. Since the 1930s, the ambassador is resident in the ambassadorial residence
Ambassadorial residence
An ambassadorial residence is where an ambassador lives, often an official residence. In many cases it is in the same building as the chancery, which houses the embassy . Like embassies, such residences are considered inviolable and, in most cases, extraterritorial.The residences of high...
, Villa Åkerlund, of the United States Embassy in Diplomatstaden
Diplomatstaden
Diplomatstaden is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden.Diplomatstaden encompasses the area facing the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken bay which is located south of the eastern-most part of Strandvägen...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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Ambassadors
| Representative | Title | Appointment | Presentation of credentials |
Termination of mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat... |
Minister Plenipotentiary | September 28, 1782 | ||
| Jonathan Russell Jonathan Russell Jonathan Russell was a United States Representative from Massachusetts and diplomat.Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Russell graduated from Brown University in 1791. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, but did not practice... |
Minister Plenipotentiary | January 18, 1814 | April 29, 1818 | October 22, 1818 |
| Christopher Hughes | Chargé d'Affaires | January 21, 1819 | July 5, 1825 | |
| William C. Somerville | Chargé d'Affaires | March 9, 1825 | Did not proceed to post | |
| John James Appleton John James Appleton John James Appleton was a diplomat for the United States. His father was John Appleton, some time U. S. consul at Calais. John James studied at Phillips Andover Academy, and was graduated at Harvard in 1813... |
Chargé d'Affaires | May 2, 1826 | October 28, 1826 | August 16, 1830 |
| Christopher Hughes | Chargé d'Affaires | March 3, 1830 | August 16, 1830 | September 22, 1841 |
| George W. Lay George W. Lay George Washington Lay was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Catskill, New York, Lay pursued classical studies and was graduated from Hamilton College at Clinton, New York, in 1817.He studied law.... |
Chargé d'Affaires | May 12, 1842 | October 4, 1842 | October 11, 1845 |
| Henry W. Ellsworth | Chargé d'Affaires | April 19, 1845 | October 11, 1845 | January 25, 1861 |
| Francis Schroeder | Chargé d'Affaires | November 7, 1849 | April 22, 1850 | June 29, 1854 |
| Francis Schroeder | Minister Resident | June 29, 1854 | August 19, 1854 | September 17, 1857 |
| Benjamin F. Angel | Minister Resident | July 17, 1857 | November 4, 1857 | June 25, 1861 |
| Jacob S. Haldeman Jacob S. Haldeman Jacob Samils Haldeman was an American banker, politician and ambassador. A resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he served in the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Pennsylvania Legislature from 1850 to 1855. From 1861 to 1864 he was United States Minister Resident to Sweden and... |
Minister Resident | March 16, 1861 | June 25, 1861 | September 24, 1864 |
| James H. Campbell | Minister Resident | May 18, 1864 | Sep 24, 1864 | March 29, 1867 |
| John McGinnis, Jr. | Minister Resident | November 16, 1866 | Did not proceed to post, his nomination having been rejected by the Senate while he was en route. | |
| Joseph J. Bartlett Joseph J. Bartlett Joseph Jackson Bartlett was a New York attorney, brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and postbellum international diplomat and pensions administrator for the United States Government. He was chosen to receive the stacked arms of General Robert E... |
Minister Resident | March 19, 1867 | June 4, 1867 | July 24, 1869 |
| John S. Carlile John S. Carlile John Snyder Carlile was an American merchant, lawyer, and politician, including a United States Senator. A strong supporter of the Union cause during the American Civil War, he represented the loyalist faction of Virginia, which was eventually separated into two distinct states over his... |
Minister Resident | Not commissioned | ||
| Christopher Columbus Andrews Christopher Columbus Andrews Christopher Columbus Andrews was an American soldier, diplomat, newspaperman, author, and forester.-Early life and career:... |
Minister Resident | June 3, 1869 | July 24, 1869 | November 5, 1877 |
| John L. Stevens John L. Stevens John Leavitt Stevens was the United States Department of State Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 when he was accused of conspiring to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani in association with the Committee of Safety, led by Lorrin A. Thurston and Sanford B... |
Minister Resident | August 28, 1877 | November 5, 1877 | June 3, 1883 |
| William W. Thomas, Jr. | Minister Resident | June 6, 1883 | September 6, 1883 | June 30, 1885 |
| Rufus Magee | Minister Resident | April 2, 1885 | July 3, 1885 | Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |
| Rufus Magee | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | August 10, 1888 | September 26, 1888 | May 25, 1889 |
| William W. Thomas, Jr. | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | March 19, 1889 | May 27, 1889 | May 2, 1894 |
| Thomas W. Ferguson | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | February 14, 1894 | May 2, 1894 | February 7, 1898 |
| William W. Thomas, Jr. | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | December 18, 1898 | February 8, 1898 | May 31, 1905 |
| Charles H. Graves Charles H. Graves Charles Hinman "C. H." Graves was an American army officer, politician, and diplomat.-Military:Hinman was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the Army of the Potomac as a Sergeant... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | March 8, 1905 | May 31, 1905 | December 12, 1913 |
| Ira Nelson Morris | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | July 13, 1914 | August 28, 1914 | April 3, 1923 |
| Robert Woods Bliss | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | January 30, 1923 | August 8, 1923 | March 15, 1927 |
| Leland Harrison | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | February 26, 1927 | May 31, 1927 | November 11, 1929 |
| John Motley Morehead III John Motley Morehead III John Motley Morehead III was a chemist whose work provided much of the foundation for the business of Union Carbide Corporation. He was a noted philanthropist who made major gifts to his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also served as mayor of Rye, New York and... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | January 22, 1930 | March 31, 1930 | April 6, 1933 |
| Laurence A. Steinhardt | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | May 11, 1933 | August 28, 1933 | June 26, 1937 |
| Fred Morris Dearing Fred Morris Dearing Fred Morris Dearing was a United States diplomat.-Biography:Fred Morris Dearing was born in Columbia, Missouri on November 19, 1879.... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | April 22, 1937 | September 23, 1937 | June 17, 1938 |
| Frederick A. Sterling | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | June 16, 1938 | September 26, 1938 | July 14, 1941 |
| Herschel V. Johnson Herschel Johnson Herschel Vespasian Johnson was a U.S. diplomat from North Carolina. He served as a U.S. foreign service officer from 1921-1953, whose career included posts in Europe, Latin America, and with the United Nations.... |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | October 21, 1941 | December 12, 1941 | April 28, 1946 |
| Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | August 1, 1946 | January 3, 1947 | October 6, 1947 |
| H. Freeman Matthews | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | July 21, 1947 | ||
| H. Freeman Matthews | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | September 20, 1947 | December 5, 1947 | May 24, 1950 |
| W. Walton Butterworth | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | July 5, 1950 | September 18, 1950 | December 9, 1953 |
| John M. Cabot | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 1, 1954 | May 6, 1954 | May 14, 1957 |
| Francis White Francis White (diplomat) Francis White was an American diplomat. He was born in Baltimore. He served as U.S. Minister to Czechoslovakia in 1933, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico between 1953-1957, and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden between 1957-1958.... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 3, 1957 | September 17, 1957 | December 9, 1958 |
| James C.H. Bonbright | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | October 29, 1958 | January 9, 1959 | March 20, 1961 |
| J. Graham Parsons J. Graham Parsons James Graham Parsons was an American career diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Laos , Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs , and United States Ambassador to Sweden .-Biography:J. Graham Parsons was born in New York City on October 28, 1907... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | March 15, 1961 | May 16, 1961 | April 17, 1967 |
| William Womack Heath William Womack Heath William Womack Heath, , was an American lawyer, educator, and diplomat.-Background:William W. Heath was born in Normangee, Texas, to John Al and Runie Heath.-Career:... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 5, 1967 | May 23, 1967 | January 23, 1969 |
| Vacant | No ambassador appointed | January 24, 1969 | February 15, 1970 | |
| Jerome H. Holland Jerome H. Holland Jerome H. Holland was an educational administrator and diplomat.Jerome Heartwell Holland grew up in Auburn, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1939, after being the first African American to play on its football team... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 16, 1970 | April 14, 1970 | August 30, 1972 |
| Arthur J. Olsen | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim | December 1972 | May 1974 | |
| Robert Strausz-Hupé Robert Strausz-Hupé Robert Strausz-Hupé was a U.S. diplomat and geopolitician.In 1923 he immigrated to the United States. Serving as an advisor on foreign investment to American financial institutions, he watched the Depression spread political misery across America and Europe... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 25, 1974 | May 29, 1974 | March 3, 1976 |
| David S. Smith David S. Smith David Shiverick Smith is a former U.S. ambassador to Sweden.Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Anna and Floyd Monroe Smith. He was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as a Trustee of the National Cultural Center. Smith is a Board member of the Council of American Ambassadors... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | April 6, 1976 | May 7, 1976 | April 29, 1977 |
| Rodney O'Gliasain Kennedy-Minott Rodney O'Gliasain Kennedy-Minott Rodney O'Gliasain Kennedy-Minott, , was an American diplomat, Democratic Party activist and history professor at Stanford University.... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 3, 1977 | September 29, 1977 | September 26, 1980 |
| Franklin S. Forsberg Franklin S. Forsberg Franklin S. Forsberg, , was an American publisher and diplomat.-Background:Franklin S. Forsberg was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to parents of Swedish heritage. He received his B.A. from the University of Utah in 1930 and his M.B.A. from New York University in 1931.-Career:Mr... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 11, 1981 | January 14, 1982 | December 12, 1985 |
| Gregory J. Newell Gregory J. Newell Gregory John Newell currently serves as the President of International Commerce Development Corporation .-Biography:... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | December 9, 1985 | December 19, 1985 | June 12, 1989 |
| Charles Edgar Redman Charles E. Redman Charles Edgar Redman is a former United States diplomat. From 1987 to 1989, he was Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. He served as United States Ambassador to Sweden from 1989-1992, and United States Ambassador to Germany from 1994-1996. In 1996 he joined Bechtel Group, Inc. as... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 12, 1989 | June 13, 1989 | August 24, 1992 |
| Thomas L. Siebert Thomas L. Siebert Thomas L. Siebert, born 1946, is an American lawyer and former diplomat. Siebert was appointed United States Ambassador to Sweden in 1994 by President Bill Clinton and served in this capacity until 1997. Currently Siebert holds a position at law firm Thompson Coburn LLP in Washington D.C. He lives... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | February 9, 1994 | March 24, 1994 | December 17, 1997 |
| Lyndon Lowell Olson, Jr. Lyndon Lowell Olson, Jr. Lyndon Lowell Olson, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat.In 1997 Olson was nominated by President Clinton to be Ambassador to Sweden and went on to serve in this capacity until 2001. Olson served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 until 1978.Olson was appointed "The... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | November 10, 1997 | January 22, 1998 | August 1, 2001 |
| Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Charles A. Heimbold, Jr., born May 27, 1933, is an American businessman and diplomat.Heimbold was nominated by President George W. Bush as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden on April 13, 2001. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 1, 2001 and sworn in on September 12, 2001 in New York City... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 3, 2001 | September 26, 2001 | February 12, 2004 |
| Miles T. Bivins | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 25, 2004 | June 9, 2004 | January 31, 2006 |
| Michael M. Wood Michael M. Wood Michael Melville Wood is Chairman of Redwood Investments LLC, a Washington, DC investment company concentrating in media, real estate, and alternative energy. He is from Flint, Michigan. From 2006 to 2009 he was the United States Ambassador to Sweden.... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | June 5, 2006 | January 20, 2009 | |
| Matthew Barzun Matthew Barzun Matthew Winthrop Barzun was selected by President Barack Obama as National Finance Chair for the Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012. He is an American business executive who is known for his work with CNET Networks and for his volunteer work on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. He... |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 12, 2009 | August 21, 2009 | Incumbent |
See also
- Sweden – United States relations
- Foreign relations of SwedenForeign relations of SwedenThe foreign policy of Sweden is based on the premise that national security is best served by staying free of alliances in peacetime in order to remain a neutral country in the event of war. In 2002, Sweden revised its security doctrine...
- Ambassadors of the United States