Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

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Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Agency overview
Utrikesdepartementet
Arvfurstens palats, the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at Gustav Adolfs torg in Stockholm.
Formed	1791 (1791)
Ministers responsible	Maria Malmer Stenergard, Head of the Ministry Minister for Foreign Affairs Benjamin Dousa, Minister for International Development Cooperation and for Foreign Trade
Website	English-language website

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The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Swedish: Utrikesdepartementet, UD) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to foreign policy, democracy, human rights, international development cooperation and foreign trade.

The ministry is currently headed by the minister for foreign affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard of the Moderate Party.

History

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was added in 1791, when Gustav III established the King's Cabinet for Foreign Correspondence. The organization that was formally named the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1840 was then created in practice.

It is possible to speak of a foreign administration to the function as soon as we can discern a Swedish central state administration, and from the end of the 13th century. Under Gustav Vasa, the chancellery developed into the body that handled and expedited government matters. With Gustav II Adolf's reforms in the 1620s, a specialization was carried out within the chancellery so that foreign affairs were distributed among secretaries according to country.

The head of the chancellery was the chancellor. In a way, he can be described as foreign minister. More famous holders of this position are Axel Oxenstierna and Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie. The title was changed during Charles XI's time to Chancellery President.

During the period of freedom, the chancellery was divided into various expeditions, including a foreign expedition. These can be seen as predecessors to the ministries. The head of each expedition was a state secretary. The Chancellery President was the head of the Chancellery. During the period of freedom, his power was further strengthened. One of the famous holders of the post was Arvid Horn.

Government agencies and other bodies

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is principal for 10 government agencies. The ministry is also responsible for Sweden's diplomatic missions around the world.

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).

Areas of responsibility

Democracy and human rights
Foreign and security policy
International development cooperation
International law
Trade and promotion of Sweden

Cabinet ministers

Ministers for foreign affairs

For a full list of ministers for foreign affairs, see Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden).

Ministers for international development cooperation

For a full list of ministers for international development cooperation, see Minister for International Development Cooperation (Sweden).

Ministers for foreign trade

For a full list of ministers for foreign trade, see Minister for Foreign Trade (Sweden).

References

"Utrikesdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)
"Government agencies". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
"Ministry for Foreign Affairs". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-18.

External links

Official website

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Africa	Burkina Faso Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau Kenya Namibia South Africa Tunisia
Americas	Argentina Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Mexico Peru United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	China India Indonesia Iran Iraq Kurdistan Region Israel Japan Malaysia North Korea Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Taiwan Turkey
Europe	Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Serbia Spain Ukraine United Kingdom
Oceania	Australia New Zealand
Multinational	NATO
Former	Yugoslavia (NN States)
Diplomatic missions	Diplomatic missions of Sweden / in Sweden Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Swedish ministries and ministerial offices

Offices
Prime Minister	Prime Minister List Deputy Prime Minister
Heads of Ministries	Culture Defence Education Employment and Integration Energy, Business and Industry Finance Foreign Affairs Social Affairs, Public Health and Sports Justice Rural Affairs
Other cabinet ministers	Climate and the Environment Consumer Affairs Democracy Digital Development EU Affairs Financial Markets Foreign Trade Gender Equality Higher Education and Research Infrastructure and Housing International Development Cooperation Migration Schools Nordic Cooperation Public Administration Social Security
Historic ministerial portfolios	Agriculture Budget Children Civil Service Affairs Commerce and Industry Economics Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs Elderly Elderly Care and Public Health Government Coordination Healthcare Home Affairs Immigration Interior Management of the Economy Municipal Affairs Naval Affairs Physical Planning and Local Government Public Health Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation Supply Taxes Upper Secondary School and Adult Education and Training War

Ministries
Present	Prime Minister's Office Culture Defence Education and Research Employment Climate and Enterprise Finance Foreign Affairs Health and Social Affairs Rural Affairs and Infrastructure Justice
Former	Agriculture Budget Civil Service Affairs Commerce and Industry Communications Economics Industry Environment Integration and Gender Equality Housing Interior Land Defence Local Government Naval Affairs Supply Rural Affairs Infrastructure

v t e Foreign affairs ministries of the world
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Americas	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Guatemala Guyana Haiti Jamaica Mexico Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China East Timor India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Myanmar Mongolia Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam
Europe	Albania Andorra Austria Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City
Oceania	Australia Fiji Kiribati New Zealand
Former	Czechoslovakia Ottoman Empire Qing dynasty Republic of China (Mainland) Soviet Union Yugoslavia

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