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  • +/-Feb 8 2012Bildt Discusses Internet FreedomBy:
    Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt, hosted a luncheon at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, DC on Tuesday to discuss internet freedom. The guests included Alec Ross, Secretary of State Clinton's Senior Advisor for Innovation, Adam Sharp of Twitter and Joseph Cassidy from the White House National Security Staff.
  • +/-Feb 7 2012SIPRI LaunchBy:
    On Feb 6th, on the occasion of the launch of SIPRI North America, more than 150 people gathered at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC.
  • +/-Feb 6 2012Carl Bildt in DCBy:
    Straight from moderating "Energy, Security and Environment: New Security Parameters" at the Munich Security Conference in Europe, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will be in Washington, DC on February 6-8.
  • +/-Feb 1 2012Music Month By:
    In Sweden, music is never far away. Sweden is also one of the biggest export nations of music in the world and the biggest by far per capita. Artists like Robyn, Lykke Li, Radio Department, Swedish House Mafia and Peter, Bjorn and John, to name a few, are all very successful internationally.
  • +/-Jan 27 2012Sweden Behind the ScenesBy:
    A conversation with the producer of the Swedish feature films based on Stieg Larsson's Millennium books - Sören Staermose - will take place in House of Sweden on February 2nd, 6-8 pm. Moderated by Mikael Södersten.
  • +/-Jan 24 2012Inaugural Meeting - International Council on Women’s Business Leadership By:
    On Tuesday, January 24th, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted the first meeting of the International Council on Women’s Business Leadership at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Part of the selected group of 20 women is Sweden’s former MP and former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud E. Olofsson.
  • +/-Jan 16 2012Wallenberg 2012By:
    The opening of the exhibition "To me there's no other choice - Raoul Wallenberg 1912 - 2012" at the National museum in Budapest on January 17 is the official start of a yearlong celebration of the life of Raoul Wallenberg.
  • +/-Jan 15 2012Film Screening and Sweden Behind the Scenes at Lincoln TheaterBy:
    The Embassy of Sweden and D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities will host a special screening of David Finchers film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", an adaptation of Stieg Larsson's widely popular and best-selling novel with the same name, on January 18th at Lincoln Theater. The Swedish film adaptation of the novel came out in 2009 by Danish director Niels Arden Oplev.
  • +/-Jan 12 2012Additional AppointmentsBy:
    During the month of January and February, the Embassy will offer additional passport appointments on Tuesdays between 9 am-12 pm. Book your appointment online or by calling the Embassy reception at (202) 467-2600. Remember to keep the reference code you get when you book your appointment. It will be needed to cancel or reschedule.
  • +/-Jan 1 2012Personal AppearanceBy:
    As of January 1, 2012 the Embassy in Washington, DC will require a personal appearance of Schengen visa applicants. To schedule an appointment please call the visa department between 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at (202) 467-2694.