About the Delegation

Like all 30 member countries, the Swedish government maintains a permanent delegation to the OECD. The delegation is composed of one ambassador and 12 staff members:  five officials from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, one from the Ministry of  Finance and one from the Ministry of Education and Research. The rest of the staff is locally employed. All members of the staff are Swedish citizens.
> Who is who at the Delegation?

The ambassador represents Sweden in the OECD Council, which is the highest decision-making body.

Every year, about 1200 delegates from Government Offices and other government authorities attend  meetings within the approximately 200 committees and working groups of the OECD. The delegation’s mission is to supervise the work done within the committees and working groups, to report back on the development and assist the Swedish Government in preparing Swedish positions.

The delegations responsibilities also include the three independent organisations within the OECD - IEA (International Energy Agency), NEA (Nuclear Energy Agency) and International Transport Forum (former ECMT, the European Conference of Ministers of Transport).

IEA was established in 1974 after the oil crisis in 1973 and is an important body when it comes to cooperation on energy policy and exchange of information on the development on world energy markets. Twenty-seven of OECD’s 30 member countries are members of IEA. Once a year, the organisation publishes its World Energy Outlook.
> IEA

NEA was founded in 1958 and is an important forum for information and change of views on various questions related to nuclear power, including reactor safety, radiation protection and waste disposal.
> NEA

The International Transport Forum is a global platform and meeting place at the highest level for transport, logistics and mobility.
> The International Transport Forum

The delegation is also responsible for  Sweden’s participation in UNESCO, the UN specialised agency for education, science and culture.
> The Delegation of Sweden to UNESCO
> Who is who at the Swedish delegation to UNESCO?
> UNESCO

> Read about Sweden and the OECD on the website of the OECD