Annika Hahn-Englund | |
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Ambassador of Sweden to the Nigeria | |
Assumed office September 2022 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
Preceded by | Carl Michael Gräns |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ghana,Cameroon and ECOWAS | |
Assumed office 2023 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium and Luxembourg | |
In office 2016–2021 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
Preceded by | Maria Christina Lundqvist |
Succeeded by | Annika Molin Hellgren |
Personal details | |
Born | November 7,1962 |
Citizenship | Sweden |
Education | Stockholm School of Economics |
Annika Hahn-Englund,(born 7 November 1962),is a Swedish diplomat. In 2022 she was appointed Swedish ambassador to Nigeria [1] [2] and West Africa. [3] [4] [5] She also served as ambassador of Nordic Cooperation at the Swedish ministry of foreign affairs (2014 to 2016),and also an ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg (2016 to 2021). [6]
Annika studied Economics and International relations at the Stockholm School of Economics,where she graduated in 1986. Between 1988 and 1989,she studied diplomatic education,Ministry for Foreign Affairs,Stockholm,Sweden.
After graduating in 1986,she started her career as a market research and economic forecasts consultant at the Swedish Wholesale and Retail research institute in Stockholm,Sweden. She worked at the EU-department,Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Sweden from 1997 to 2002 as Head of Section and later as Deputy Director,Head of section for bilateral relations. From 2014 to 2016,she was ambassador,Nordic Cooperation,Ministry for Foreign Affairs,Stockholm,Sweden. Between 2016 to 2021,she was as ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg,and at the Swedish Prime Minister's EU Office. [7] In 2021,she was made ambassador,Department for Trade Promotion,Nation Branding and CSR,at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In September 2022,she was appointed the ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria. [8] While still serving as Swedish ambassador to Nigeria,she was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ghana,Cameroon and ECOWAS in 2023. [9]
She was counsellor to the European Parliament. [10] [11] She supported the International Day Against Homophobia,Biphobia &Transphobia. [12] She talked at a Gender Equality Conference. [13] She spoke at the International Women's Day,at the Embassy of Denmark. [14] She was a representative on the Border Barriers Council. [15]
The foreign policy of Sweden was formerly 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,with this policy lasting from 1814 in the context of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars until the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. In 2002,Sweden revised its security doctrine. The security doctrine at that point still stated that "Sweden pursues a policy of non-participation in military alliances," but permitted cooperation in response to threats against peace and security. The government also seeks to maintain Sweden's high standard of living. These two objectives required heavy expenditures for social welfare,defence spending at rates considered low by Western European standards,and close attention to foreign trade opportunities and world economic cooperation. In 2024,Sweden formally became part of a military alliance for the first time since the end of the War of the Sixth Coalition by joining NATO.
Anita Gradin was a Swedish politician and ambassador. She was the Minister with responsibility for immigrant and equality affairs at the Ministry of Employment in Sweden from 1982 to 1986. She was Minister of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1986 to 1991. From 1995 to 1999 she was a member of the European Commission responsible for Immigration,home affairs and justice;relations with the Ombudsman;and Financial Control and Fraud prevention.
Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by Maria Christina Lundqvist | Ambassador of Sweden to Belgium 2016–2021 | Succeeded by Annika Molin Hellgren |
Preceded by Maria Christina Lundqvist | Ambassador of Sweden to Luxembourg 2016–2021 | Succeeded by Annika Molin Hellgren |
Preceded by Carl Michael Gräns | Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria 2022–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |