Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg was a Swedish architect,businessman,diplomat,and humanitarian. He saved thousands of Jews in German-occupied Hungary during the Holocaust from German Nazis and Hungarian fascists during the later stages of World War II. While serving as Sweden's special envoy in Budapest between July and December 1944,Wallenberg issued protective passports and sheltered Jews in buildings which he declared as Swedish territory.
Per Johan Valentin Anger was a Swedish diplomat. Anger was Raoul Wallenberg's co-worker at the Swedish legation in Budapest during World War II when many Jews were saved because they were supplied with Swedish passports. After the war,he spent a lot of time trying to clarify Wallenberg's fate.
Baruch Tenembaum is an Argentinian interfaith activist,and one of the founders of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation.
Russia–Sweden relations date back to the 10th century;when Vikings called Varangians participated in the founding new states that later evolved into Russia,Ukraine and Belarus.
Gonzalo Nin Novoa is a Uruguayan administrator,serving as chief of staff to the Vice President of Uruguay,Rodolfo Nin Novoa,serving in that office from 2005 to 2010.
Argentine-Swedish are foreign relations between Argentina and Sweden. Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 3,1846. Argentina has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Buenos Aires and 3 honorary consulates;the ambassador is also concurrent to Uruguay and Paraguay.
The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation (IRWF) is a non-governmental organization which researches Holocaust rescuers and advocates for their recognition. The organization developed educational programs for school to promote peace and civil service. Founded by Baruch Tenembaum,it has offices in Buenos Aires,New York,Berlin,Rio de Janeiro,and Jerusalem.
Iran–Sweden relations are foreign relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Sweden.
Sweden–Uruguay relations are foreign relations between Sweden and Uruguay. Sweden has a consulate in Montevideo;the Swedish ambassador in Buenos Aires is concurrent to Uruguay. Uruguay has an embassy in Stockholm,the ambassador being concurrent to Norway,Denmark,Finland,Latvia and Estonia.
Gösta Greger Stig Fabian Brunnström was a Swedish diplomat.
Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter is a Swedish diplomat and Swedish Ambassador to the Russian Federation. She was Swedish Ambassador to the United States from 2017 to 2023. She started her role as Ambassador of Sweden to the United States on September 1,2017.
Ahmad Reza Djalali is an Iranian-Swedish disaster medicine doctor,lecturer,and researcher. He has worked in several universities in Europe,among which Karolinska University of Sweden,where he had also attended his PhD program,Universitàdegli Studi del Piemonte Orientale (Italy),Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium). He also cooperated with universities in Iran and is in contact with universities worldwide.
Diplomatic relations exist between Azerbaijan and Uruguay. Neither country has a resident ambassador.
Finland–Uruguay relations are the bilateral relations between Finland and Uruguay. Both nations are members of the United Nations.
Paul A. Levine was an American–Swedish Holocaust and genocide historian,co-author of a widely used Swedish textbook on the subject.
The Embassy of Sweden in Buenos Aires is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Argentina. The ambassador since 2019 is Anders Carlsson. The embassy is located in Puerto Madero and its staff consists of three people from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and six local employees. In addition to Argentina,the embassy's area of activity also includes Paraguay and Uruguay. The embassy's activities include trade promotion,culture and Sweden promotion,migration and consular affairs,as well as reporting on politics,human rights and the economy.
