As Swedish Ambassador <person>Björn Lyrvall</person>’s appointment ended earlier this summer, the government appointed <person>Karin Olofsdotter</person> as the new Swedish Ambassador to the United States on Thursday, August 24. Ms. <person>Olofsdotter</person> was previously head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ Department for Promotion of Sweden, Trade and CSR, and an ambassador in Budapest. She has served the Swedish delegation to NATO, was Chief of Staff to Swedish Foreign Minister <person>Carl Bildt</person>, and was Deputy Chief of Mission at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC, and the Embassy in Moscow. Ms. <person>Olofsdotter</person> studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management and speaks Russian, French and English. She begins her new post September 1, 2017.