Sweden’s Ambassador to Vietnam
Photo: Government Offices/Kristian Pohl.
Ann Måwe By Joakim Persson
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or the third time in a row seasoned diplomat Ms. Ann Måwe has been awarded the job she applied for within the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This time the appointment is her Ambassador debut - at the Embassy of Sweden, Hanoi. Ambassador Måwe began her work in September 2019. Two high level business delegations – one in each direction from Sweden and Vietnam – had just taken place so it was, as she describes it, an easy start.
14 ScandAsia • May 2020
“Before the summer, two big delegations had taken place; with the Crown Princess Couple and Trade minister Ann Linde who came here with the largest trade delegation ever; followed by the Vietnamese Prime Minister’s trip to Stockholm with a large delegation,” explains Ann Måwe. “I had a big advantage with the 50 years anniversary of bilateral relations as point of departure. It’s easy to frame things around such an anniversary and the embassy
