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Articles by Staffan Herrström

Ambassador of Sweden to Poland Staffan Herrström is the Ambassador of Sweden to Poland since the autumn of 2011. Previously he has been the Ambassador to Vietnam and Tanzania. Before...

The magic of Santa Lucia

I ended my last blog with a reference to the upcoming Santa Lucia celebration in the Kościół Świętej Trójcy in central Warsaw. It became an...

Work at full speed

I was finishing a report behind my computer yesterday afternoon when the news reached me: The Prime Minister has announced that at the end of...

Tolerance

A very grey Monday indeed. This weekend I started thinking about Christmas for the first time this autumn, but there are still some weeks to...

Travelling

I have been travelling quite a lot these last two weeks. I am happy for that. It is to some extent exhausting, but I learn...

“We are here”

I have just returned from POLIN – the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

Women’s Congress in Podlaskie

There were four hundred participants registered at the third Women’s Congress in Podlaskie region today. Mostly women for obvious reasons but several men as well....

New Governments

There are of course significant differences behind these changes in our two countries. Sweden held elections. Hence, a new Government was formed based on that...

Meeting young diplomats

I have just returned from a really inspiring meeting with young, primarily Polish, young diplomats attending training provided by the Polish Institute for Diplomacy. The...

Vacation coming closer

I am honestly looking forward to the upcoming vacation. Still eight working days to go but it is coming closer. The weather could be more...

Moments to remember

Two memorable moments in the Swedish Residence these last days. Visit of Jonas Gardell, the author of i.a. the remarkable novel “Never wipe tears without...
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