The Future of Democracy with the Ambassador of Sweden

Join us March 11th for a fika and conversation with H.E. Urban Ahlin, Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S. We’ll discuss Sweden’s role in the world, our close bilateral relationship, and the state of democracy globally.

Ambassador Ahlin was previously the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament and is one of the founding members of the first pan-European think-tank, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

Join us for a fika - a traditional Swedish social coffee break with pastries. Learn more about Swedish Fika here.

Doors open 5:00pm for a fika-style reception followed by a conversation on the global state of democracy with the Ambassador.

When: Tuesday, March 11 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm ET

Where: Studio A at CT Public | 1049 Asylum Ave, Hartford, CT

Tickets: $25 Member | $35 Non-member

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His Excellency Urban Ahlin has served as the Ambassador of Sweden to the United States since September 2023. Ambassador Ahlin most recently served as Sweden's Ambassador to Canada. Prior to that, he was a member of the Swedish Parliament, representing the Social Democratic Party. Following the 2014 parliamentary election, Ambassador Ahlin was elected Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Sveriges Riksdag, for the period 2014-2018. Ambassador Ahlin first became a member of Parliament in 1994. Since then, he has worked on foreign policy in numerous capacities. He was Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs between 2002 and 2006, and later Deputy Chair from 2006 to 2014. He has also been a member of the War Delegation, the Swedish Defence Commission, and a member of the Committee on European Affairs.
As part of his work for the Social Democratic Party, Ambassador Ahlin served as the party’s Foreign Policy Spokesperson and has also been a member of the party’s Executive Board. In addition, Ambassador Ahlin is one of the founding members of the first pan-European think-tank, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), which was established in 2007. Ambassador Ahlin is a teacher and graduated from the University of Karlstad with a Master of Science. He is married and has two daughters.

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