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On January 27, 2016, Sweden's new consulate general in New York City was inaugurated in a ceremony with, among others, Minister of Enterprise and Innovation Mikael Damberg, Sweden's new consul general Leif Pagrotsky, ambassador Björn Lyrvall , Deputy Commissioner Hillary Schrenell and outgoing honorary consul general David E.R. Dangoor. [7]
In 1900 there were around 28.000 Swedes in New York with about 15.000 in Brooklyn and about 11.000 in Manhattan. In 1930 there were 37,200 Swedish immigrants and 24,500 non immigrants of Swedish descent in the city. As the economy improved in Sweden fewer immigrants arrived and by 1980 there were about 3000 Swedish immigrants in New York.
Swedish emigration to the United States had reached new heights in 1896, and it was in this year that the Vasa Order of America, a Swedish American fraternal organization, was founded to help immigrants, who often lacked an adequate network of social services. Swedish Americans usually came through New York City and subsequently settled in the ...
[8] [9] In 1931 they were renamed as the Department of Social Welfare and the State Board of Social Welfare. [10] [3] In 1940 the State Charities Law and the Public Welfare Law were consolidated and clarified in one Social Welfare Law. [11] [12] [3] [13] In 1967 it was renamed as the Department of Social Services. [14]
In countries without Swedish representation, Swedish citizens can seek assistance from public officials in the foreign services of any of the other Nordic countries, in accordance with the Helsinki Treaty. [1] [2] Of note Sweden was the first Western country to have an embassy in Pyongyang. [3]
The Human Resources Administration or Department of Social Services (HRA/DSS) is the department of the government of New York City [1] in charge of the majority of the city's social services programs. HRA helps New Yorkers in need through a variety of services that promote employment and personal responsibility while providing temporary ...
Swedbank is under investigation by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) for giving misleading information during a probe related to the Mossack Fonseca tax evasion and money ...
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (or SACC New York) is a not-for-profit corporation membership organization located in New York City. It was founded in 1906 and was the first Swedish-American Chamber of commerce in the United States (see United States Chamber of Commerce ).