Counsellors for Cultural Affairs worldwide

Where

Sweden

When

2016

Who

Ministry of Culture and Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Key objectives of the measure:

Sweden currently has Counsellors for Cultural Affairs working at Sweden’s embassies in Beijing, Berlin, London, Moscow, Paris, and Washington and at Sweden’s Consulate General in Istanbul and Sweden’s Permanent Representation at the European Union in Brussels. In 2017 a post of Counsellor for Cultural Affairs is planned to be established at the Swedish Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. The main task of Sweden’s Counsellors for Cultural Affairs is to promote cultural exchanges with the country in which they are posted and stimulate cultural dialogue. The Counsellors for Cultural Affairs are an important resource for international collaboration between Sweden and the countries in which they are posted. They initiate projects, pass on contacts and report on relevant cultural and cultural policy issues.

Scope of the measure:

International

Nature of the measure:

regulatory

Main feature of the measure:

To promote cultural exchanges with the country in which they are posted and stimulate cultural dialogue.

Results expected through the implementation of the measure:

To be a resource for international cultural collaboration between Sweden and the countries in which they are posted.

Financial resources allocated to implement the measure:

SEK 20 million

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Goal(s) of UNESCO's 2005 Convention

Area(s) of Monitoring

Balanced flow of cultural goods and services and mobility of artists and cultural professionals

Mobility of artists and cultural professionals

Cultural Domain(s)

Multi-domain

Counsellors for Cultural Affairs worldwide

Goal(s) of UNESCO's 2005 Convention

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Cultural Domain(s)

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