A bastion for the local Swedes and the nerve center for many cultural and social events over the last sixty years was re-opened after over two years of renovations on September 25. The building's ground floor towards Park Avenue will be used as N.Y. meeting point for the Swedish Embassy in Washington DC, by Sweden's representation at the U.N., with present Swedish UN Ambassador Mårten Grunditz living on the upper floors and the local Swedish Honorary General Consulate. Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, in New York for meetings during the UN's General Assembly remarked that he expected further renovations soon with so many new uses for the building...
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt with Honorary Consul General David Dangoor. ENLARGE IMAGE »
Mona Svensson, vicar, Swedish church; Eva Andersson; Deborah Norville; Karl Wellner. ENLARGE IMAGE »
Ambassador Jonas Hafström, Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S. with Ambassador Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist, Secretary General SVIV ENLARGE IMAGE »
René Lundholm, Magnus Moliteus, Ambassador Tom Siebert (U.S. Ambassador to Sweden 1994-1997) ENLARGE IMAGE »
Ambassador Lyndon L. Olson, Jr. (U.S. Ambassador to Sweden 1997-2001) flanked by sisters Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist and Barbro Ehnbom. ENLARGE IMAGE »
Former COmmissioner Brian Andersson, Håkan Swahn of Restaurant Aquavit, Ivar Draganja
Director of Commercial and Economic Affairs, Swedish Honorary Consulate in New York and Stefan Larsson, Scandinavian Airlines. ENLARGE IMAGE »
Mrs. Eva Hafström, 2nd from right with Barbro Ehnbom, right, Sam Giertz, president Your Special Delivery Service, Inc, all the way left mingling at 600 Park. ENLARGE IMAGE »
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, left, with 600 Park's new resident Ambassador Mårten Grunditz ENLARGE IMAGE »
Matthew Bregman, VP Development BAM; Niklas Arnegren, Director of Cultural Affairs at the Swedish Honorary Consulate ; Joseph V. Melillo, Executive Producer BAM ENLARGE IMAGE »
Bengt Göransson, nestor among Swedish correspondents joins Carl Bildt and David Dangoor. ENLARGE IMAGE »
Christina Moliteus; Karin Ehnbom-Palmquist, SVIV, Stockholm; Ambassador Lyndon L. Olson, Jr. (Ambassador to Sweden 1997-2001) ENLARGE IMAGE »
Gunilla Forsberg, vice consul of the Swedish Honorary Consulate in New York with Christina TIllander, the Swedish Foreign Ministry, welcoming guests. ENLARGE IMAGE »