Swedish Trade and Invest Council, Taipei Office

Swedish Trade and Invest Council, Taipei Office
瑞典貿易暨投資委員會台北辦事處
The Swedish Office in Taipei at the International Trade Building.
Agency overview
Formed1982[1]
Jurisdiction Taiwan
HeadquartersTaipei, Taiwan
Agency executive
  • Margot Helena Elisabeth Reitberger, Representative[2]
WebsiteThe Swedish Trade and Invest Council

The Swedish Trade and Invest Council, Taipei Office (Chinese: 瑞典貿易暨投資委員會台北辦事處; pinyin: Ruìdiǎn Màoyì Jì Tóuzī Wěiyuánhuì Táiběi Bànshì Chù) is also known as the Swedish Representative Office in Taipei or Business Sweden in Taiwan. It represents interests of Sweden in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.[3] Its counterpart in Sweden is the Taipei Mission in Sweden in Stockholm.[4]

It was established in 1982 as the Swedish Industries' Trade Representative Office.[1]

The office is headed by the Representative, Helena Reitberger.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b A Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations, Françoise Mengin, in Privatising the State, Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 154
  2. ^ a b EU stands with LGBTI community in Taiwan, Taipei Times October 30, 2015
  3. ^ Kjellgren, Björn (2000). Kinakunskap. Studentlitteratur. p. 74. ISBN 978-91-44-01445-6.
  4. ^ Taipei Mission in Sweden