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Albert Ehrensvärd

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Albert Ehrensvärd
Ehrensvärd c. 1912
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office
1906–1908
Preceded byCarl Haraldsson Strömfelt
Succeeded byFredrik Ramel
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
7 October 1911 – 17 February 1914
Preceded byArvid Taube
Succeeded byKnut Wallenberg
Personal details
Born
Johan Jacob Albert Ehrensvärd

(1867-05-09)9 May 1867
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died6 March 1940(1940-03-06) (aged 72)
Lund, Sweden
Resting placeUppenbarelsekyrkan
RelativesCarl August Ehrensvärd (brother)
EducationLund University

Johan Jakob Albert Ehrensvärd (9 May 1867 – 6 March 1940) was a Swedish diplomat. He was Sweden's envoy to Washington D.C between 1910 and 1911. He became Sweden's Foreign Minister in Liberal leader and Prime Minister Karl Staaff's Second Cabinet. As Foreign Minister of Sweden he instituted reforms in the Swedish Foreign Service and worked to ease tensed relations with Czarist Russia.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Gustaf Falkenberg
Envoy of Sweden to the Netherlands
1908–1910
Succeeded by
Fredrik af Klercker
Preceded by
Gustaf Falkenberg
Envoy of Sweden to Belgium
1908–1910
Succeeded by
Fredrik af Klercker
Preceded by
Herman Lagercrantz
Envoy of Sweden to the United States
1910–1911
Succeeded by
Preceded by
None (since 1815)
Envoy of Sweden to Switzerland
1915–1918
Succeeded by
Patrick Adlercreutz
Preceded by
August Gyldenstolpe
Envoy of Sweden to France
1918–1934
Succeeded by
Einar Hennings