Alexis Aminoff
Alexis Aminoff combined military, business, diplomatic, and court service. He joined the foreign ministry as an attaché in 1926, left for private business in 1928, and returned in 1938. After service in London he joined the Washington legation in 1943 as a senior secretary and counsellor. He also served as chamberlain to the Duke and Duchess of Västergötland. 1
Aminoff's later appointments took him to Athens in 1949 and then to the foreign ministry's personnel department. He represented Sweden in Pretoria from 1954 to 1959 and in Lisbon from 1959 to 1963, with concurrent accreditation to Monrovia for part of that period. He subsequently returned to ceremonial work, introducing foreign envoys and becoming chief master of ceremonies. 1
Washington Appointments
- Sweden — Chargé d’affaires, Documented 21 April 1948
Sources
- 28 (Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok / 1977)
Named individual entry
- Biographical record — www. svd. se, record 27
Biographical or archival source consulted for the linked appointment. Date precision is preserved. Some archival viewers yielded only a catalogue record; the research ledger records access limits.
- Incoming Swedish representatives in Washington — chronology and original-source leads
Secondary cross-check of incoming ministers, chargés and ambassadors. Original biographical entries are separately linked below. Exact appointments are not silently converted to credential dates; acting intervals are not exhaustive.
Biography checked 2026-10-28.
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