Gustaf Leonard Reuterskiöld
Gustaf Lennart Reuterskiöld, whose middle name is also recorded as Leonard, studied at Uppsala and initially worked in the finance ministry. He entered diplomacy as an attaché in Paris in 1864, then served in the foreign ministry and as legation secretary in Saint Petersburg and Paris. 1
Reuterskiöld was appointed envoy to Washington in November 1884 and also held the acting consul-generalship. His later missions took him to Constantinople in 1888 and Saint Petersburg in 1890. Alongside these diplomatic appointments he served as a chamberlain at the Swedish court. 1
Washington Appointments
- Sweden — Envoy, 1884–1888
Sources
- 261 (Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor / 6. Posse-von Scheven)
Named biographical entry in the digitized work
- 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.
- U.S. Office of the Historian — Sweden
Swedish recognition of the United States 3 April 1783; reciprocal diplomatic relations 29 April 1818. Diplomatic relations continued through the 1972–1974 downgrade. The 1783 date refers to the treaty of amity and commerce.
- Historical representation: United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Biography checked 2026-10-28.
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