After Donald Trump was installed as President of the United States, the post of ambassador in Stockholm was empty for over two and a half years.
When the billionaire and Paypal founder Ken Howery was finally appointed and took office in September 2019, it was after a historically record-breaking period without the United States having any ambassador to Sweden.
Not even during the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and 1970s was the ambassadorial chair in Stockholm empty for so long, as SVT has previously reported.
Now, after a little over a year in the post, Ken Howery has resigned, he writes himself on Twitter, which Expressen was the first to tell.
"The glory of my life"
"Being an ambassador in Sweden has been the honor of my life," he writes in a Tweet.
Ken Howery was appointed ambassador by the president's administration in 2018, but it took until September 2019 before the senate approved the nomination.
He then came from a career as a venture capitalist and he has, among other things, been involved in founding the payment service Paypal.
In an interview with TT upon taking office, the ambassador cautiously answered a question about President Donald Trump's harsh rhetoric:
- The president is undeniably unconventional.
But many voted for him precisely because he is sincere and results-focused.