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Watch as newly arrived U.S. Ambassador Ken Howery introduces himself, gets his first experiences of Sweden and talks about his goals for his time as ambassador.
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Jun 19, 2021 · On the 20th of October 2020 the American entrepreneur, diplomat, and current U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Kenneth A. Howery, visited Studentafton. In a conversation with Johannes Lindvall,...
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Kenneth Alan Howery (/ ˈhaʊəri /; born November 4, 1975) is an American entrepreneur and diplomat. He is a co-founder of PayPal [1] and Founders Fund. [2] . He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden from 2019 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. [3] Early life and education.
During his tenure, Ken promoted joint U.S. and Swedish interests across a variety of policy areas. One of Ken’s top priorities as Ambassador was to deepen economic ties between the U.S. and Sweden, with a focus on opportunities created by technology and innovation.
Kenneth A. Howery served as the United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Howery previously was a highly accomplished venture capitalist and entrepreneur specializing in creating and funding technology companies.
Mar 28, 2024 · The ensuing ‘PayPal Mafia‘ lore is now the stuff of Silicon Valley legend – a dream team of entrepreneurial talent that would go on to create Tesla, LinkedIn, YouTube, Yelp, and more. But at the time, their revolution-in-the-making was a much scrappier affair.
