September 13, 2010
The Entrepreneurs Club
“Fake it 'til You Make it” Smörgås Chef, New York
September 14, 2010
Nordic Forum
Investment Trends in a Challenging Economy
Scandinavia House, New York
September 17, 2010
Annual Crayfish Dinner Dance
New York Yacht Club
September 19, 2010
Swedish Election Coverage
To RSVP, please call Restaurant Aquavit at 212 307 7311
September 28, 2010
Speaker Luncheon
Featuring Jonas Bonnier
CEO, Bonnier AB
October 7, 2010
Swedish-American Executive Women's Conference
Citibank, New York
October 18, 2010
Annual Moose Hunt & Networking
in Jämtland, Sweden
October 19, 2010
Tuesday Club Featuring Steve Campe
President, Investor Growth Capital, Inc.
October 27, 2010
European - American Chamber of Commerce Fall Networking Event
Boat Cruise on World Yacht
October 28, 2010
Greening the Global Grid Conference
NASDAQ MarketSite, New York City
November 2, 2010
Speaker Luncheon
Featuring Börje Ekholm
President & CEO, Investor AB
December 7, 2010
23rd Lucia Trade Award Gala Dinner
New York
December 8, 2010
Annual Christmas Luncheon & Lucia Celebration
New York
Lucia Trade Award Recipients

The Lucia Trade Award

The Award was instituted in 1988, on the 350th anniversary of the arrival of the first Swedish immigrants to the United States, and a year of deep friendship between the two nations.

Created in the belief that free trade fosters enlightenment, the Award takes its name from the Swedish Saint, St. Lucia, who symbolizes light, hope, and peace for humanity.

Each year, the Award is given to a person who has significantly contributed to fostering free trade between the U.S. and Sweden. It affirms a philosophy of peace through trade, and acknowledges that interdependence, cooperation and communication enhance mutual understanding.

2009: Jeffrey Immelt

Chairman & CEO
General Electric

Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric, received the 22nd Annual Lucia Trade Award on December 7, 2009 at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York. His successful work of untiringly leading one of the largest companies in the world while recognizing the importance of truly acting globally and for many years promoting the important work of greening the planet’s energy-spending habits through GE’s Ecomagination.

"Jeffrey Immelt is a true international business executive and is the perfect match for a recipient of our Lucia Trade Award” says Tomas K.G. Ericson, Chairman of The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York.

Mr. Immelt is the ninth chairman of GE, a post he has held since September 7, 2001. Mr. Immelt has held several global leadership positions since coming to GE in 1982, including roles in GE's Plastics, Appliance, and Medical businesses. In 1989 he became an officer of GE and joined the GE Capital Board in 1997. A couple years later, in 2000, he was appointed president and chief executive officer.

Mr. Immelt has been named one of the "World's Best CEOs" three times by Barron's, and since he began serving as chief executive officer, GE has been named "America's Most Admired Company" in a poll conducted by Fortune magazine and one of "The World's Most Respected Companies" in polls by Barron's and the Financial Times.

Mr. Immelt is also a member of The Business Council, and he is on the board of the New York Federal Reserve Bank. He earned a B.A. degree in applied mathematics from Dartmouth College in 1978 and an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1982. He and his wife Andrea have one daughter.

2008: Michael Treschow

Chairman
Ericsson and Unilever

"Michael Treschow is the ideal candidate to receive the Lucia Trade Award, illustrated by his strong support of free trade through his deep involvement, on either CEO or Board level, in such global companies as Atlas Copco, ABB, Electrolux, Ericsson, and Unilever", says Mr. Tomas K.G. Ericson, Chairman of The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York.

Mr. Treschow, 65, is widely considered one of the most influential Swedish businessmen of today. In addition to his position at Ericsson, Mr. Treschow is non-executive Chairman of the multi-national corporation Unilever, which owns consumer product brands in the food, beverage, and personal care product industries. Mr. Treschow's vast experience of multinational corporations is impressive. He served as President and CEO of Electrolux Group between 1997 and 2002 and as Chairman between 2004 and 2007. Prior to joining Electrolux, Mr. Treschow served as President and CEO of Atlas Copco, a global industrial group of companies that manufactures products in 20 countries and oversees 33,000 employees across the globe. During his 22-year-long career with Atlas Copco, Mr. Treschow spent three years working in the U.S. as Area Manager.

Mr. Treschow has been awarded the King's Medal of the Twelfth Dimension with the Ribbon of the Order of the Seraphims for his work on Swedish trade issues. Mr. Treschow has further been recognized by several venerable institutions in Spain, France, and Belgium. Furthermore, Mr. Treschow was Chairman of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise 2004-2007 and European Chair of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue in 2001.

2007: Jeffrey B. Kindler

CEO & Chairman
Pfizer, Inc.

Jeffrey Kindler is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Pfizer Inc., the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company. Mr. Kindler joined Pfizer in 2002 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, with responsibility for Pfizer's Legal Division. He was named Vice Chairman in 2005, joining the company's four-person Executive Committee and assuming responsibility for Pfizer's Corporate Affairs Division. Prior to his appointment as CEO and election to the Board of Directors in 2006, he was Vice Chairman and General Counsel, where he led Pfizer's worldwide legal, compliance, communications, government relations, corporate citizenship, policy development, and global security groups.

During his corporate career, Jeffrey Kindler has been recognized for his leadership in the areas of pro bono legal services that has become a model for many corporations and law firms, along with diversity, and corporate social responsibility by groups ranging from Outward Bound to the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.

Comprehensively he is serving on the boards of trustees of Tufts University, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Business Roundtable, Manhattan Theatre Club, the Council on Competitiveness, the Partnership for New York City, The Business Council, and Ronald McDonald House Charities, as well as serving as the Chairman of the U.S. - Japan Business Council.

2006: Leif Johansson

President of AB Volvo &
CEO of Volvo Group

Leif Johansson has been President of AB Volvo and Chief Executive Officer of the Volvo Group since 1997. Based on his more than 30 years in executive positions within Swedish companies with global operations, he has extensive experience of international competition and the demands on leadership and expertise. Under the leadership of Leif Johansson, the Volvo Group has undergone the greatest change in the company's history, achieving enormous success along the way.

The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, and aerospace components and services. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The truck business includes the brands Volvo, Renault, and Mack. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group today has 82,600 employees worldwide, of which approximately 15,000 are in North America. While net sales for the group in 2005 amounted to $31 billion, close to $10 billion came from operations in North America. Globally, Volvo has production facilities in 25 countries and operates in more than 185 markets. In the U.S., Volvo has manufacturing plants in Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia, and is represented in this market by Volvo, Mack, and Prevost brands.

With environmental care as one of the company's core values, Leif Johansson is a driving force behind Volvo's commitment to produce cleaner engines through alternative fuels, hybrids and other technologies. He is also a member of the prestigious Swedish Oil Commission dedicated to making Sweden free from oil dependency by 2020. In 2001, Mr. Johansson was awarded His Majesty the King's Medal, 12th Dimension, with the Ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim (Sweden). In 2005, he was recognized with the awards of Royal Automobile Club's Memorial Medal in Gold (Sweden) and Chevalier dans L'Ordre national de la Legion d'Honneur (France).

2005: Marilyn Carlson Nelson

Chairman & Former CEO
Carlson Companies

Marilyn Carlson Nelson is the Chairman and was CEO of one of the largest privately held companies in the United States. Carlson Companies is the parent corporation of a global group of integrated companies specializing in business and leisure travel, hotel, restaurant, cruise, and marketing services. Marilyn Carlson Nelson expanded the realm of Carlson Companies to move from a trans-national organization to a global entity. She personally coordinated the merger of business travel and operations with ACCOR of France, expanded a partnership with SAS bringing the Radisson Hotels outside of the U.S., partnered with V-ships of Monaco to build luxury cruise ships and oversaw the merger (and sale) of Carlson Wagonlit Travel's U.K. leisure travel operations with Thomas Cook, partnering with Preussag of Germany in the process. Marilyn Carlson was also a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic and between 2002 and 2005 she was appointed by President George W. Bush to chair the National Women's Business Council.

No stranger to nominations, Forbes magazine selected Carlson Nelson as one of "The 100 Most Powerful Women in the world" in both 2004 and 2005, and Business Week has named her one of the Top 25 Executives. As a second generation American of primarily Swedish ancestry Carlson Nelson has taken an active interest in promoting her Scandinavian heritage. The King and Queen of Sweden bestowed the Swedish-American of the Year Award upon Carlson in 2003 and in 1982 she was awarded the Royal Order of the North Star.

2004: Ingvar Kamprad

Founder
IKEA

This Lucia Trade Award recipient created an amazing corporation based on an even more impressive business concept, and he still lives it. No longer the owner of his creation, Kamprad nevertheless tirelessly travels the world to open new stores, especially where his concept is most needed, and to safeguard what was so far achieved.

Ingvar Kamprad turned vision into mission and dream into reality when he founded IKEA, now among the world's biggest brands. Americans have increasingly learned to appreciate the value of IKEA. From a bumpy start in the twenty years ago, the furniture chain now appears a winner on all fronts - here and abroad - with $15,5 billion in global sales and more than 200 stores on four continents, in 32 countries.

Kamprad was born in the south of in 1926. At an early age, he learned that he could buy matches in bulk from Stockholm and sell them at a fair price, but a good profit. He reinvested his profits and expanded to fish, seeds, Christmas tree decorations, and pens and pencils. At age 17, Kamprad's father gave him a nice reward for doing well in school. What did he spend it on? He founded IKEA.

The name IKEA was formed from Kamprad's initials plus the first letters of Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd, the farm and village where he grew up. He continued to expand his business to a variety of goods. When he outgrew his ability to call on his customers individually, he converted to a sort of makeshift mail order operation, hiring the local milk van to make his deliveries. In 1947, Kamprad introduced furniture into the IKEA product line. The use of local manufacturers allowed him to keep his costs down. The furniture was a hit, and in 1951, Kamprad decided to discontinue all other product lines and focus on furniture. In 1953, the first IKEA showroom opened.

The secret of the brand and the company's success is likely to be found in its company culture and millions of fans. Not only is its founder IKEA, every person in the organization is a little bit IKEA as is the customer and the supplier.

2002: Claes Björk

Former President & CEO
Skanska AB

Claes Björk joined Skanska AB in 1968 after engineering studies in Sweden. From 1968 through 1972, he served in a number of field engineering and project management positions on civil construction projects in Sweden.

In early 1972, Mr. Björk was selected to serve as a Vice President of the newly formed Skanska USA, Inc. Through mid 1985, when he was elected President of Skanska, he participated in the construction of a number of significant infrastructure projects throughout the northeast.

From 1985 to 1997, Mr. Björk held the dual positions of President of Skanska USA, Inc. and Senior Vice President of Skanska AB. During this period, he spearheaded the rapid expansion of Skanska.

From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Björk served as President and CEO of Skanska AB , the global construction and project development giant.

2001: William Clay Ford

Chairman & Former CEO
Ford Motor Company

William Clay Ford, Jr. was named Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company on October 30, 2001. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in September 1998 and took office in January 1999. Mr. Ford joined Ford Motor Company in 1979 as a product analyst and subsequently held a variety of positions in manufacturing, sales, marketing, product development, and finance.

In 1994 Mr. Ford was elected as company Vice President and Head of the company's Commercial Truck Vehicle Center. He left that position in order to assume the chairmanship of the Board of Directors Finance Committee in 1995. He was named Chairman of the boards Environmental and Public Policy Committee in 1997 and Chairman of the Nominating Committee in 1999.

Mr. Ford was born in Detroit on May 3, 1957. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Master of Science degree in management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is an avid fly fisherman and a car enthusiast, enjoys playing hockey and tennis and is a black belt in the martial art of Tae Kwon Do.

Mr. Ford is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Lions professional football team, an Honorary Chairman of the Southeast Michigan consortium for Water Quality and a Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. He is also a trustee of Princeton University, Detroit Renaissance, and the Brookings Institution.

2000: H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf

H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden was the recipient of the year 2000 Lucia Trade Award. Born on April 30, 1946 King Carl XVI Gustaf is the fifth and youngest child of the heir to the throne of Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sibylla of Sachsen Coburg Gotha. The King's father died in an airplane accident in 1947. With the accession of Gustaf VI Adolf to the throne in 1950 following the death of Gustaf V, Carl Gustaf, then 27 years old, became Sweden's Head of State.

In 1976 The King married Ms. Silvia Sommerlath with whom he has three children: Crown Princess Victoria, born in 1977, Prince Carl Philip, born in 1979, and Princess Madeleine born in 1982.

The King takes a special interest in trade and business enterprise and is Patron of the Royal Swedish Academies and a number of other organizations, societies, and associations. The King holds honorary doctorates from the Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, The Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, and Åbo Academy in Finland.

In recent years King Carl Gustaf has accompanied Royal Technology Missions, under IVA auspices, to study technological and industrial know-how and to encourage co-operation in these fields with various countries, including the U.S. The King also plays an active part, for example, in the proceedings of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Science.

1999: John F. Smith, Jr.

Former Chairman
General Motors

John F. Smith became Chairman of the Board of Directors of General Motors (GM) in January 1996. He has also been Chief Executive Officer since November 1992. In addition, he served as President of GM from April 1992 to October 1998, and as President and Chief Operating Officer from April 1992 to November 1992.

From August 1, 1990 to April 6, 1992 Mr. Smith served as Vice Chairman of GM with responsibility for international operations. Prior to that, he had been Executive Vice President in charge of GM's international operations since June 1998.

Mr. Smith was born on April 6, 1938, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1960 and a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston University in 1965.

Mr. Smith is a member of The Procter & Gamble Company Board of Directors and is a representative to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC). He is Chairman of the Economic Club of Detroit, Catalyst, and co-Chairman of the Business Roundtable. Mr. Smith is also a director of Detroit Renaissance, the Polish-American Enterprise Fund, and the U.S.-Japan Business Council. He also serves on the board of trustees of the United Way of Southeastern Michigan.

1998: Dr. Lars Ramqvist

Former Chairman
Ericsson

Dr. Lars Ramqvist, Former Chairman of Ericsson and one of the world's most respected business leaders, has had a long and distinguished career in the telecommunications industry. For more than three decades, his work diligently supported free trade worldwide.

After earning his Masters degree in Solid State Chemistry in 1965 and his Doctorate in Solid State Chemistry and Physics in 1969 from the University of Uppsala, Sweden, Dr. Ramqvist began his career at the Axel Johnson Institute for Industrial Research in Nynashamn.

Recruited by Ericsson in 1980, Dr. Ramqvist's 18 year tenure with the company was marked by tremendous achievement. Prior to his appointment as Chairman of Ericsson, he has held positions as Vice President of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, President of Ericsson components, Executive Vice President and Member of the Corporate Executive Committee, President of Ericsson Radio Systems AB and Head of Business Area Mobile Systems, President of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, and Chief Executive Officer of the Ericsson group.

While President of Ericsson's strategically important microelectronics company, Ericsson Components, Dr. Ramqvist laid the groundwork for a cooperation with Texas Instruments. Dr. Ramqvist also recognized the enormous potential of the cellular phone industry at an early stage. In 1989, while President of Ericsson Radio Systems AB and Head of Business Area Mobile Systems, he initiated a joint venture with General Electric that dramatically strengthened Ericsson's position in the US cellular market.

1997: Norman R. Augustine

Former Chairman & CEO
Lockhead Martin

Norman Augustine has, for nearly four decades of public and private sector service, been widely recognized for his leadership of the aerospace industry and his advocacy of innovative technologies that have contributed to international stability and the extension of scientific knowledge.

For nearly two decades after earning Bachelors and Masters degrees in aeronautical engineering from Princeton University, Mr. Augustine held engineering and general management positions at leading aerospace concerns. He left the industry twice to serve as Assistant Director of Defense Research and Engineering, and later as Assistant Secretary and Under Secretary of the Army.

Mr. Augustine joined Martin Marietta Corporation in 1977 and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1988. In 1995, Martin Marietta merged with Lockheed Corporation and he served successfully as President, Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman, and Chairman.

In recognition of his significant contributions to science, engineering and the aerospace industry, Mr. Augustine was selected in 1997 to receive the prestigious National Medal of Technology. He was also chosen as one of Business Week's "Top 25 Managers of 1996" and one of "Fifty Great Americans" by the Library of Congress and Who's Who in America on the occasion of their 50th anniversary.

Mr. Augustine is married to the former Meg Engman of Stockholm, Sweden.

1996: Dr. Curt Nicolin

Former Managing Director & Chairman
ASEA AB

Dr. Nicolin was for many decades one of the most prestigious and successful industrialists. In 1961 he was appointed Managing Director of ASEA AB, and became Chairman of the Board in 1976. During Dr. Nicolin's years as Managing Director, ASEA AB expanded to become a major international company, and in 1987 he was instrumental in the merger between ASEA AB and Brown Boveri BBC. During ABB Asea Brown Boveri's important first years, Dr. Nicolin served as Co-Chairman of this global company.

From 1973 to 1991, Dr. Nicolin served as the Chairman of Scandinavian Airlines System, where, in 1961, he functioned as temporary head during its important reorganization. He was actively involved in the Swedish Employers Association as its Chairman from 1976 to 1984.

Dr. Nicolin was a respected and honored debater and lecturer, and has during his extensive career published several books and articles. He was always interested in the relations between business and industry, both nationally and internationally, and was received several awards. In 1991, he was decorated with His Majesty's Medal size 12 in the ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim.

1995: Lodwrick M. Cook

Former Chairman & CEO
ARCO

Lodwrick M. Cook, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARCO, has compiled a history of creative management that spans nearly 40 years with the company.

Starting as an engineer trainee, through a series of management assignments in labor relations, refining and marketing, planning, supply and transportation and in executive management, Mr. Cook has made innovative decisions that have set new directions.

He became ARCO'S President and CEO in 1985 and Chairman in 1996, when the company's founder, legendary oilman and Swedish descendant Robert O. Anderson, retired. It was a critical time of change for the company and the industry. A major drop in oil prices was predicted and reorganization was necessary. Under Mr. Cook's leadership the strategy for the future was formulated and the result was higher earnings and a higher valuation in the stock market.

Cleaner air, a by-product of reformulated, low-emission gasoline pioneered by ARCO in 1989 may be Mr. Cook's most significant legacy to the public. In a short time, EC-1, a clean-burning, emission control gasoline was designed for older cars. It was designed to meet requirements to be put into effect by the Southern California Air Quality Management Board.

International trade is the very heart of the oil business and Mr. Cook has been active beyond his geographical and industrial base. He has been consulted by Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton on matters ranging from energy to economics. He worked with President Carter in his efforts to solve problems in the inner cities and supported the Nixon Library.

1994: Dr. Percy Barnevik

Chairman
Hand in Hand International

Dr. Percy Barnevik received the Lucia Trade Award while Chairman of ABB Asea Brown Boveri, Ltd. Dr. Barnevik has been cited as one of the most successful among world industrial leaders.

A strong believer in the importance of world trade, Dr. Barnevik was urging investment in the lands of Eastern Europe and before most other industrial leaders. He sees the Near and Far East as the growing markets of the future.

In 1969 Dr. Barnevik joined the Swedish specialty steel and toolmaker Sandvik AB, becoming President of Sandvik's operations in the in 1975. He was based in New Jersey until 1979 when he became Executive Vice President of Sandvik worldwide and moved back to Sweden.

The next year he joined ASEA of Sweden as President and Chief Executive Officer. Since 1988, following the merger of ASEA with Brown Boveri, he served as President and CEO of ABB Asea Brown Boveri, one of the world's leading electrotechnical engineering groups.

Dr. Barnevik holds economic and technical honorary doctorate degrees from the Universities of Gothenburg and Linköping . He is the recipient of many awards, including the "Manager of the Year" award in Europe and the "International Executive of the Year" award from the Fellows of the Academy of International Business. In addition, he was ranked the number one CEO in Europe among the top 500 companies in 1994.

1993: Frank Anderson Shrontz

Former Chairman & CEO
Boeing Company

Frank Anderson Shrontz was at the time he received The Lucia Trade Award Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Boeing Company located in Seattle Washington. He was elected CEO of Boeing in 1986 and became Chairman of the Board in 1988. He had been elected President and member of the Board of Directors in 1985.

Mr. Shrontz joined Boeing in 1958. He was appointed Assistant Secretary of the United States Air Force for installations and logistics in 1973. In 1976, he became Secretary of Defense. He rejoined Boeing in 1977 as Corporate Vice President in charge of contract administration and planning.

From 1978 to May 1982 Mr. Shrontz was Vice President and General Manager of the 707/727/737 Division of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company. From May 1982 until 1984 he was Vice President of Sales for the Commercial Airplane Company until he became President of The Boeing Company in 1985.

Mr. Shrontz was born in 1931 and raised in Boise, Idaho. He earned a Bachelor of law degree at the University of Idaho in 1954 and a Masters degree in business administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1958. He was also a Sloan Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business Administration. He is currently citizen regent of the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution and he serves on the board of Chevron Corporation as well as the board of the Seattle Mariners baseball club.

1992: Dr. Hans Rausing

Honorary Chairman
Tetra Laval Group

Dr. Hans Rausing is Honorary Chairman of the Tetra Laval Group, formed when Tetra Pak acquired Alfa-Laval. He served for 33 prior years as President of Tetra Pak, the family company which manufactures containers for milk, juice, and other basic products.

The company has been so successful internationally that, with his brother Gad, Dr. Rausing is rated the richest Swede and among the five most affluent people in the world. Modest in manner, he noted that he only counts the money he has in the bank and not the major amounts invested around the world.

Dr. Rausing indicated in an international interview that he credits the idea of Tetra Pak to a story which he read as a young man in his father's library. He doesn't recall the plot, but the difficulties in getting fresh milk for an upper-class family as late as this century impressed upon him the need to provide packaging that would make the problem obsolete. From this simple concept came the multi-billion dollar international company.

Dr. Rausing has been member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 1984 and was elected an Honorary Member of both this Academy and the Academy of Natural Sciences, in 1994. He is the founding Trustee of the World Resource Foundation and has a deep interest in conservation. He is closely involved with nutritional programs in Third World countries.

Together with his wife Marit, to whom he gives much of the credit of his success, Dr. Rausing presently lives in. His worldwide interests continue to include the prosperity of his native land. Unassuming about his own personal achievements, he encourages a world point of view that involves both peace and trade.

1991: Robert A. Mosbacher

Chairman
Mosbacher Energy Company

Robert A. Mosbacher, Chairman of Mosbacher Energy Company, has been a leader in the energy field over 40 years.

Mr. Mosbacher drilling and production ventures and exploration and development programs have reached from the Gulf Coast, Rocky Mountains and Michigan basin to Canada, Spain, the Philippines, Tunisia, Venezuela, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and Thailand.

Mr. Mosbacher was appointed by President George Bush to serve as the 28th Secretary of Commerce, a position he held from 1989 to 1992. He was the principal Cabinet official responsible for initiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He was a strong proponent of the agreement, now in force, which created the largest unified market in the world.

As Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Mosbacher was widely recognized for his efforts to promote economic security for the free trade and the opening of new markets for US technologies and products. He led 20 Trade Missions to over 50 countries. He created the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, the first mechanism to coordinate all government agencies involved in promoting US exports and the Advanced Technology Program, which supported the development of generic and building block technologies. Mr. Mosbacher also launched the National Export Initiative, which united small and mid-sized businesses with public sector technicians to provide technical expertise for first-time exporters and others.

In his limited free time, he has won the North American and World Sailing championships in the Olympic classes, the Scandinavian Gold Cup, the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit and the Mallory Cup.

1990: Dr. Peter Wallenberg

Honorary Chairman
Investor AB

Dr. Peter Wallenberg, a banker and industrialist, bears one of the best known names in Sweden. For most of the more than 200 years in which and the have pursued amicable and profitable trade relations, members of the Wallenberg family have been actively involved. Andre Oscar Wallenberg, a merchant seaman and naval officer, went ashore in Boston in 1830 and remained there to work for several years. Impressed with the opportunities, especially in banking, he returned to and established Stockholm's Enskilda Bank in 1856.

Dr. Wallenberg holds the key position within the interlocking banking, industrial, and trade divisions of the Wallenberg group. His memberships are numerous, his honors legendary and his influence in international business considerable. His involvement in, and devotion to, international trade is unquestioned.

Dr. Wallenberg was born in 1926, received a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Stockholm and gained much of his first-hand experience with the United States while at Atlas Copco AB, a Wallenberg company, from 1956-1959.

His decorations include the Order of Vasa in Sweden and the King's Medal 12th Class. He has received high honors from Spain, Belgium, Portugal, and Germany. He is a commander of the Legion of Honor in France and the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire and holds the Grand Cross of the Order of Gregorius the Great from the Holy See.

1989: John F. Akers

Former Chairman & CEO
IBM

John F. Akers was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive officer for IBM when he received the Lucia Trade Award in 1989. His selection was based on his performance as the leader of a giant, worldwide corporation that has consistently maintained the highest standards in the marketing and sale of its products thus symbolizing the essence of international trade.

At the time, Mr. Akers was leading an operation employing 390,000 people with a $54 billion annual business in 132 countries. On the day of the award, it was announced that IBM was removing 10,000 employees by attrition or early retirement. It was the beginning of many major changes in the industrial giant which have led to a smaller, more focused global leader in the electronics field.

Since IBM was founded by Thomas Watson, it has been dedicated to world trade and continues to move in that direction. Mr. Akers served as Chairman and CEO until his retirement on May 1, 1993, completing an outstanding 33-year career with IBM.

Mr. Akers is a former member of the board of trustees of the California Institute of Technology and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is Chairman of the Board of Governors of United Way of and was a member of President George Bush's Education Policy Advisory Committee.

At the time of the Award presentation, Mr. Akers was the leader of a worldwide enterprise that supplied approximately five million customers with 10,000 hardware, software and service offerings. John F. Akers graduated from Yale University in 1956 with a BS degree in Industrial Administration. He was a U.S. Navy carrier pilot from 1956-1960.

1988: H.R.H. Prince Bertil of Sweden

H.R.H. Prince Bertil of Sweden was the first Swede to receive the Lucia Trade Award. He devoted his lifetime to promoting trade on behalf of Swedish companies. The genial "Prince of Good Fellows" traveled around the world leading trade commissions to promote free trade at home and abroad.

From 1947, the Prince was next in line after his father for the throne. He was next in line to King Carl XVI Gustaf after his father's death in 1973, until July 1995 when Princess Victoria became 18. He has represented on many official occasions, rendering his country invaluable service.

Born in 1912, the Prince attended Lundsberg Boarding School. After passing his university entrance examination he joined the Navy and took part in extensive training cruises aboard Swedish warships. He served as Assistant Naval Attache in the Swedish Embassy in both Paris and London. During World War II, he was Commander of the Swedish PT boat squadron. He holds the ranks of Admiral and General in the Army and Air Force.

The Prince was a devoted sportsman all of his life. He served as President of the Swedish Olympic Committee and Honorary President of the Royal Automobile Club at the Swedish Sports Federation. He won the Swedish junior Championships twice, was just shy of the world record in the standing high jump and competed in motor racing in earlier years.

In his acceptance speech, the Prince recalled his many happy visits to the U.S. He was certain that the millions of Americans of Swedish descent would ensure that what is and Swedish will always be part of what is America.

1987: Ronald W. Reagan

40th President of the United States

Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the United States, was the first recipient of the Lucia Trade Award. The Award was presented in the Oval Office of the White House, in recognition of his "persuasive advocacy and unstinting efforts on behalf of free trade and communication in furtherance if mankind's ceaseless quest for a better life and peace for all."

Born in 1911 in Tampica, Mr. Reagan graduated from Eureka College and, following a brief career as a sports broadcaster, he moved to California to work in motion pictures. Mr. Reagan's film career spanned nearly 30 years. He appeared in 53 feature films, served six terms as President of the Screen Actors Guild and two terms as President of the Motion Picture Industry Council.

Mr. Reagan was overwhelmingly elected President of the in 1980. He articulated a clear vision of American national purpose based on his conviction that the represented the "last, best hope" for human freedom, dignity, and democracy in the world. In 1984 he won a landslide reelection, carrying 49 of 50 states. During his presidency, he successfully lowered the tax structure and championed business growth, allowing the largest peacetime economic prosperity in its history.

Mr. Reagan rebuilt America's military and his policy of "Peace through Strength" brought the Soviets to the negotiating table, culminating in the historic INF Treaty. Mr. Reagan was one of the most popular presidents in the nation's history. His influence on world affairs and his belief in the potential of the American people will continue to be felt for generations to come.

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