Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States – Sweden)
| Type | bilateral treaty |
|---|---|
| Signed | 3 April 1783 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Original signatories |
USA Sweden |
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between the United States and Sweden (Swedish: Svensk-amerikanska vänskaps- och handelstraktaten), was a treaty signed on April 3, 1783 in Paris, France between the United States and the Kingdom of Sweden. The treaty established a commercial alliance between these two nations and was signed during the American Revolutionary War.
In 1783 Benjamin Franklin was the American resident in Paris, and on September 28, 1782 he was given a new assignment by Congress, and was made Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty King Gustav III of Sweden. However, because Franklin was based in Paris, France, the discussions was carried out via the Swedish ambassador to the court of France, Count Gustaf Philip Creutz.
On April 3, 1783, the two of them signed the treaty.
Later that same year (1783), the Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, which ended the American Revolutionary War.
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