Focus Hawaii Gregory John Newell

Authors

• Lance Chase
• Gregory John Newell

Files

Description

Hosted by Lance Chase, this episode of Focus Hawaii features Gregory John Newell, the United States Ambassador to Sweden and the youngest American ever to hold an ambassadorship. Newell recounts his journey from humble beginnings in Illinois and California to studying at the Church College of Hawaiʻi, serving a mission in Europe, and pursuing a political path that led him into high‑level national service under Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Reagan. He describes his work in presidential campaigns, his tenure as Assistant Secretary of State for multilateral foreign policy, and his eventual appointment as ambassador charged with repairing strained U.S.–Sweden relations rooted in the Vietnam era. Newell also discusses diplomatic life in Stockholm, security challenges—including an attempted attack—raising his young family abroad, the cultural benefits of international schooling, his efforts to learn Swedish, the realities of ambassadorial salary and cost of living, and his future plans in government or the private sector.

Length of Video

00:30:00

File Size

198MB

Archives Call Number

22.FH

Air Date

1988

Keywords

Lance Chase, Focus Hawaii, Gregory John Newell, U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, youngest American ambassador, U.S.–Sweden relations, Cold War diplomacy, Reagan administration, multilateral foreign policy, U.N. diplomacy, Sweden Vietnam War tensions, Ingvar Carlsson visit 1987, ambassador lifestyle, diplomatic security, international schools, political career path, Church College of Hawaii alumni

Recommended Citation

Chase, Lance and Newell, Gregory John, "Focus Hawaii Gregory John Newell" (1988). Focus Hawaii. 89.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/89