Internet Activities
Bildt was an early pioneer among politicians of using the Internet for communicating. On 4 February 1994 he sent an email message to US president Bill Clinton, which was the first (what is publicly known) ever electronic message sent between two heads of government. In the message he praised Clinton's decision to end the trade embargo on Vietnam.
In the same year he also started a weekly electronic newsletter, which was active until 2005. He is also active as a blogger, starting his first blog in February 2005. His current blog, started in January 2007, is one of the most widely read political blogs in Sweden.
On 30 May 2007 he officially opened a "Swedish embassy" in the virtual world Second Life. The embassy, called "Second House of Sweden", is a virtual replica of House of Sweden, the Swedish embassy building in Washington, D.C..
During Bildt's time as Foreign Minister the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has opened up a channel on YouTube which has been active since early 2008.
Bildt also maintains a personal Twitter feed in English with approximately 125,000 subscribed followers.
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