Stop election of Mona Sahlin as Consul General of Sweden to New York City

It has been reported in the press that the Consulate General of Sweden in New York, USA, will open in the near future. Apparently, the Swedish Government will elect the ___ in early December.

Further, the press reports that Mona Sahlin, a labor-representative-cum-socialist-career-politician in Sweden -- without any public election wins to brag about -- is considered for the position. Given the focus and importance of the role, as further described below, it is very questionable if Ms. Sahlin is the best, or even suitable, person for this role.

According to a press release from the Swedish Government [see 1], the Consulate General will "promote the image of the innovative, creative and competitive Sweden of today." which "is expected to largely focus on conveying knowledge and offering a network and platform for promotion activities for Swedish companies."

"We see a need of a Consulate General in New York, one of the world’s most important cities for promoting Sweden as a brand. The business sector would like to see an official Swedish presence on the ground to promote contacts, trade and investments with the United States,” says Minister for Enterprise and Innovation Mikael Damberg.

As regards to promoting Sweden's rich heritage of culture, Mona Sahlin does not agree: "You [Turkey] have a culture, an identity, a history, something that brings you together. And what do we [in Sweden] have? We have Midsummer's Eve and such silly things." [3]

This petition is to stop the potential appointment of Mona Sahlin as Consul General of Sweden to New York City.

Related:
[1] Swedish Government Press Release (Nov 4, 2015): Honorary Consulate to Become Diplomatic Mission
(http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/New-York/Current-affairs/News/Swedish-Government-to-Open-Diplomatic-Mission-in-New-York-sys/)
[2] Wikipedia -- Mona Sahlin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Sahlin)
[3] Wikiquote -- Mona Sahlin in a speech to the Turkish youth organization Euroturk, March, 2002.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mona_Sahlin