Mårten Grunditz. Photo: Gunnar Seijbold

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Ambassador Mårten Grunditz
Photo: Gunnar Seijbold

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The Ambassador

Curriculum Vitae of Ambassador Mårten Grunditz

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, New York

Married to Maine Åhs, Secretary-Archivist, MFA. Two children, Jenny and Henrik.

BORN January 25, 1949, Växjö, Sweden
   
EDUCATION
1968 Senior High School Degree
1969-1970 Military Service, NCO, Army Intelligence.
1973 Uppsala University, M.Pol.Sc.
   
CAREER
1973-1974 Attaché, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA), Moscow.
1975-1976 Second Secretary, North American Trade Affairs, MFA.
1976-1978 First Secretary, Trade and Commercial Affairs, Beijing.
1978-1982 First Secretary, Trade Policy Affairs, Washington D.C.
1982-1983 Head of Section, International Energy Affairs, MFA.
1983-1985 Head of Section, GATT Affairs, MFA.
1985-1987 Head of Section, East Asia and Oceania Political Affairs, MFA.
1987-1991 Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative to EFTA, Geneva.
1991-1993 Minister, Geneva.
1993-1997 Minister, DCM, London.
1997-1998 Chargé d'Affaires, London.
1998-2002 Deputy Director General, Head of European Union Department, MFA.
2002-2008 Ambassador to Greece, Athens.
2008-2010 Secretary General, Swedish EU Presidency Secretariat.
   
FOREIGN LANGUAGES Primary: English
Secondary: French, German, Russian
   

DECORATIONS
Ordre National du Mérite of France
Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Commander of the Order of the Phoenix of Greece