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Ambassador Mårten Grunditz
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The Ambassador

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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

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