Curriculum vitae
Ambassador Michael Sahlin
Born on 9 January, 1945
Professional Experience
2002-2007 Director General, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden
2004-2005 EU Special Representative in Skopje, Macedonia
2000-2002 Ambassador of Sweden to Former Republic of Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2000-2001 Local EU Presidency)
1998-2000 Ambassador at Large, Swedish Bilateral and Multilateral Support to EU Candidate Countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1995-1998 Ambassador of Sweden to Turkey
1997-1998 Ambassador to Azerbaijan
1994-1995 Ambassador at Large, Studies and Public Investigation on Crisis Management, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1991-1995 State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Sweden
1987-1991 Secretary and Head of Office, Standing Committee of Defence, Swedish Parliament, (1988-90 Chief Secretary 1988 Parliamentary Defence Planning Commission)
1984-1987 Chief Secretary, 1984 Parliamentary Defence Planning Commission
1983-1984 First Secretary, Swedish Embassy, Madrid
1982-1983 Secretary, Submarine Defence Commission
1980-1982 CSCE, Swedish Delegation to the CSCE Madrid Meeting
1977-1980 Various assignments, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1973-1977 Lecturer and Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, Uppsala University
Academic Training
Ph.D. Political Science, Uppsala University (“Neo-authoritarianism and the Problem of Legitimacy; A General Study and a Nigerian Example”, 1977)
Civilian Status
Married to Laila. Together they have two grown daugthers: Jessica and Jenny.