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Per Sjögren. Photo: Pawel Flato

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Ambassador Per Sjögren
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Ambassador Per Sjögren

Born in Sweden on March 19, 1951
Married to Astrid Lillo Sjögren, four children

2004 – todate Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the Council of Europe
2001 – 2004 Chairman, Sub-table for Justice and Home Affairs, the Balkan Stability Pact, Brussels
1999 – 2004 Director General for Migration and Asylum policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1994 – 1999 Counsellor at the Swedish Mission to the United Nations, Geneva Humanitarian, refugee and development issues, as well as regional conflict issues
1991 – 1994 Head of Section at the UN Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs UN Peacekeeping Missions and conflict resolution
1990 – 1991 Prime Ministers Office, Foreign and Defence related issues
1988 – 1990 Head of Section, Department for Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Southern Africa, Angola, Zambia, South Africa, Namibia
1985 – 1988  Head of Section, UN Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
General UN issues related to the UN General Assembly
1983 – 1985 Second Secretary at the Swedish Embassy in Kuwait
Political issues
1981 – 1983 Second Secretary at the Swedish Embassy in Washington
Legal and Administrative issues

1980 – 1981

Foreign Ministry, Diplomatic Training Program

1978 – 1980 Assistant to the Professor in Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, Uppsala University, Sweden

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1971 High School Certificate
1978 Bachelor of Law specializing in International Law, Uppsala University
Since 1978 Further studies in Political Science and Human Rights
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