The Ambassador

Curriculum Vitae:

Born on 9 March 1953, married to Gunilla von Utfall

Positions:

1976  Degree in Public Administration from University of Gothenburg

1976-80 City Clerk, Municipality of Laholm

1980  Admitted to the Swedish Foreign Service

1981-84 First Secretary, Swedish Embassy, Beijing

1984-88 First Secretary, Swedish Mission to the International Organizations in Geneva

1989-91 Foreign Policy Adviser, Prime Minister’s Office, Stockholm

1991-94 Counsellor (Political Affairs), Swedish Mission to the United Nations,
New York

1994-99 Ambassador, Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, Prime Minister’s Office,
Stockholm

1997-00 Chairman of the Swedish Defence Commission

1999-02 State Secretary for International and EU Affairs, Prime Minister’s Office,
Stockholm

2002-06 Prime Minister’s State Secretary

2006-08 Ambassador, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

2008-11 Consul General of Sweden to Hong Kong and Macao

2011 (Sept) Ambassador of Sweden to the Republic of Korea