| Date of Birth: |
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June 9, 1934 |
| Place of Birth |
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Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political Background: |
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| 1958 |
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Organizing Secretary of Stockholm
branch, Social Democratic Party (SDP); |
| 1960 |
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Transferred to party Executive and then
International Secretary (SDP); |
| 1967 - 69 |
|
Assistant Party Secretary (SDP) |
| 1969 - 74 |
|
Under-Secretary of Defense |
| 1974 - 76 |
|
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1977 - 83 |
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Permanent Representative to UN |
| 1977 - 82 |
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Chair, UN Trust Fund S.A. |
| 1978 - 79 |
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Vice-Chair, UN Committee on
Decolonisation |
| 1979 - 82 |
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Chair, UN Study Group on Nuclear
Weapons |
| 1983 - 85 |
|
Minister of Defense |
| 1986 - 89 |
|
Ambassador to U.S.S.R. and
Mongolia |
| 1989 - 93 |
|
Ambassador to U.S.A. |
| 1993 |
|
Ambassador to Greece |
| 1994 - 95 |
|
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Consultant |
| 1996 |
|
Ambassador to the Holy See |
| 1988 to date |
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Member of the Bilderberg Society |
| Publications |
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A number of books, handbooks and essays
mainly on international affairs and defense policy; |
| Family Status |
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Married with five children |
