
Sumario: 1 July 2009, New York - Swedish Presidency of the European Union, Curriculum Vitae of Ambassador ANDERS Arvid LIDÉN, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, New York

1949 Born in Oskarshamn, Sweden
1979 Employed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm
1980 PhD in political science, University of Lund, Sweden
1980-83 Second Secretary, Embassy of Sweden, Beirut, Lebanon, accredited also to Jordan and Syria
1983-84 First Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm; Political Department, responsible for East, West and Central Africa
1984-87 First Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm; Political Department, responsible for the Middle East
1987-91 First Secretary, Swedish Mission to the United Nations, New York
1988-90 Special Assistant to the Personal Representative of the UN Secretary General, Ambassador Jan Eliasson, in the Iran-Iraq peace talks, New York
1991-92 Counsellor, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm; Political Department, responsible for European Union CFSP matters
1992-93 Deputy Assistant Under-Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm; Political Department, Head of Subdivision for Western Europe and North America. Responsible for CFSP matters and other security policy issues, including NATO, as well as for bilateral relations to Western European countries, USA and Canada
1993-96 Assistant Under-Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm; Political Department, Head of Division for International Organizations
1996 Ambassador, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm; Coordinator of Sweden's campaign for election to the UN Security Council
1996-99 Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations (Security Council), New York
1997-98 Ambassador, Deputy Representative of Sweden to the UN Security Council,New York
1999 Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of Sweden, Amman, Jordan. Head of local EU Presidency (for Finland; July-August)
1999-02 Ambassador of Sweden to Israel and Cyprus. Head of local EU Presidency in Tel Aviv (Jan-June 2001)
2002-04 Director-General for Political Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm
2004- Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, New York
Publications:
Dissertation (in English)
Numerous publications and articles mainly on United Nations or Middle East issues (in Swedish)
Languages:
Swedish, English (fluent), French, German (good understanding)
Married to Linnéa Lidén Hermance. Four children.
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