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Curriculum Vitae of Ambassador Anders Lidén, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations

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



ANDERS LIDÉN

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.

  • Ref: PRES09-201EN
  • Fuente UE: Presidencia de la UE
  • Foro NU: 
  • Fecha: 1/7/2009


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