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