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Eyvind Bratt
Björn Axel Eyvind Bratt (30 June 1907 – 16 January 1987) was a Swedish diplomat. Early life Bratt was born on 30 June 1907 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Arnold "Arne" Bratt, a lector, and Amy (née Berggren). He began his career as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1931. Career Bratt was appointed consul in New York City in 1946 and director at the Foreign Ministry in 1947. Bratt was secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1949 and earned a Licentiate of Philosophy degree from Uppsala University the same year. He became consul (consul general's name) in Berlin in 1951 and in the same year he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Uppsala University. Bratt was ambassador in Addis Ababa from 1953 to 1959, also accredited to Khartoum from 1957 to 1959, Pretoria from 1959 to 1963, Tehran and Kabul from 1964 to 1967 and finally in Dublin from 1967 to 1973. Personal life In 1939, Bratt married Carin Robbert (1915-1984), the daughter of the director C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplomat
A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations. The main functions of diplomats are: representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state; initiation and facilitation of strategic agreements; treaties and conventions; promotion of information; trade and commerce; technology; and friendly relations. Seasoned diplomats of international repute are used in international organizations (for example, the United Nations, the world's largest diplomatic forum) as well as multinational companies for their experience in management and negotiating skills. Diplomats are members of foreign services and diplomatic corps of various nations of the world. The sending state is required to get the consent of the receiving state for a person proposed to serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Menelik II
The Imperial Order of Emperor Menelik II is an Ethiopian order established in 1924 by then-Regent Tafari Makonnen, during the reign of Empress Zewditu I, in order to honor the memory of Emperor Menelik II. The Imperial Order was often referred to as the Order of the Lion, for the lion depicted in the center of the red and green cross. The honor was designed by the Parisian firm Arthus-Betrand, and is presented in five grades: Knight Grand Cross, Knight Commander, Commander, Officer and Member. Recipients * Amha Selassie * Stephen Beattie * Noël Bowater * Eyvind Bratt * Alan Cunningham * Desta Damtew * Haile Selassie * Charles Oluf Herlofson * Thanat Khoman * Lyman Lemnitzer * Prince Makonnen * Carl Gustaf von Rosen * Seyoum Mengesha * James John Skinner * Abiye Abebe * Sudharmono See also * List of military decorations This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils-Eric Ekblad
Nils-Eric Gustaf Ekblad (12 November 1904 – 25 August 1978) was a Swedish diplomat. Early life Ekblad was born on 12 November 1904 in Lund, Sweden, the son of Erik Ekblad, a headmaster, and his wife Gustava (née Jönsson). When he was fifteen years old in 1920 he passed ''studentexamen'' and enrolled at the Lund University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1922, became a reserve officer in 1924 and earned a Candidate of Law in 1928 before being recruited by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as an attaché the same year. Career He served in Chicago in 1929, was acting second secretary of legation in Riga, Tallinn and Kaunas 1931, attaché in Bern in 1934, and vice consul in Omaha in 1935. Ekblad was then vice consul and trade attaché in Copenhagen in 1937, first vice consul in 1938 and became first secretary of legation in 1939. In 1939 he received the rank of captain and became head of the department at the Swedish National Board of Information (''Statens Informationsstyrel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Hichens-Bergström
Per ''Richard'' "Dick" Hichens-Bergström (13 August 1913 – 9 May 1989) was a Swedish diplomat. Early life and family Hichens-Bergström was born on 13 August 1913 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of the high councillor and his wife Jenny (née Glimstedt). He was the brother of the opera singer . His grandfather was the folklorist , and grandfather was court justice . was his uncle. Career Hichens-Bergström received a Candidate of Law degree from Uppsala University in 1937 and carried out his clerkship at Södersysslets judicial district from 1937 to 1938. In 1938 he became an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and served in San Francisco in 1939, and the year after that in Washington, D.C. where he became legation secretary in 1943. In 1944 Hichens-Bergström became second secretary at the Foreign Ministry, first secretary in 1946, first embassy secretary in Paris in 1948, Bern in 1949, Moscow in 1951 and was acting embassy counsellor there in 1952. He was director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Of Sweden, Tehran
The Embassy of Sweden in Tehran is Sweden's diplomatic mission in Iran. The mission consists of an embassy, a number of Swedes sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and local employees. Mattias Lentz has been ambassador since 2019. History Ludvig Fabritius led three missions, in 1679–80, 1683–84, and 1697–1700, to the Safavid court during the reign of Charles XI of Sweden (r. 1660–1697) and Charles XII of Sweden (r. 1697–1718); and Suleiman of Persia (26 October 1666 – 29 July 1694 ), Sultan Husayn (29 July 1694 – 11 September 1722). In 1929 the governments of the Arvid Lindman and Reza Shah (Persia) established diplomatic relations in connection with the conclusion of a friendship treaty. British Interest Office Sweden acts as a protecting power for the United Kingdom in Iran, and on July 15, 2012, the British Interest Office was opened at the Swedish embassy. Sweden has previously been a protective force for Britain in Iran during the 1980s and until 1990. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Aminoff
Gregor Iwan Alexis Feodor Aminoff (4 April 1897 – 26 April 1977) was a Swedish diplomat and chamberlain. Career Aminoff was born on 4 April 1897 in Stockholm, Sweden, son of the cabinet chamberlain Gregor Aminoff and his wife Elisabeth (née af Edholm). He was ''ryttmästare'' in the Life Regiment of Horse (K 1) in 1934 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1925 before becoming an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1926. Aminoff left in 1928 and then worked in private companies. He served as chamberlain of the Duke and Duchess of Västergotland from 1935 to 1950, and he was back at the Foreign Ministry in 1938. Aminoff became first secretary in 1939, first legation secretary in London in 1941, in Washington, D.C. in 1943, and was legation counsellor there in 1943. He was envoy in Athens from 1949 to 1951 and foreign affairs councillor and head of the human resources department at the Foreign Ministry from 1951 to 1954. Aminoff was then envoy in Pretoria from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Of Sweden, Pretoria
The Embassy of Sweden in Pretoria is Sweden's diplomatic mission in South Africa. The Swedish embassy in South Africa represents the Swedish government in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Lesotho. The embassy is located in the suburb of Hatfield in the capital of Pretoria. The ambassador since 2020 is HÃ¥kan Juholt. History Until 1944, Sweden was represented in the Union of South Africa by a consulate general in Pretoria located in the Prudential House at 235 Pretorius Street. The consulate general was upgraded to a legation in 1944 and Harry Eriksson was appointed Acting Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, and became a regular in 1945. The legation remained at 235 Pretorius Street until 1947. In 1948, the legation moved to 247 Skinner Street, where it remained until 1953. In 1954, the legation moved to the Van der Stel Building at 177 Pretorius Street. During the 1960s, Sweden upgraded its legations to embassies. However, not the Swedish legation in South Africa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åke Sjölin
Åke Magnus Valdemar Sjölin (26 August 1910 – 19 October 1999) was a Swedish diplomat. Career Sjölin was born in Lindesberg, Sweden, the son of mayor Magnus Sjölin and his wife Svea (née Rehnvall). He passed ''studentexamen'' in Lund in 1928 and received a Candidate of Law degree from Stockholm University College in 1933. Sjölin completed his clerkship in Linde's and Medelstad's Judicial District from 1934 to 1936 before becoming an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1937. He served in Chicago in 1938, in Washington, D.C. in 1939 and then in Buenos Aires in 1942. Sjöliv served as second legation secretary in Buenos Aires in 1943 and first secretary at the Foreign Ministry in 1945. Sjölin was director there in 1950 and embassy counsellor in Oslo from 1952 to 1957. He then ambassador in Beirut, Damascus and Amman from 1957 to 1958 and in Beirut and Amman from 1958 to 1960. Sjölin was ambassador in Addis Ababa and Khartoum from 1960 to 1964 and also in Mogadishu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Tamm
Nils Hugo Withmar Tamm (5 September 1903 – 9 September 1990) was a Swedish diplomat. Tamm served as Swedish consul general in Berlin 1953–1959 and ambassador in Israel 1960–1963 as well as ambassador in South Africa 1964–1966. Early life Tamm was born on 5 September 1903 in Svennevad, Hallsberg Municipality, Sweden, the son of Gustaf Tamm, a forester, and his wife Elisabeth (née Broberg). He was the grandson of a landowner and politician Hugo Tamm. Tamm passed ''studentexamen'' at Lundsbergs boarding school in 1922 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Uppsala University in 1925 and a Candidate of Law in 1929. Career Tamm did his clerkship from 1929 to 1930 and studied at the Université des Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva from 1931 to 1932 and became an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm in 1932. Tamm served in Helsinki in 1932, Chicago in 1934, Ankara in 1935 and at the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm in 1937. He became second secreta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynolf Eng
Carl Brynolf Julius Eng (4 July 1910 – 23 March 1988) was a Swedish diplomat. He served as Swedish envoy and ambassador in a number of different countries between 1950 and 1975. Early life Eng was born on 4 July 1910 in Roslags-Bro, Norrtälje Municipality, Sweden, the son of director Ruben Eng and his wife Elsa (née Stenström). He passed ''studentexamen'' in Stockholm 1929 and received a Candidate of Law degree in 1932 before becoming an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm in 1933. Career Eng served in Berlin in 1935, in Moscow in 1936 and was acting second legation secretary in 1938. He was acting second secretary at the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm in 1939 and first acting secretary in 1940. He was a secretary in various negotiations with the Soviet Union in 1940 and 1941, secretary and representative of trade negotiations with Denmark in 1941 and 1942 and with Finland from 1942 to 1944. Eng was then first legation secretary in Helsinki in 1944 (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Three Stars
Order of the Three Stars ( lv, Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra", meaning "Through hardships to the stars". The Order has five ranks and three grades of medals of honour. The ranks * Commander Grand Cross with Chain (1st class with Chain) ''see below'' * Commander Grand Cross (1st class) * Grand Officer (2nd class) * Commander (3rd class) * Officer (4th class) * Bearer (5th class) * Medal of Honour, 1st Class * Medal of Honour, 2nd Class * Medal of Honour, 3rd Class The cross The cross of the order is white enamel cross within gilded edges. In the center of the front side of the cross there is blue enamel medallion with three golden five-point stars on it. The reverse side has gilded medallion with inscriptions "Per aspera ad astra" and "Latvijas Republika — 1918.g.18. novembris" ( en, Republic of Latvia - 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
