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Frank Kurt Claude Belfrage (born 13 March 1942) is a
Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
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and diplomat who was
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs The State Secretary for Foreign Affairs ( sv, Kabinettssekreterare) is the highest position below the rank of cabinet minister at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. , Jan Knutsson is State Secretary.Ministry for Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
under then
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Carl Bildt Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (born 15 July 1949) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994. He was the leader of the Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999. Bildt served as Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affair ...
. He was previously Ambassador of Sweden to the European Union from 1994 to 1999 and Ambassador of Sweden to France from 2001 to 2006. Belfrage is a member of the
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Belfrage family. He is the son of diplomat Kurt-Allan Belfrage and his wife, Renée France Paule Puaux. He is the nephew of Leif Belfrage who was
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs The State Secretary for Foreign Affairs ( sv, Kabinettssekreterare) is the highest position below the rank of cabinet minister at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. , Jan Knutsson is State Secretary.

Awards

*Commander of the
Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...
* H. M. The King's Medal, 12th size gold medal on Seraphim Order ribbon


See also

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Government Offices of Sweden: State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Frank Belfrage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Belfrage, Frank 1942 births Living people Politicians from Stockholm Swedish people of Scottish descent Stockholm School of Economics alumni Ambassadors of Sweden to Saudi Arabia Ambassadors of Sweden to Oman Ambassadors of Sweden to Yemen Ambassadors of Sweden to France