Gösta Greger Stig Fabian Brunnström (4 March 1907 – 11 June 1989) was a Swedish
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 internati ...
.
Early life
Brunnström was born on 4 March 1907 in
Helsingborg, Sweden, the son of director Fabian Brunnström and his wife Hildur (née Banck). He was commissioned as an officer in 1929 and was lieutenant in the
Scanian Cavalry Regiment The term Scanian (, or ) can refer to:
* A person born or living in the province of Scania, Scania proper (Skåne)
* The people and language of the historical provinces of Skåneland, Scania (Terrae Scaniae, Skånelandene (Danish), Skåneland (Swe ...
(K 2) reserve from 1932 to 1946. Brunnström received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1932 and
Candidate of Law degree from
Uppsala University in 1936 before he became an attaché at the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1936.
Career
Brunnström served at the consulate-general in
Calcutta in 1937, was the acting consul general there in 1938, attaché in
Paris in 1939,
Oslo in 1940 and was second legation secretary in
Washington, D.C. in 1941. He was the acting chargé d'affaires in
Mexico City in 1942, legation secretary in
Rio de Janeiro in 1943 and in
Buenos Aires in 1944 and the first secretary at the Foreign Ministry in 1944. Brunnström was then director of the Foreign Ministry's Maritime Bureau (''Utrikesdepartementets sjöfartsbyrå'') from 1946 to 1948, first secretary of the mission in Washington, D.C. in 1948 and in Buenos Aires in 1949 as well as director at the Foreign Ministry in 1954. He was ambassador in
Karachi from 1956 to 1960,
Beirut, also accredited to
Riyadh,
Amman
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and
Nicosia
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from 1960 to 1965 and
Damascus
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from 1961 to 1965. Brunnström was ambassador in
Athens from 1965.
Brunnström was recalled to Stockholm in 1967 'for consultations' as a protest against the
regime in Greece. In September 1969, he was appointed consul general in
Montreal. The Swedish
Ministry of 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 ...
stated at that time that 'Brunnström's appointment did not affect his accreditation with the
King of Greece, and that this accreditation formally remained unchanged.' Brunnström was accredited as ambassador to Athens until 1972 but served the same time as consul general in Montreal.
Personal life
In 1943 he married Mary Davis (1917-1987), the daughter of Allen Davis and Alice Suplee. Brunnström was the owner of the Hamilton House in Helsingborg.
Death
Brunnström died on 11 June 1989 and was buried on 13 July 1989 at Pålsjö Cemetery in Helsingborg.
Awards
*Knight of the
Order of the Polar Star
*Commander of the Order of Merit of Argentina (''Orden Al Mérito'')
References
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1907 births
1989 deaths
Ambassadors of Sweden to Pakistan
Ambassadors of Sweden to Lebanon
Ambassadors of Sweden to Saudi Arabia
Ambassadors of Sweden to Jordan
Ambassadors of Sweden to Cyprus
Ambassadors of Sweden to Syria
Ambassadors of Sweden to Greece
Consuls-general of Sweden
People from Helsingborg
Uppsala University alumni
Knights of the Order of the Polar Star