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Örjan Berner
Carl Otto ''Örjan'' Berner (born 15 November 1937) is a Swedish diplomat. Berner began his diplomatic career in 1960 and held various positions, including serving at the Swedish UN delegation, SIPRI, and embassies in Beijing and Moscow. He later became ambassador to multiple countries, including Poland, India, and Russia, where he was also accredited to several former Soviet republics. His final postings were as ambassador to Bonn and Paris before retiring in 2001. After retirement, he remained active in international relations, serving on boards and advising organizations focused on Swedish-Russian cooperation. Early life Berner was born on 15 November 1937 in Lund, Sweden, the son of Carl Berner, an agricultural engineer, and his wife Karin (née Sylwan). During his studies, in November 1958, Berner was awarded a scholarship from the Countess Anna Bogeman-Stackelberg Foundation (''Grevinnan Anna Bogeman-Stackelbergs stiftelse''), along with, among others, and Henrik Liljegren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lund
Lund (, ;"Lund" (US) and ) is a city in the provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, southern Sweden. The town had 94,393 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 130,288 . It is the seat of Lund Municipality, Scania County. The Öresund Region, which includes ''Lund'', is home to more than 4.2 million people. Archeologists date the founding of Lund to around 990, when Scania was part of Denmark. From 1103 it was the seat of the Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lund, and the towering Lund Cathedral, built –1145, still stands at the centre of the town. Denmark ceded the city to Sweden in the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. Lund University, established in 1666, is one of Scandinavia's oldest and largest institutions for education and research. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of with a population of . The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into Regions of Belarus, six regions. Minsk is the capital and List of cities and largest towns in Belarus, largest city; it is administered separately as a city with special status. For most of the medieval period, the lands of modern-day Belarus was ruled by independent city-states such as the Principality of Polotsk. Around 1300 these lands came fully under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and subsequently by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; this period lasted for 500 years until the Partitions of Poland, 1792-1795 partitions of Poland-Lithuania placed Belarus within the Belarusian history in the Russian Empire, Russian Empire for the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Hirdman
Henrik ''Sven'' Hirdman (Swedish pronunciation: ẹn:rik sveːn hiːrdmaːn (born 28 September 1939), is a Swedish diplomat and ambassador. Early life Hirdman was born on 28 September 1939 in Stavanger, Norway, the son of Einar Hirdman (1916–1999), a lector, and his wife Charlotte Schledt (1906–1966), a language teacher and interpreter. Hirdman's grandparents on the mother's side were the Swiss Emélie and the German Fritz Schledt, and Swedish Gunnar and Maj Hirdman on the father's side. Eili and Yvonne Hirdman are sisters to Sven Hirdman. In August 2010 Yvonne Hirdman published a prized book entitled ''Den röda grevinnan'' (The Red Countess) about their mother Charlotte. After military service at the Swedish Army Language School in 1958, Sven Hirdman went to Uppsala University for studies in Slavic languages and a Master of Social Sciences, with international relations as the major field of study. He received a Master of Social Science degree from Uppsala University in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of Sweden To Russia
The Ambassador of Sweden to Russia (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Russian Federation) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Russia and government of Russia. History The Swedish government decided on 15 March 1924, to recognize and establish consular and diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. List of representatives See also *Russia–Sweden relations *Embassy of Sweden, Moscow Footnotes References External links * {{Ambassadors of Sweden Ambassadors of Sweden to Russia, Ambassadors of Sweden to the Russian Empire, Ambassadors of Sweden to the Soviet Union, Lists of ambassadors of Sweden, Russia Lists of ambassadors to Russia, Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Thunborg
Anders Ingemar Thunborg (9 June 1934 – 3 December 2004) was a Swedish social democratic politician and diplomat. He served as the defense minister between 1983 and 1985. He was also Swedish ambassador to the United Nations, Moscow, Washington and the Vatican City. He was one of the senior experts on Nordic security. Biography Thunborg was born in 1934. In the 1950s he was a motorcycle racer. He was state secretary at the Ministry of Defense between 1969 and 1974. Then he was named as the Sweden's ambassador to the United Nations which he held until 1983 when he was appointed minister of defense to the second cabinet of Olof Palme. Thunborg replaced Borje Andersson who resigned from the post on 2 December 1983. Thunborg resigned from office in 1985. The reason for his resignation was the remarks by Foreign Minister Lennart Bodström Ture Lennart Bodström (20 April 1928 – 30 April 2015) was a Swedish politician born in Gothenburg, who served as the Minister for Foreign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of Sweden To India
The Ambassador of Sweden to India (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of India) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of India and government of India. History The first Swedish minister in India, envoy Gunnar Jarring, handed over his letter of credence to the Indian Governor-General C. Rajagopalachari on 9 November 1948. In August 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Indian governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. List of representatives Gallery File:Lindström Myrdal.jpg, Ambassador Alva Myrdal (1955–1961) and Sune Lindström. File:The Ambassador of Sweden to India, Mr. Lars Olof Lindgren presented his credentials to the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 13, 2007.jpg, Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Edelstam
Ernst ''Axel'' Edelstam (21 July 1924 – 17 August 2012) was a Swedish diplomat. He served in the foreign service for almost 40 years, including as ambassador to many different countries. Early life Edelstam was born on 21 July 1924 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of the permanent undersecretary and chamberlain and Hilma (née Dickinson). He was the brother of diplomat Harald Edelstam. He passed ''studentexamen'' in 1944 and received a Candidate of Law degree in 1949 before becoming an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs the same year. Career Edelstam served in New York City in 1950, Washington, D.C. in 1951, and at the Foreign Ministry in 1953. He was acting as second secretary in 1957 (temporarily in 1955) and as first legation secretary at the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC) delegation in Paris from 1959 to 1961. Edelstam was the first secretary of the Foreign Ministry in 1961. He was acting head of the disarmament delegation in Geneva in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Christophe Öberg
Jean-Christophe Sébastien Öberg (28 March 1935 – 12 June 1992) was a Swedish diplomat. He served in the Swedish foreign service for 30 years, as ambassador in Vietnam (1972–1974), in Thailand, Laos and Singapore (1976–1981), in Algeria (1982–1987) and in Poland (1987–1991). Early life Öberg was born on 28 March 1935 in Rouen, France. His father, Nils Konrad Öberg (1896–1974) came from a poor family in Nordingrå, Västernorrland County, Sweden, and emigrated to France and eventually became vice consul at the Swedish embassy in Paris. His mother was a Frenchwoman, Germaine (née Pernot). His father's side of the family is portrayed in the book ''Kära broder Konrad : en berättelse om en nordingråfamilj i början av 1900-talet'' (2002). During World War II, his parents helped Jews flee the Vichy government and its deportation measures. Öberg received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Uppsala University in 1959 and a Candidate of Law degree in 1961. Career Öberg be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of Sweden To Poland
The Ambassador of Sweden to Poland (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Poland) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of Poland and government of Poland. History Sweden established diplomatic relations with Poland on 3 June 1919. Ivan Danielsson arrived in Warsaw in 1919 as Sweden's ''chargé d'affaires'', while Cossva Anckarsvärd did not arrive until June 1920 as envoy. In September 1956, an agreement was reached between the Swedish and Polish governments on the mutual elevation of the respective countries' legations to embassies. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. List of representatives See also * Poland–Sweden relations Footnotes References External links * {{Ambassadors of Sweden Poland Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Court Of Sweden
The Royal Court () is the official name for the organisation ( royal households) that supports the monarch and the royal house. The incumbent monarch, King Carl XVI Gustaf, is head of the Royal Court. Organizational structure The Royal Court is divided into segments: # The Office of the Marshal of the Realm # The Office of the Marshal of the Court # The Queen's Household # The Crown Princess's Household # The Ceremonial Household # The Royal Collections with the # Office of the Governor of the Royal Palaces # Royal Stables # The Household # Patronage # Information and Press Department The Office of the Marshal of the Realm is currently headed by Fredrik Wersäll, who is accountable to the King for the activities of the entire Royal Court organization. The Marshal of the Realm is responsible for contacts with the government and Riksdag. Supporting the Marshal of the Realm is the staff office with a Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Marshal of the Realm and a Court S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm City Court
Stockholm City Court () was a city court in the City of Stockholm from the Middle Ages to 1971 when Stockholm District Court was established whose judicial district included the newly formed Stockholm Municipality. Stockholm City Court was located in Stockholm Court House from 1915 to 1971. History Early history Stockholm was under the jurisdiction of a city court () from the middle of the 13th century. Initially, the city court held its hearings in a town hall in the neighborhood (now Gamla stan) between Stortorget and the Storkyrkan and the southern cemetery. Not much is known about what this town hall looked like; it was likely no higher than two storeys tall and contained only one courtroom. The town hall was burnt down during a city fire in May 1330 when most of the city, including the castle and the church, were destroyed. The town hall was rebuilt on the same site as it had previously stood, and the neighboring house to the west was also bought and built together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
