Henrik Liljegren (diplomat)
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Carl Henrik Sihver Liljegren (born April 17, 1936) is a Swedish ambassador and author. After obtaining his Bachelor of Laws degree, Liljegren was hired by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1960 and worked in Tokyo, Berlin, and Paris, among other places. Liljegren served as ambassador in Ankara from 1981 to 1985, in East Berlin from 1985 to 1989, in Brussels from 1989 to 1992 and in Washington D.C. from 1993-1997.[1] Between 1997 and 1998 he was the general consul in Istanbul and from 1998 until his retirement in 2001 he again served as ambassador to Turkey in Ankara. He is the author of From Tallinn to Turkey - as a Swede and Diplomat[2] and he is a lifetime director of the Atlantic Council.[3]
References
- ^ "685 (Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok / 2001)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ Liljegren, H. (2006). From Tallinn to Turkey: As a Swede and Diplomat: Memoirs. Merkez Kitaplar. ISBN 978-975-9174-56-9.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
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