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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Sweden's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 1964-1970.  Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (1972-1977), and Swedish ambassador to France (1978-1982).  Author of his autobiography 'Ögonblick: från ett halvsekel i UD-tjänst' (Moments: From Half a Century in the Duty of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1992).  Received the Homo of the Year-award from the Swedish gay oriented magazine 'QX' (1992).   
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Sweden's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 1964-1970.  Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (1972-1977), and Swedish ambassador to France (1978-1982).  Author of his autobiography 'Ögonblick: från ett halvsekel i UD-tjänst' (Moments: From Half a Century in the Duty of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1992).  Received the Homo of the Year-award from the Swedish gay oriented magazine 'QX' (2004).  The Sverker Astrom Foundation is one of his lasting legacies and promotes relationships between Sweden and Russia.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
* [[LGBTQ Ambassadors]]
 
* [[LGBTQ Ambassadors]]
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* [[LGBTQ Individuals at the United Nations]]
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* [[Government Officials and Experts in Foreign Affairs Who Have Identified as LGBTQ]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 16:27, 17 October 2022

Sverker Astrom

Country

Sweden

Birth - Death

1915 - 2012

Occupation

Politics

Notable Achievements

Ambassador

Description

Sweden's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 1964-1970. Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (1972-1977), and Swedish ambassador to France (1978-1982). Author of his autobiography 'Ögonblick: från ett halvsekel i UD-tjänst' (Moments: From Half a Century in the Duty of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1992). Received the Homo of the Year-award from the Swedish gay oriented magazine 'QX' (2004). The Sverker Astrom Foundation is one of his lasting legacies and promotes relationships between Sweden and Russia.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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