Anders Lidén
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Anders Lidén (1949 in Oskarshamn, Sweden) is the Ambassador to the United Nations from Sweden. He was appointed to the position in 2004.
[edit] Education
Lidén holds a PhD in political science from the Lund University.
[edit] Career
In 1979, Lidén joined the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm, and has held numerous posts there, including that of Second Secretary from 1980 to 1983, First Secretary from 1983 to 1991, Counsellor from 1991 to 1992, and Deputy Assistant Under Secretary from 1992 to 1993, and Assistant Under Secretary from 1993 until 1996. He was Chargé d’Affaires at Sweden's Embassy in Jordan in 1999, and served as Sweden’s Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus from 1999 to 2002. From 2002 until his appointment to the UN, he served as Director-General for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
[edit] External links
- Sweden Abroad: Ambassador Anders Lidén
- United Nations Press Release: Anders Lidén
- http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/61/pdfs/sweden-e.pdf
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