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.[1] 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.[1] From 2002 until his appointment to the UN, he served as Director-General for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2004, Lidén was named Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations and held that position until 2010.[1][2] Lidén became ambassador to Zimbabwe from 2010 to 2012 and was subsequently named as the new Swedish ambassador to Finland.[1][3]
In 2007 Liden attended a meeting organized by the American Iranian Council which brought together numerous national and international policy makers in an attempt to improve their understanding of Iran's role in Iraq and its nuclear enrichment intentions/capabilities. Others in attendance at this meeting were Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Ambassador Javad Zarif from Iran 's UN Mission, Senator Chuck Hagel, Mr. Nicholas Kristof from the New York Times, and a host of other distinguished academics, businessmen, nonprofit representatives and private citizens.
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^"New Permanent Representative of Sweden Presents Credentials (Press release)". United Nations. 2004-09-16. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
^Staff (10 May 2012). "New Ambassador to Finland (press release)". Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden). Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
anders, lidén, anders, arvid, lidén, born, january, 1949, oskarshamn, sweden, permanent, representative, sweden, united, nations, from, 2004, 2010, president, unicef, executive, board, 2008, contents, education, career, references, external, linkseducation, ed. Anders Arvid Liden born 2 January 1949 in Oskarshamn Sweden was the Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations from 2004 to 2010 1 He was President of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2008 Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEducation editLiden holds a PhD in political science from the Lund University 1 Career editIn 1979 Liden 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 1 He was Charge d Affaires at Sweden s Embassy in Jordan in 1999 and served as Sweden s Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus from 1999 to 2002 1 From 2002 until his appointment to the UN he served as Director General for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In 2004 Liden was named Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations and held that position until 2010 1 2 Liden became ambassador to Zimbabwe from 2010 to 2012 and was subsequently named as the new Swedish ambassador to Finland 1 3 In 2007 Liden attended a meeting organized by the American Iranian Council which brought together numerous national and international policy makers in an attempt to improve their understanding of Iran s role in Iraq and its nuclear enrichment intentions capabilities Others in attendance at this meeting were Congressman Dennis Kucinich D OH Ambassador Javad Zarif from Iran s UN Mission Senator Chuck Hagel Mr Nicholas Kristof from the New York Times and a host of other distinguished academics businessmen nonprofit representatives and private citizens References edit a b c d e f Curriculum Vitae Anders Liden PDF www swedenabroad com website of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Archived from the original PDF on 31 October 2012 Retrieved 10 November 2012 New Permanent Representative of Sweden Presents Credentials Press release United Nations 2004 09 16 Retrieved 10 November 2012 Staff 10 May 2012 New Ambassador to Finland press release Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden Archived from the original on 18 April 2013 Retrieved 10 November 2012 External links edithttps www un org webcast ga 61 pdfs sweden e pdf Diplomatic posts Preceded byJohn Hagard Ambassador of Sweden to Israel1999 2002 Succeeded byRobert Rydberg Preceded byJohn Hagard Ambassador of Sweden to Cyprus1999 2002 Succeeded byRobert Rydberg Preceded byPierre Schori Permanent Representative to the United Nations2004 2010 Succeeded byMarten Grunditz Preceded bySten Rylander Ambassador of Sweden to Zimbabwe2010 2012 Succeeded byLars Ronnas Preceded byOrjan Berner Ambassador of Sweden to Finland2012 2016 Succeeded byAnders Ahnlid nbsp nbsp This Swedish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anders Liden amp oldid 1058624035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
