Bengt Friedman (June 15, 1923 - November 24, 2008[1]) was a Swedish ambassador and diplomat. Throughout his diplomatic career, Friedman served as the Ambassador of Sweden to Argentina, the Holy See, Uruguay, Malta, Switzerland, Liberia, the Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Madagascar, and Mauritius. He also held the position of Consul General in New York City from 1978-1983.[1]
Bengt Friedman | |
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| Born | Bengt Friedman June 15, 1923 |
| Died | November 24, 2008 (aged 85) |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Education | Stockholm School of Economics |
Early life and education
editFriedman was born to director Sam Friedman and Märtha Wanger on June 15, 1923. He graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics in 1944 before becoming an attaché at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 1948.[1]
Diplomatic career
editFriedman served in Warsaw in 1950, Caracas in 1951 and was acting chargé d'affaires in Bogotá in 1952.[citation needed] He was second secretary at the MFA in 1954, first secretary in 1959, first embassy secretary of the OEEC delegation in Paris in 1960, the EFTA delegation in Geneva in 1960 and ambassador at Sweden's permanent delegation there in 1963. Friedman was bureau chief at the Foreign Ministry in 1964, chancellor at the Foreign Ministry in 1965, trade councilor in Bonn in 1968, received the position of minister in 1970, became ambassador in Monrovia , Abidjan , Conakry and Freetown 1973, Bissau , Praia 1974, Addis Ababa , Tananarive , Port Louis 1976, Consul General in New York 1978, Ambassador in Buenos Aires and Montevideo 1983-1986, Ambassador to the Holy See 1986-1988[2] and Malta 1987-1988.