Lars Peter Fredén (born 9 August 1951) is a Swedish diplomat who has held several ambassadorships during his career.

Lars Fredén.

Career

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Working in the Swedish Foreign Service since 1982, Fredén was Ambassador to China and Mongolia from 2010 to 2016. Previous ambassadorships have taken him to Zagreb, Skopje, Pristina and Tirana. From 2003 to 2006, Fredén was the Head of the International Affairs Department at the European Space Agency in Paris.[1] He was also the Security Policy Aid to the Prime Minister (1992–1994) and Deputy Chief of Mission in Moscow (1995–1998).[2]

He studied at Shandong University, Peking University, and Harvard.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lars Freden". Asia Update 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Lars Peter Fredén". CHOiCE Chinese Observers in Central and Western Europe. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Sture Theolin
Ambassador of Sweden to Zagreb
2006–2008
Succeeded by
Fredrik Vahlquist
Preceded by
Ulrika Cronenberg-Mossberg
Ambassador of Sweden to Skopje
2008–2010
Succeeded by
Lars Wahlund
Preceded by
Ulrika Cronenberg-Mossberg
Ambassador of Sweden to Pristina
2008–2010
Succeeded by
Lars Wahlund
Preceded by
Anders Bjurner
Ambassador of Sweden to Tirana
2008–2010
Succeeded by
Lars Wahlund
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to China
2010–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to Mongolia
2010–2016
Succeeded by