BIOGRAPHY

● 9/2019 – present: Embassy of Sweden in Vietnam – Ambassador of Sweden
● 11/2015 – 8/2019: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Middle East and North Africa – Director, Deputy Head of Department
● 9/2014 – 10/2015: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Middle East and North Africa – Deputy Director, Head of section for Eastern MENA
● 3/2011 – 8/2014: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Multilateral Development Cooperation – Deputy Director, Head of UN Section
● 10/2010 – 3/2011: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Development Policy – Deputy Director, Development issues including poverty reduction and SRHR
● 7/2008 – 2/2010: Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, New York – Counselor, Section for Security Policy, MENA focal point
● 9/2005 – 7/2008: Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, New York – First Secretary, Section for International Development, specifically UNFPA, UNICEF and UNIFEM
● 9/2002 – 8/2005: Consulate General, Jerusalem – Vice-Consul, responsible for political reporting on MEPP, Palestinian affairs, TIPH, UNRWA
● 9/1999 – 8/2002: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Middle East and North Africa – Desk officer, responsible for Palestine, MEPP and Lebanon
● 6/1996 – 5/1997: American University in Cairo – Research Assistant at the Center for Social Studies (SCR)

EDUCATION
● 1998: MSc in International Relations – School of Oriential and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
● 1995-1996: Arabic Studies – British Council, Cairo, Egypt
● 1995: Bachelor of Oriental Studies (Political Science and Arabic Studies) – Uppsala University
● 1993: Arabic Studies – Language Institut, Damascus, Syria
● 1992: French studies, certificat semesteriel, niveau supérieur – In Sorbonne, Paris, France

LANGUAGE
Swedish, English, French and Arabic