Previous postings
2010-2014: Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs, Embassy of Sweden, Beijing
2008-2010: Chief of Staff, Ministry of Defense
2008: Minister Counselor, Office of the Director-General of Administration, MFA
2006-2008: Chief of Staff, Minister of Trade, MFA
2005-2006: Counselor, European Correspondent (Foreign Affairs Council) and Desk Officer for Spain, MFA
2001-2005: First Secretary, Economic Affairs, Delegation to the OECD, Paris
1998-200: Second Secretary, Political Affairs, Kuala Lumpur
1998: Desk Officer, Asia and the Pacific Department, MFA
1998: Desk Officer, Department for Global Security, MFA
1997: Desk Officer, Middle East and Northern Africa Department, MFA
1997: Diplomatic Training Program, MFA
1995-1997: Desk Officer, EU Co-ordination Secretariat, MFA
1995: Stagiaire European Council of Ministers, Brussels
1995: Stagiaire, Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen
1994: Employee, Confederation of Swedish Industries, Stockholm
Education
Master in Political Science and International Economy, University of Uppsala
Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Aix-en-Provence
Undergraduate Studies in International relations and Economics at Luther College, Iowa
Risbergska Upper Secondary School, Social Science Programme, Örebro
Other
Born in 1969, Örebro, Sweden. Married with Anna Kiefer. Two children, Nils and Alice
(12 and 10 years old).
Fluent in English and French. Spanish intermediate/beginner. Chinese Intermediate.
German Intermediate/beginner.