SACC-Houston: Luncheon featuring Björn Lyrvall Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S.

Consulate General of Sweden & World Affairs Council Cordially invite you to a Luncheon featuring Björn Lyrvall Ambassador of Sweden to the U.S.

Swedish Foreign Policy in Challenging Times
 
Björn Lyrvall is Ambassador of Sweden to the United States. From 2007, until taking up his current position in September 2013, Ambassador Lyrvall was Director General for Political Affairs at Sweden’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm. Previously, Ambassador Lyrvall was posted as Sweden’s Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels, first as Sweden’s delegate to the enlargement negotiations, and then as Sweden’s Ambassador to the EU Political and Security Committee. Ambassador Lyrvall served as Special Advisor to Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs as EU negotiator and International High Representative in Bosnia and Hercegovina, as well as United Nations Special Envoy on the Balkans. Born in Hofors, Sweden, Björn Lyrvall graduated from Stockholm University with a degree in Political Science, Eastern European Affairs and Russian.
 
Please register through World Affairs Council: 
http://www.wachouston.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=553
 
For questions: houston@consulateofsweden.org
or 713-953-1417