Olof Skoog
{{Short description|Swedish diplomat (born 1962)}}
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| name = Olof Skoog
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| order = 16th
| ambassador_from = Sweden
| country = the United Nations
| term_start = {{Start date|2015}}
| term_end = {{End date|2019}}
| predecessor = Mårten Grunditz
| successor = Anna Karin Eneström
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| ambassador_from2 = Sweden
| country2 = Colombia
| term_start2 = 2000
| term_end2 = 2004
| predecessor2 = Björn Sternby
| successor2 = Lena Nordström
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| ambassador_from3 = Sweden
| country3 = Ecuador
| term_start3 = 2000
| term_end3 = 2004
| predecessor3 = Björn Sternby
| successor3 = Lena Nordström
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| nationality = Swedish
| spouse = Johanna Brismar
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Björn Olof Skoog (born 6 September 1962) is a Swedish diplomat who has served as the European Union Ambassador to the UN from 2019 to 2023.[https://www.government.se/press-releases/2019/11/ambassador-olof-skoog-appointed-eu-ambassador-to-un/ Ambassador Olof Skoog appointed EU Ambassador to UN] Government of Sweden, press release of 28 November 2019.
Career
From March 2015 until 2019, Skoog served as Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations and as the President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of January 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55911|title=UN News – Welcoming DR Congo political accord, UN Security Council urges efforts to resolve remaining issues|last=Section|first=United Nations News Service|date=4 January 2017|website=UN News Service Section|access-date=4 January 2017}} and July 2018.
Skoog served as the Swedish Ambassador to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama and the EU Ambassador to Indonesia, Brunei, and ASEAN.{{cite web |title=His Excellency Olof Skoog |url=https://washdiplomat.com/his-excellency-olof-skoog/ |website=Washington Diplomat |access-date=5 January 2021 |date=21 May 2015}}
Other activities
Personal life
Skoog's wife Johanna Brismar is currently the Ambassador of Sweden to Brazil. They have three children.{{Cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/UN-New-York/Current-affairs/News/Introducing-HE-Mr-Olof-Skoog-Permanent-Representative-of-Sweden-to-the-United-Nations-sys/ |title=Introducing H.E. Mr. Olof Skoog, Permanent {{!}} SwedenAbroad |website=www.swedenabroad.com |access-date=4 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219204429/http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/UN-New-York/Current-affairs/News/Introducing-HE-Mr-Olof-Skoog-Permanent-Representative-of-Sweden-to-the-United-Nations-sys/ |archive-date=19 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.c-span.org/person/?107563 C-SPAN Appearances]
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{{Succession box |title=Ambassador of Sweden to Colombia |before=Björn Sternby |years=2000–2004 |after=Lena Nordström}}
{{Succession box |title=Ambassador of Sweden to Ecuador |before=Björn Sternby |years=2000–2004 |after=Lena Nordström}}
{{Succession box |title=Ambassador of Sweden to Venezuela |before=Magnus Nordbäck |years=2002–2004 |after=Lena Nordström}}
{{Succession box |title=Ambassador of Sweden to Panama |before=Jan Bjerninger |years=2000–2004 |after=Lena Nordström}}
{{Succession box |title=Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations |before=Mårten Grunditz |years=2015–2019 |after=Anna Karin Eneström}}
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Category:Ambassadors of Sweden to Colombia
Category:Ambassadors of Sweden to Ecuador
Category:Ambassadors of Sweden to Venezuela
Category:Ambassadors of Sweden to Panama
Category:Ambassadors of the European Union to Indonesia
Category:Ambassadors of the European Union to Brunei
Category:Permanent representatives of Sweden to the United Nations
Category:21st-century Swedish people
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