Background
Kjellen, Bo John was born on February 8, 1933 in Stockholm. Son of John P. and Elsa N. (Michaelsen) Kjellen.
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Bo John Kjellen
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Master of Arts in Political Science, U. Stockholm, 1956.
Career
1st secretary, Ministry Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, 1964-1969; chief of cabinet, Ogn. for Economics Co-operation and Development (Organization of European Cooperation and Development) Secretariat, Paris, 1969-1972; attaché, Swedish Embassy, Rio de Janeiro, 1959-1962; ambassador, Swedish Embassy, Hanoi, Vietnam., 1974-1977; 2d secretary, Swedish Delaware to European Communities (European Commission), Brussels, 1962-1964; deputy head mission, Swedish Delaware to European Commission, Brussels, 1972-1974; deputy under-secretary multilateral development cooperative, Master of Fine Arts, Stockholm, 1977-1981; under-secretary administration, Master of Fine Arts, Stockholm, 1981-1985; ambassador permanent representative, Swedish Delaware to Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Paris, 1985-1990; ambassador, chief negotiator, Ministry of Environment, Stockholm, since 1990. Chairman working group I United Nations Conference on Environment and Development Conference, 1990-1992. Chairman United Nations IntergovernmentalCom. for Negotiatiation to combat desertification, since 1993.
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Married Margareta Lindblom, January 10, 1959 (deceased December 1978). Children: Johan, Fredrik. Married Gia K. Boyd, August 9, 1980.
Children: Jonathan, Emily.
