Background
PETERSEN, Jeffrey was born on July 20, 1920 in. London. Son of late Charles Petersen and of Mistress R. M. Petersen.
PETERSEN, Jeffrey was born on July 20, 1920 in. London. Son of late Charles Petersen and of Mistress R. M. Petersen.
Westcliff High School and London School of Economics, London University.
Served Registered Nurse 1939-1946. Joined Diplomatic Service 1948. Second Secretary, Madrid 1949-1950.
Second Secretary, later First Secretary, Ankara 1951-1952.
First Secretary, Brussels 1953-1956. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defence College 1956-1957.
Foreign Office 1957-1962. First Secretary, Jakarta 64.
Counsellor, Athens 1964-1968.
Minister, Rio de Janeiro 1968-1971. Ambassador to Republic of of Korea 1971-1974, to Romania 1975-1976, to Sweden 1977-1980. Chairman British Materials Handling Board since 1982.
Non-Executive Chairman North Sea Assets Public Limited Company since 1989, GVA Institute Limited., Ake Larson Limited. since 1990.
President AngloSwedish Society, Anglo Korean Society. Vice-President Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the United Kingdom.
Married Karin Kristina Petersen in 1962.