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BELFRAGE, Leif Axel Lorentz was born on February 1, 1910.
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Leif Axel Lorentz BELFRAGE
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Education
Stockholm University.
Career
Joined Ministry of Commerce. Director Swedish Clearing Office 1940. Director Swedish Trade Commission 1943-1945.
Entered Foreign Office 1945, Head of Section in Commercial Department 1945-1946.
Commercial Counsellor, Washington 1946-1949. Head of Commercial Department, Foreign Office, Stockholm 1949-1953.
Assistant Under-Secretary of State at Foreign Office 1953-1956, Permanent Under-Secretary of State 1956-1967.
Ambassador to United Kingdom 1967-1972.
Ambassador and Representative to Organisation for Economic Company-operation and Development and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1972-1976. Jt. adviser PKbanken, Stockholm since 1976. Honorary G.B.E. (United Kingdom).
Connections
Married Greta Jering in 1937.
