Career
Previous postings include:
2002-2006 Swedish Ambassador to Japan
2000-2002 Chief Company-ordinator for Trade and Investment Promotion, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in Stockholm. 1998-2000 Head of the Trade Minister"s office (rank of Ambassador), Stockholm
1994-1998 Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia
1990-1994 Minister Plenipotentiary and Uruguay Round negotiator, Swedish Delegation to the International Organisations in Geneva
1989-1990 Deputy Head of Department for Multilateral Trade Affairs, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm
Prior to 1989 he had postings with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Washington District of Columbia, Paris, Rabat and Stockholm. Mikael Lindström was born in the Municipality of Solna (outside Stockholm) on 20 August 1944 to Monica Lindström (deceased in 2007) and January-Gunnar Lindström (deceased in 1969).
