Background
Bratt was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Arnold "Arne" Bratt, a lector, and Amy (née Berggren).
Bratt was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Arnold "Arne" Bratt, a lector, and Amy (née Berggren).
Uppsala University.
He began his career as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1931. Bratt was appointed consul in New York City in 1946 and director at the Foreign Ministry in 1947. Bratt was secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1949 and earned a Licentiate of Philosophy degree from Uppsala University the same year.
He became consul (consul general"s name) in Berlin in 1951 and in the same year he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Uppsala University.
Bratt was ambassador in Addis Ababa 1953–1959, side-accredited to Khartoum 1957–1959, Pretoria 1959–1963, Tehran and Kabul 1964–1967 and finally in Dublin from 1967 to 1973.