Gustaf Bonde (1911–1977)

Count Gustaf Bonde af Björnö (8 October 1911 – 21 September 1977) was a Swedish diplomat.

Career

Bonde was born at Trolleholm Castle, Sweden, the son of count Gustaf Trolle–Bonde (1868–1951) and countess Henriette Falkenberg (1883–1932). He became a second lieutenant in the Scanian Cavalry Regiment's (K 2) reserve in 1932 and graduated with an administrative degree (kansliexamen) in 1935. Bonde graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics in 1937 and became an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1937. He served in Paris, Budapest, Washington, D.C., Cairo and Athens from 1937 to 1956.[1] Bonde was chief of protocol at the Foreign Ministry from 1956 to 1962 and deputy introducer for foreign emissaries from 1960.[2] He was ambassador in Santiago from 1962 to 1965, in Rio de Janeiro from 1966 to 1970, in Tehran and Kabul from 1970 to 1973 and finally in Budapest from 1973 to 1977.[1]

Personal life

In 1935 he married countess Jacqueline Barck (1914–2009), daughter of count Nils Barck and Juliette Eberlin. He married a second time in 1961 with Elisabeth Ljunglöf (born 1922), daughter of captain Oscar Dyrssen and Maria Hallin.[1] Bonde was the father of Carl (born 1937), Nils (born 1942) and Fredrik (born 1947).[2]

Awards and decorations

Bonde's awards:[2]

References

  1. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1977 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1977] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1976. pp. 131–132. ISBN 91-1-766022-X.
  2. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who is who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 183.
  3. "DECRETO N" C.&6S". Boletin Oficial de la Republica Argentina (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. 1958-10-17. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Harry Bagge
Ambassador of Sweden to Chile
1962–1965
Succeeded by
Louis De Geer
Preceded by
Jens Malling
Ambassador of Sweden to Brazil
1966–1970
Succeeded by
Bengt Odevall
Preceded by
Nils-Eric Ekblad
Ambassador of Sweden to Iran
1970–1973
Succeeded by
Bengt Odhner
Preceded by
Nils-Eric Ekblad
Ambassador of Sweden to Afghanistan
1970–1973
Succeeded by
Bengt Odhner
Preceded by
Sigge Lilliehöök
Ambassador of Sweden to Hungary
1973–1977
Succeeded by
Torsten Hylander
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