Lars-Gunnar Wigemark

Lars-Gunnar Wigemark (born 1960) is a Swedish diplomat who served from 2015 to 2019 as the EU Ambassador and Special Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]

Lars-Gunnar Wigemark
Head of Mission of EULEX
Assumed office
29 November 2019
Preceded byAlexandra Papadopoulou
EU Ambassador and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
1 March 2015 – 31 August 2019[1]
Preceded byPeter Sørensen
Succeeded byJohann Sattler[2]
Ambassadors of the European Union to Pakistan
In office
2011–2015
Succeeded byJean François Cautain
Personal details
Born (1960-03-20) March 20, 1960
Göteborg, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Career

He was born on March 20, 1960 in Göteborg, Sweden.[4] He graduated from Harvard University in 1984 with an A.B. magna cum laude in Social Sciences and holds a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in International Law and Economics.[5]

In September 2010 the European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton appointed him as one of the first EU ambassadors as an ambassador to Pakistan.[6]

References
  1. "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/908 of 25 June 2018 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina". 26 June 2018.
  2. "Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1340 of 8 August 2019 appointing the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina". 9 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. "EU Delegation / EU Special Representative in BiH". www.eubih.eu.
  4. "Profile of Lars-Gunnar WIGEMARK" (PDF).
  5. "Head of EU Delegation and EU Special Representative". Europa.ba.
  6. "Profile of Lars-Gunnar WIGEMARK" (PDF).
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Peter Sørensen		 European Union Special Representative
for Bosnia and Herzegovina
2015 – 2019		 Succeeded by
Johann Sattler
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