New Permanent Representative of Sweden Presents Credentials

The new Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, Charlotte Kugelberg, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

(As provided by the Permanent Mission of Sweden)

Education

1997-1998: Master's degree in European Legal Studies, College of Europe, Bruges

1995-1996: Erasmus Student, University of Rome, "La Sapienza"

1993-1997: Language courses in Italian and English, and French for lawyers, Stockholm University

1992-1997: Degree of Master of Laws, Stockholm University

1992: Italian Embassy's language scholarship, Scuola Botticelli, Florence

Positions and Assignments

2026: Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, New York

2022-2026: State Secretary, Ministry of Justice

2022: Director General for Legal Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

2020-2021: Director General for Administrative Affairs, Ministry of Employment

2019-2020: Senior Judge, Nacka District Court

2018-2023: Board member, Svensk Jurist-tidning magazine (law review)

2016-2019: Deputy Director General and Administrative Director, Office of the Director General for Legal Affairs, Prime Minister's Office

2011-2018: Editor, Svensk Juristtidning magazine (law review)

2006-2016: Legal Adviser, Deputy Director, Senior Adviser and Deputy Head of Division, Division for Procedural Law and Court Issues, Ministry of Justice

2005-2006: Inquiry Secretary, Swedish Tsunami Commission

1999-2005: Training as a judge (district court and court of appeal, associate judge and administrative junior judge, Svea Court of Appeal)

1998-1999: Desk Officer, EU Legal Secretariat, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1998: Trainee, Hunton & Williams law firm, Brussels

1996: Trainee, Studio Legale Marrone, Rome