Harald Pousette

Sven Harald Pousette (18 June 1886 – 6 May 1975) was a Swedish diplomat.

Early life Pousette was born on 18 June 1886 in Gävle, Sweden, the son of Captain Fredrik Pousette and his wife Valborg (née Bodman). He passed the reserve officer exam in 1907 and graduated with an administrative degree (kansliexamen) in Uppsala in 1908.

He was first legation secretary in Tokyo in 1921, in Rome in 1924 and legation counsellor in 1928. Pousette was director at the Foreign Ministry in 1929 and legation counsellor in Berlin in 1934 and in London in 1938. He became minister plenipotentiary in 1941 and was chargé d'affaires ad interim in Tehran in 1941 (also accredited to Baghdad ) and envoy there from 1945 to 1947 as well as in Reykjavík from 1947 to 1951.

Pousette resided in at Hazeliusbacken 18 on Djurgården in Stockholm.

Death Pousette died on 6 May 1975 in Stockholm. He was buried on 27 August 1975 at Lidingö Cemetery in Lidingö.

Awards and decorations Pousette's awards:

German Olympic Honorary Badge (Tyska olympiska hederstecknet)