Harald Sandberg

Harald Nils Erik Sandberg (born 12 March 1950) is a Swedish diplomat and civil servant.

Early life Sandberg was born on 12 March 1950 in Uppsala, Sweden, the son of Erik Sandberg and his wife Louise (née von Hofsten). He received a Fil kand from Uppsala University in 1974 and worked as first curator at Stockholms nation in Uppsala from 1974 to 1975 and served as Curator Curatorum in 1975. with dual accreditation in Timor-Leste (2002–2003), Sandberg then served as ambassador to South Korea from 2003 to 2005. In September 2005, Ambassador Sandberg received a decoration from the Korean national Red Cross for his work for Human Rights in North Korea

Having acted as an observer in the 1999 East Timorese elections and headed up the Swedish response to the 2002 Bali bombing, Sandberg was selected in July 2006 by the Swedish government to head up its mission to evacuate Swedish citizens from war ravaged Lebanon.

Back at the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm, Sandberg served as Head of Department for the EU Internal Market and for Promotion of Swedish Trade (2005–2008) and the Foreign Service's Head of Department for Human Resources (2008–2012). Sandberg then served as ambassador to India from 2012 to 2017. Following his retirement from the foreign service in 2017, he worked as an adviser to Swedish industry.

Personal life In 1977, Sandberg married Else Albrektsson (born 1951), the daughter of Bonde Albrektsson and Signe (née Håkansson).