Per Bertil Kollberg

Per Bertil Northamn Kollberg (8 March 1921 – 7 November 2008) was a Swedish diplomat. Kollberg had a long career in the Swedish diplomatic service, beginning as an attaché in 1944. He held key postings in cities such as Paris, Budapest, Bucharest, London, Washington, and Geneva, where he represented Sweden at major international trade negotiations. He served as ambassador in several countries, including Tunisia, Libya, Venezuela, Argentina, and Romania. Notably, he handled the sensitive case of Dagmar Hagelin during his time in Buenos Aires. His work spanned over four decades and reflected Sweden's active role in global diplomacy during the Cold War era.

Early life Kollberg was born on 8 March 1921 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of , Director General at the National Swedish Board of Excise (Kontrollstyrelsen), and his wife Gurli (née Lagerheim-Lager). He completed his studentexamen at Norra Real in Stockholm in 1939 and earned a Candidate of Law degree from Stockholm University College in 1944. the eleventh GATT Conference in Geneva starting on 11 October 1956, the European Commission's Trade Committee meeting in Geneva in October 1956, and another GATT session in Geneva in April 1957.

He was appointed commercial counsellor in London in 1959 and became embassy counsellor there in 1961. From 1963 to 1967, he served as ambassador to Tunis and Tripoli. He was then posted as ambassador to Caracas from 1970 to 1975, with concurrent accreditation to Port of Spain (from 1971) and Santo Domingo. From 1976 to 1977, he served as ambassador in Buenos Aires, In 1978, he returned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as a negotiator and later served as ambassador to Bucharest from 1982 to 1987. He was interred on 5 December 2008 at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna.

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