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Olof Rydbeck (15 April 1913 – 23 December 1995) was a Swedish
Olof Rydbeck (15 April 1913 – 23 December 1995) was a Swedish diplomat
A diplomat (from ; romanization, romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state (polity), state, International organization, intergovernmental, or Non-governmental organization, nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one ...
, head of Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio Aktiebolag, AB (; "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio programming, radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a television ...
between 1955 and 1970, Sweden's ambassador to the UN, and a Commissioner-General of UNRWA.
Early life
Rydbeck was born on 15 April 1913 in Djursholm,Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. He was the son of bank manager Oscar Rydbeck and Signe Olsson. He married Monica Schnell in 1940.
Education
Rydbeck finished a bachelor's degree in 1934 and a master's degree in 1936 atUppsala University
Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation.
Initially fou ...
Career and later life
Rydbeck served in Sweden's first mission to the UN, led by Östen Undén. In 1952, he was appointed to the Foreign Ministry's press officer. In 1955, Rydbeck left the diplomatic service and became Director-General ofSveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio Aktiebolag, AB (; "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio programming, radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a television ...
(the Swedish national broadcasting organization), a position which he held for fifteen years. In 1970 Rydbeck returned to the diplomatic service and represented Sweden at the UN in New York from 1970 to 1976. During this time he was appointed by the Secretary General to negotiate Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a territorial dispute, disputed territory in Maghreb, North-western Africa. It has a surface area of . Approximately 30% of the territory () is controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); the remaining 70% is ...
's future. From 1976 to 1979, he was ambassador to the U.K. Rydbeck served as UNRWA Commissioner-General from 1979 to 1985.Benjamin N. Schiff, ''Refugees Unto the Third Generation: UN Aid to Palestinians'', (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1995), p. 293.
In 1990, Olof Rydbeck published his memoirs, ''I maktens närhet. Diplomat, radiochef, FN-ämbetsman'' (''In the vicinity of power. Diplomat, radio chief, UN officer'').
Rydbeck died on December 23, 1995, in Stocksund, Sweden.
See also
*List of Directors and Commissioners-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ( UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency, providing education, health care, social services and emergency aid to over 4.7 million Palestine refugees living in ...
Sources
* Olof Rydbeck, ''I maktens närhet. Diplomat, radiochef, FN-ämbetsman'', Bonnier 1990.References
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