Axel Wernhoff | |
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Swedish Representative to NATO | |
Assumed office 7 March 2024 | |
Head of the Swedish Delegation at NATO | |
Assumed office 1 October 2018 | |
Ambassador to Norway | |
In office 23 June 2014 – 1 October 2018 | |
Preceded by | Ingrid Hjelt af Trolle |
Succeeded by | Krister Bringéus |
Personal details | |
Born | Sture Axel Wernhoff 23 June 1958 Sweden |
Sture Axel Wernhoff (born 23 June 1958), is a Swedish diplomat currently serving as the inaugural Swedish Representative to NATO since 7 March 2024. [1] [2] [3]
He was previously the ambassador to Norway from 2014 to 2018, [4] when he was appointed the head of the Swedish delegation to NATO at that time. [5]
Sture Axel Wernhoff was born on 23 June 1958.
Wernhoff has served at the embassies in Kuala Lumpur and Vienna as well as at the Cabinet Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) ministerial office. He has also been deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' unit for the European Union. [4]
On 30 March 2010, Wernhoff was appointed consul general in Jerusalem. [6]
On 26 June 2014, Wernhoff became the ambassador to Norway, taking office in autumn of that same year. [4]
On 1 October 2018, Werhnoff was appointed as head of the Swedish delegation at NATO. [5]
As head of the Swedish delegation, as Sweden made the request to join NATO, Wernhoff delivered Sweden's membership application to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 18 May 2022. [7] [8]
On 7 March 2024, he became a member of the North Atlantic Council, as Sweden officially joined NATO. [1]
Axel Wernhoff | |
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Swedish Representative to NATO | |
Assumed office 7 March 2024 | |
Head of the Swedish Delegation at NATO | |
Assumed office 1 October 2018 | |
Ambassador to Norway | |
In office 23 June 2014 – 1 October 2018 | |
Preceded by | Ingrid Hjelt af Trolle |
Succeeded by | Krister Bringéus |
Personal details | |
Born | Sture Axel Wernhoff 23 June 1958 Sweden |
Sture Axel Wernhoff (born 23 June 1958), is a Swedish diplomat currently serving as the inaugural Swedish Representative to NATO since 7 March 2024. [1] [2] [3]
He was previously the ambassador to Norway from 2014 to 2018, [4] when he was appointed the head of the Swedish delegation to NATO at that time. [5]
Sture Axel Wernhoff was born on 23 June 1958.
Wernhoff has served at the embassies in Kuala Lumpur and Vienna as well as at the Cabinet Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) ministerial office. He has also been deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' unit for the European Union. [4]
On 30 March 2010, Wernhoff was appointed consul general in Jerusalem. [6]
On 26 June 2014, Wernhoff became the ambassador to Norway, taking office in autumn of that same year. [4]
On 1 October 2018, Werhnoff was appointed as head of the Swedish delegation at NATO. [5]
As head of the Swedish delegation, as Sweden made the request to join NATO, Wernhoff delivered Sweden's membership application to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 18 May 2022. [7] [8]
On 7 March 2024, he became a member of the North Atlantic Council, as Sweden officially joined NATO. [1]