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Mats Foyer
Swedish diplomat (born 1954) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mats Olof Foyer (born 3 November 1954) is the former ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden accredited to and resident in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea), a position he held from 2005 to 2010.[1][2]
Education
Foyer has an LL.B. and BA from the Stockholm University and speaks Swedish, English, Russian and French.[1]
Diplomatic career
From 2002 to 2005 Foyer was minister in charge of political affairs at the Swedish Embassy in Beijing. Foyer has also served in the posts of the Russian Federation, and Czech Republic.:[1]
At home in Sweden he worked at the Russian desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]
Foyer was involved in the talks to release American journalists held in North Korea. He met with the journalists several times while they were held. The government of Sweden represents the United States in North Korea in lieu of an American embassy.[3][4]
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