H.E. Amb. Ruth Jacoby
Former Ambassador of Sweden to Germany
| CURRICULUM VITAE | |
| Born January 13, 1949 Married to Professor Björn Meidal Two sons, born 1976 and 1979 |
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| EDUCATION | “Fil. Kand”, University of Uppsala, 1971 Economics, Economic History, Philosophy |
| LANGUAGES | Fluent in Swedish, English, German, Italian, French Good understanding of Spanish |
| PROFESSIONAL CAREER | |
| 2010- | Ambassador of Sweden to Italy |
| 2006-2010 2002-2006 |
Ambassador of Sweden to Germany Director General for International Development Cooperation Ministry for Foreign Affairs Stockholm |
| 1999-2002 | Ambassador, Economic and Social Affairs Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, New York |
| Co-Chair, Preparatory Committee for the International Conference on Financing for Development, New York/ Monterey |
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| 1998-1999 | Director, Head of Department for Global Cooperation Ambassador Ministry for Foreign Affairs Stockholm |
| 1994-1997 | Executive Director for Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden World Bank and Affiliates, Washington D.C. Chairman, Board committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE), World Bank |
| 1990-1994 | Assistant Under-Secretary Head of Secretariat for Cooperation with Central and Eastern Europe Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm |
| 1989-1990 | Deputy Assistant Under-Secretary (Debt Negotiator, Paris Club, Bilateral Debt Negotiations) Ministry of Finance, Stockholm |
| 1986-1988 | Deputy Director, Trade Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm |
| 1984-1986 | Deputy Director, Department for International Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm |
| 1980-1984 | First Secretary Swedish Delegation to the OECD, Paris |
| 1972-1980 | Second and First Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm |
| OTHER ACTIVITIES | Member of the UN Millennium Project Task Force (led by Professor J.Sachs) |
| Appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan as Member of the High Level Panel on UN System-wide Coherence | |
