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[[File:Karl-Erik Norrman.jpg|400px|thumbnail|left|Karl-Erik Normann, Secretary General of the European Cultural Parliament]] | [[File:Karl-Erik Norrman.jpg|400px|thumbnail|left|Karl-Erik Normann, Secretary General of the European Cultural Parliament]] | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 13 August 2014
| Karl-Erik Norrman | |
|---|---|
| Swedish Ambassador | |
| Former | |
| Assumed office
1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse(s) | Doris Soffel |
| Profession | Diplomat |
| Alma Mater | Uppsala University in Russian |
Biography
Karl-Erik Norrman is the founder of the European Cultural Parliament (ECP) which is a forum for 150 cultural personalities from more than 40 European countries. As a Swedish diplomat, he served in Moscow, Peking, Geneva and Rome and was in charge of foreign policy, trade negotiations, development cooperation and UN negotiations.
As ambassador since 1989, he was the Swedish Commissioner General at EXPO 92 in Seville and in the past was head of the Cultural Department in the Foreign Ministry. He has also worked as an opera singer and is the author of several books and articles about Germany, China, India, cultural politics, theatre, opera, design, European identities, football and transatlantic relations.
