Sten Strömholm

Sten Daniel Strömholm (10 July 1930 – 25 March 1997) was a Swedish diplomat. Strömholm served in various diplomatic roles, starting his career at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1959. He was stationed in Brussels and Madrid, later working as first secretary in Cairo and Paris. In 1979, he became the Swedish ambassador to Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, where he was involved in securing the release of a kidnapped Swedish citizen and assisting in the evacuation of Swedes from Baghdad. Throughout the war, Strömholm faced significant danger, with his embassy in Beirut being evacuated, but he continued to assist remaining Swedes. He later served as ambassador to Islamabad, Deputy Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, and ambassador to Budapest, before advising the Latvian government in the 1990s.