Claës Bonde
Claes Bonde qualified in law at Uppsala and entered the foreign service in 1904 after brief court work. His first diplomatic assignments were in London and Paris, followed by service in the foreign ministry. He became legation secretary in Washington in 1912 and temporarily headed the mission as chargé d'affaires from July to December 1913. 1
His American service also included temporary responsibility for the New York consulate-general in 1914–1915 and the Chicago consulate in 1916. Bonde subsequently worked in Christiania, Paris, London, and Copenhagen, sometimes again acting as chargé. He became counsellor at Tokyo and Peking in 1921 and moved to London in 1924. 1
Washington Appointments
- Sweden — Chargé d’affaires, 1913–1913
Sources
- 529 (Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor / 1. Abrahamsson-Celsing)
Named individual entry
- Incoming Swedish representatives in Washington — chronology and original-source leads
Secondary cross-check of incoming ministers, chargés and ambassadors. Original biographical entries are separately linked below. Exact appointments are not silently converted to credential dates; acting intervals are not exhaustive.
Biography checked 2026-10-28.
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