Leif Leifland

Leif Leifland headed the Swedish embassy in Washington as acting chargé d'affaires in 1973–1974. The period lay between the departure of Hubert de Bèsche and the arrival of Wilhelm Wachtmeister, when disagreement over the Vietnam War had interrupted representation by ambassadors. ^{1, 2}

On 10 May 1974 Leifland signed an amendment to the Swedish–American agreement on civilian uses of atomic energy. It revised provisions for uranium enrichment and reactor fuel supply. In an accompanying exchange of notes, he confirmed understandings on allocations and prices for Sweden's reactor program. ³

After Washington, Leifland headed the foreign ministry's political department, became cabinet secretary in 1977, and served as ambassador in London from 1982 to 1991. He also wrote works of contemporary diplomatic history. ¹