12 Facts About Jan Eliasson

Jan Kenneth Eliasson was born on 17 September 1940 and is a Swedish diplomat who was Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from July 2012 to December 2016.

Jan Eliasson was appointed as Governing Board Chair of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in April 2017 and assumed his role as of 1 June 2017.

Jan Eliasson was an AFS exchange student in Indiana, United States, from 1957 to 1958 and was commissioned a naval officer in the reserve after training at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1962.

Jan Eliasson started his diplomatic career in 1965, when he was employed at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

From 1980 to 1986, Eliasson was part of the U N mission, mediating in the Iran–Iraq War.

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In 1991, Eliasson was chairman of the U N General Assembly's working group on emergency relief and Vice President of the U N Economic and Social Council from 1991 to 1992.

From 1994 to 1999, Jan Eliasson served as Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

Jan Eliasson served as president from 13 September 2005 to 11 September 2006.

Jan Eliasson condemned the 2006 Lebanon War: "The military offensive of Israel is an extremely dangerous escalation of the situation in the region".

On 2 March 2012, Jan Eliasson was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Jan Eliasson took office as Deputy Secretary-General on 1 July 2012.

Jan Eliasson has formally assumed the position as of 1 June 2017.