Charles A. Heimbold Jr.

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Charles A. Heimbold Jr.
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United States Ambassador to Sweden
In office
September 26, 2001 February 12, 2004
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Lyndon Lowell Olson Jr.
Succeeded by Teel Bivins
Personal details
Born (1933-05-27) May 27, 1933 (age 87)
Political party Republican
Alma mater Villanova University (BA) [1]
University of Pennsylvania (JD) [2]
New York University (LLM)
Military service
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Branch/serviceFlag of the United States Navy (official).svg  United States Navy
Years of service1954–1957

Charles A. Heimbold Jr. (born May 27, 1933) is an American businessman and diplomat, who was Chairman and CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, and as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden. His son is American musician Pete Francis Heimbold, of Dispatch fame.

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Biography

He is an honors graduate of Villanova University, having graduated in 1954, and of the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1960, where he was a member of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review . He also received a Master of Laws degree from New York University and completed a program at The Hague Academy of International Law in the summer of 1959. [3]

Heimbold served as Chairman and CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. [4]

Heimbold was nominated by President George W. Bush as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden on April 13, 2001. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 1, and sworn in on September 12 in New York City. Heimbold presented his credentials to King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm on September 26, 2001.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Lyndon Lowell Olson Jr.
United States Ambassador to Sweden
2001–2004
Succeeded by
Teel Bivins