Gustaf V was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau,a half-sister of Adolphe,Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 to his own death nearly 43 years later,he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden with the third-longest reign after Magnus IV (1319–1364) and his own great-grandson,Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–present). He was also the last Swedish monarch to exercise his royal prerogatives,which largely died with him,although they were formally abolished only with the remaking of the Swedish constitution in 1974. He was the first Swedish king since the High Middle Ages not to have a coronation and so never wore the king's crown,a practice that has continued ever since.
The Order of the Dannebrog is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808,membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank,who formed a single class known as White Knights to distinguish them from the Blue Knights who were members of the Order of the Elephant. In 1808,the Order was reformed and divided into four classes. The statute of the Order was amended in 1951 by a Royal Ordinance so that both men and women could be members of the Order. Today,the Order of the Dannebrog is a means of honouring and rewarding the faithful servants of the modern Danish state for meritorious civil or military service,for a particular contribution to the arts,sciences or business life,or for working for Danish interests.
Dimitris Avramopoulos is a Greek politician of the conservative New Democracy party,and former career diplomat. He has served in various high-level cabinet posts,including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for National Defence,and was Mayor of Athens from 1995 to 2002. He served as EU Commissioner for Migration,Home Affairs and Citizenship in the Juncker Commission between 2014 and 2019.
Nikolaus Heinrich Ferdinand Herbert,Prince of Bismarck was a German politician,who served as Foreign Secretary from 1886 to 1890. His political career was closely tied to that of his father,Otto von Bismarck,and he left office a few days after his father's dismissal. He succeeded his father as the 2nd Prince of Bismarck in 1898. He was born in Berlin and died in Friedrichsruh.
Prince Varna Vaidayakara,known in the West as Wan Waithayakon (1891–1976),was a Thai royal prince and diplomat. He was President of the Eleventh Session of the United Nations General Assembly (1956–1957),while serving as Thailand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He was a grandson of King Mongkut.
Sir William Edward Goschen,1st Baronet,,was a British diplomat.
The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is an order of merit of Luxembourg,instituted on 23 January 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grand Master of the order is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Besides the five classes,a gilt medal can also be bestowed.
Direk Jayanama was a Thai diplomat and politician.
Joseph Maria Friedrich von Radowitz was a German diplomat who served as acting Foreign Secretary and head of the Foreign Office from 6 November 1879 until 17 April 1880.
Oswald Samuel Konstantin Freiherr von Richthofen,a German diplomat and politician,served as Foreign Secretary and head of the Foreign Office from 23 October 1900 to 17 January 1906.
Enzo Moavero Milanesi is an Italian independent politician and law professor who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first Cabinet of Giuseppe Conte from 1 June 2018 to 5 September 2019. He was also the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe during the Italian Chairmanship of the organisation in 2018. He previously served as Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission (2002–2005) and as Italy's Minister of European Affairs in the Monti Cabinet and the Letta Cabinet from 16 November 2011 to 22 February 2014. He is a graduate of the College of Europe.
Thanat Khoman was a Thai diplomat and politician. He was foreign minister from 1959 to 1971,leader of the Democrat Party from 1979 to 1982,and deputy prime minister from 1980 to 1983. He died at the age of 101 on 3 March 2016,a couple of months shy of his 102nd birthday.
Cristián Barros Melet is a Chilean diplomat who was the Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations in New York since 16 April 2014 to 2018. He also served as Ambassador to India (2010–14),Italy (2008–10),Peru (2006–08),United Kingdom (2000–02) and Denmark (1993–96). He also served as Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs (2002–06) in the government of Ricardo Lagos.
Admiral Claës Fabian Tamm was a Swedish Navy officer. Tamm began his naval career as an acting sub-lieutenant in 1899 and was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1901. After attending the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College,he became a lieutenant in 1907 and taught at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy. From 1914 to 1917,he served as naval attachéin Berlin and Copenhagen. Tamm steadily advanced through the ranks,becoming a lieutenant commander in 1918 and head of the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1921. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1933 and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet that same year. In 1939,he became Chief of the Navy,a position he held until 1945,after which he was promoted to admiral in the reserve in 1947. Outside his military career,he chaired several companies,including Ströms Bruks AB and Rederi AB Svea.
Count Fritz Carl Louis Stackelberg was a Swedish diplomat. He served as a Swedish envoy in Venezuela (1948–1953) with dual accreditation to a number of countries in the Caribbean,as well as ambassador to Greece (1956–1962) and Switzerland (1962–1965).
Umberto Vattani is an Italian diplomat. The only official in the history of Italy to have twice held the position of Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was also the last president of the National Institute for Foreign Trade until his suppression in 2011.
August Ludwig Traugott Botho Graf zu Eulenburg was an officer in the Prussian,and later German armies,and official in the Prussian royal court. He was the younger brother of Count Botho zu Eulenburg,who served as Minister-President of Prussia from 1892 to 1894,and a second cousin of Philipp,Prince of Eulenburg,the close friend of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Karl,Prince of Wedel,born Karl Leo Julius Graf von Wedel,was a Prussian general and diplomat who served as the fourth Imperial Lieutenant of the Reichsland of Alsace–Lorraine from 27 October 1907 until his resignation on 18 April 1914.
Liselotte Ellegaard Kjærsgaard Plesner is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. She is the current Ambassador of Denmark to Saudi Arabia,concurrently serving as ambassador to Kuwait,Bahrain,Oman and Yemen,and having previously served as Permanent Representative of Denmark to NATO,from 2018 to 2022,the first woman to hold that position.
Baron Johan Hugo Beck-Friis,was a Swedish diplomat. Beck-Friis had a long career in Swedish diplomacy. He began as an attachéin Paris in 1912,later serving in Hamburg,Berlin,and Bern before advancing to legation secretary in various cities,including Paris and Bucharest. His career progressed with appointments in Washington,D.C.,and as Consul General in Shanghai. During World War II,he served as envoy to Oslo,where he remained until the German occupation,and later represented Sweden to the Norwegian government-in-exile in London. In 1947,he became Sweden's first modern ambassador when the Swedish legation in Oslo was elevated to embassy status. He later served as envoy and ambassador to Rome before retiring in 1956. In 1959,as Dag Hammarskjöld's personal representative,he successfully mediated the resumption of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Cambodia. Beck-Friis also held numerous honorary positions,including chairman of several Swedish organizations,Grand Master of the Great Order of the Amaranth,and Chamberlain.
