Lisa Emelia Svensson

Lisa Emelia Svensson
Education	University of Gothenburg
Occupations	Career diplomat and expert in global environmental, digital policies and strategic governance
Employer(s)	Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, former Ministry of the Environment, Sweden, United Nations and European Commission

Lisa Emelia Svensson is a Swedish diplomat and works with environmental and digital policies.

Svensson was appointed to be the Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Sweden in Geneva. In 2016, she joined the UN Environment Programme, as Chief of the Marine Branch. She was previously her country's Ambassador for Ocean and Water. In 2010, she became Sweden´s Ambassador for Corporate Social Responsibility.

Early life and education

Lisa Emelia Svensson grew up in Bohuslän, on Sweden's west coast. She attended LM Engström Gymnasium ^[1] before studying at the University of Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law where she earned a Master of Science in Political Economy. In 2008, she completed a PhD in political economy at the same institution, with research focusing on government strategies for economic growth. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Career

Svensson began her career at Göteborg&Co in 1997 and later worked at Business Sweden in New York. She joined Sweden's diplomatic service in 2002 and was posted to the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. as Trade Attaché in 2004.^{[ citation needed ]}

From 2008 to 2012, she worked at the European Commission as a national expert in trade, serving as chief negotiator for Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in EU free trade agreements with Singapore and economic partnership agreements with African, Caribbean, and Pacific states. ^[5]

In 2012, she was appointed Ambassador for Environment, Ocean and Water at the Swedish Ministry of the Environment. In this role, she contributed to preparations for the 2017 UN Ocean Conference, which Sweden co-hosted with Fiji. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

She returned to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 2021, later serving as adviser for global cybersecurity and digital affairs from 2023. ^{[10] [11]} In 2025, she was appointed Minister Counsellor at Sweden's Permanent Mission in Genève. ^[12]

Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Following the 2024 unsealing of court documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, records identified Svensson as a frequent contact within Epstein's files. The documents indicate that Svensson and Epstein met as early as 2012, four years after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution. Communications and meetings continued through late 2018, with records further stating that she stayed at properties owned by Epstein. ^[13]

References

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9. "IOC-UNESCO at COP21: Creating momentum for new climate commitments at the Ocean and Climate Forum". UNESCO. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
10. socvet.se https://web.archive.org/web/20250114115930/https://socvet.se/article/download/5135/4326/21057. Archived from [lhttps://socvet.se/article/download/5135/4326/21057 the original] on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-04-15.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2024-12-09). "Minister for Foreign Affairs launches Government's strategy on cyber and digital issues in foreign and security policy". Regeringskansliet. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
12. "Sweden – Permanent Missions". UN Geneva. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
13. Aschberg, Richard (2024-05-22). "Svenska diplomaten ljög om Epstein". Aftonbladet . Retrieved 2024-05-22.