SIPRI welcomes Ambassador Jan Eliasson as new Governing Board Chairman
(WorldNews Sweden)

The Swedish Government today appointed Ambassador Jan Eliasson as the new Chairman of the SIPRI Governing Board. Eliasson will formally take up his position on 1 June 2017. He succeeds Ambassador Sven-Olof Petersson in this position. Watch a brief video interview with Jan Eliasson as part of SIPRI`s Spotlight series, where he speaks on worrying global trends and the role SIPRI can play in contributing to peace [3:09]. Jan Eliasson is a well-known and highly respected Swedish diplomat who was Deputy...