Oral history interview with Klaus Sahlgren, 2002
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- Name
- Sahlgren, Klaus A (Interviewee)
- Berthelot, Yves (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Klaus Sahlgren, 2002
- Abstract
- Background and childhood: born in 1928 in Finland in upper-middle class bilingual family; education: Åbo Akademi, economics, Officers' College of Marine Warfare; career: Finnish foreign ministry, permanent representative of Finland to the United Nations [UN] and international organizations, chair of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade [GATT] council, chair of European Free Trade Association [EFT A] council, 1961, executive secretary of the UN Centre for Transnational Corporations, 1975-83, executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe [ECE], 1983-86 ; themes: father's death at war as inspiration to join foreign service, recollections of the Cultural Revolution, work with transnationals, ECE involvement, opinions on UN and European Union [EU] structure, colleague reminiscences
- Collection Name
- United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP)
- Subjects
- Foreign ministers--Finland; International business enterprises; China History Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976; Sahlgren, Klaus A; United Nations Officials and employees; United Nations History; Centre on Transnational Corporations (United Nations); United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization); European Free Trade Association
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 2002
- Note (Biographical)
- Executive secretary of the UN Centre for Transnational Corporations (1975-1983) and executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe (1983-1986)
- Note
- Interviewed by Yves Berthelot on July 19 and July 20, 2002
- Note (Provenance)
- Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Gift, 2009
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13685163
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-bpjn-p852
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.