Carl Bildt, a Swedish politician and diplomat, served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and later as Foreign Minister from 2006 to 2014. During his time as Prime Minister, he led a coalition government that implemented liberal economic reforms and negotiated Sweden's accession to the European Union.
Bildt has also played a crucial role in international diplomacy, particularly in relation to the conflicts in the Balkans. He was the Co-Chairman of the Dayton peace talks on Bosnia and became the first High Representative in the country. Later, he served as the Special Envoy of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the region. Currently, he is Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations and contributes columns to the Washington Post and Project Syndicate. He also chairs the Global Commission on Internet Governance and serves as one of the Senior Advisors to the Wallenberg Foundation in Sweden and is on the Board of Trustees of the RAND Corporation in the U.S..
Bildt's background includes a notable family history, with his grandfather's grandfather being a Conservative politician and diplomat, long-time Ambassador to the German Empire and Prime Minister of Sweden in 1888–1889. Bildt studied at Stockholm University and began his political career as a student activist, opposing the occupation of the Student Union Building by leftist political forces and co-founding the Borgerliga student organization.
