Speakers’ Biographies H.E. Ambassador Björn Lyrvall Embassy of Sweden in the United States H.E. Björn Lyrvall is the Ambassador of Sweden to the United States. For the past six years he has served as Political Director at Sweden’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm. Lyrvall joined the MFA in 1985 and has been posted at Sweden’s Missions in Moscow, Leningrad, London and Sweden’s EU Representation in Brussels. He has also served as Special Advisor to Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt in the Western Balkans. Born in 1960, Ambassador Lyrvall has a degree in Political Science and Russian from Stockholm University. He is married and has three children.
H.E. Ambassador Mark Brzezinski Embassy of the United States in Sweden Ambassador Mark Brzezinski was appointed Ambassador to the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm Sweden 2011. He has experience both as a Director on the National Security Council and as an attorney at Hogan & Hartson. He has close ties to Eastern Europe from his time at the national Security Council. Prior to his current position Ambassador Brzezinski served as a specialized partner in anticorruption law at McGuireWoods.
Aaron Brickman Deputy Executive Director – SelectUSA As Deputy Executive Director of SelectUSA, within the U.S. Department of Commerce, Mr. Brickman manages the promotion of the United States as the world’s premier investment destination and coordinates across the federal government to address policy and regulatory barriers to investment in partnership with state, regional, and local economic development organizations. Immediately prior to creating SelectUSA, Mr. Brickman founded and led Invest in America, the first U.S. government effort in a generation to promote and support foreign direct investment (FDI) into the United States.
Lars Forsberg Board Member – SACC-USA, Partner – Reed Smith Lars Forsberg is a Partner in the international law firm of Reed Smith. He practices international and corporate law for clients in Scandinavia, South America and the Far East, both for transactional and litigation matters. He resides in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife and twin 16 year old boys. Besides being on the Board of SACC-USA, he is on the Board of SACC-NY and the Swedish Council of America. His interests include sailing and cross country skiing.
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