Karl Henrik Andersson

Andersson was born on 3 September 1918 in Mannheim, Germany, the son of Henrik Andersson, a merchant, and his German wife Maria (née Schamari). He had two brothers, Gösta and Erik. He graduated as a reserve officer in 1939 and received a Master of Social Science degree from the Uppsala University in 1943. ==Career==

Andersson began his career as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm in 1943. He served in Washington, D.C. from 1944 to 1948 and in London from 1948 to 1950, before returning to the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm between 1950 and 1955. In 1953, he was promoted to first secretary. He went on to serve as consul in Casablanca from 1955 to 1958 and in Houston from 1958 to 1963, where he was appointed consul general in 1963. He was then appointed ambassador in Wellington, New Zealand, from 1967 to 1969, followed by Jakarta, Indonesia, and concurrently Manila, Philippines, from 1969 to 1973. From 1973 to 1976, he held the position of consul general in Chicago. He returned to the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm from 1976 to 1979. In November 1982, he was reassigned to the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm while retaining his ambassadorial position in Kinshasa and other accredited posts. Andersson also served as an expert delegate in trade negotiations during his career. ==Personal life==

In 1950, Andersson married Evalyn Black (died 1974), the daughter of William Black and Pearle (née Cotton). In 1976, he married Dorothy Boden (born 1917), the daughter of Linus Boden and Amanda (née Eklund). ==Death==

Andersson died on 23 January 1998 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was interred at Stambaugh Cemetery in Iron River, Michigan, US. ==Awards and decorations==

Swedish • Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (6 June 1970) • Knight of the Order of the Polar Star Foreign • Commander of the National Order of the Ivory Coast (14 June 1967) • Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog • Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon ==References==