Lyndon Lowell Olson, Jr.
| Lyndon L. Olson, Jr. | |
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| United States Ambassador to Sweden | |
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In office January 22, 1998 – August 1, 2001 |
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| President |
Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Thomas L. Siebert |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 35 | |
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In office January 9, 1973 – January 9, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Moore, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joe Gibson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 7, 1947 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kay Woodward Olson |
| Alma mater | Baylor University |
| Profession | Banker |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Lyndon Lowell Olson, Jr. (born March 7, 1947) is an American politician and diplomat.
In 1997 Olson was nominated by President Clinton to be Ambassador to Sweden and went on to serve in this capacity until 2001. Olson served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 until 1979.
Olson was appointed "The Swedish-American of 2002" by the Vasa Order of America. [2] Since 2009, he has served on the Board of Trustees for Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and of the Council of American Ambassadors.
The Honorable Lyndon L. Olson, Jr., former United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, today serves as chairman of Hill & Knowlton in New York City.
Appointed by President Clinton, Ambassador Olson served in Sweden from 1997 to 2001. In recognition of his achievements during his tenure, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in 2002 presented him with the Swedish-American of the Year Award. He was also awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2001. The recipient of an honorary doctorate from Sweden's Umea University, Mr. Olson continues his affiliation with the country having served as the chairman and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce and is a trustee of the American Scandinavian Foundation, both in New York City. In 2007, Mr. Olson was also presented the esteemed Order of the Polar Star by the King and Queen of Sweden. The Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish Royal order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden and is intended as a reward for foreign civic merits, for devotion to duty, for science, literary, learned and useful works and for new and beneficial institutions.
Mr. Olson presently serves as a Commissioner and vice chairman of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy having been appointed by President George W. Bush.
From 2002 to 2008, Mr. Olson rejoined Citigroup Inc. as a senior advisor to the chairman where he served as a consultant to the senior management of this global financial services company on a wide range of subjects, including insurance and reinsurance matters, international trade, regulatory issues, and government affairs.
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