Kaj Falkman

Kaj Falkman (1 February 1934 – 4 June 2018) was a Swedish diplomat and author. Falkman began his career as an attaché at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1959, serving in various international posts, including Tokyo, London, and Hanoi. He held several key diplomatic roles, such as Sweden's first ambassador to Luanda and Consul General in Istanbul. From 1995 to 1998, he served as a Stockholm-based ambassador to several Pacific island nations and was a special envoy for the Cyprus problem. Outside of diplomacy, Falkman founded the Swedish Haiku Society in 1999, leading it until 2015, and was involved with the Swedish-Japanese Society. Provided by Wikipedia