Gustaf Bonde (1911–1977)

Count Gustaf Bonde af Björnö (8 October 1911 – 21 September 1977) was a Swedish diplomat and member of the House of Bonde. Bonde began his diplomatic career in 1937 as an attaché at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, serving in key posts including Paris, Budapest, Washington, D.C., Cairo, and Athens over nearly two decades. From 1956 to 1962, he was the Ministry’s chief of protocol and, starting in 1960, also acted as deputy introducer for foreign envoys. He then served as ambassador to several countries: Chile (1962–1965), Brazil (1966–1970), Iran (1970–1973, with additional accreditation in Afghanistan), and finally Hungary (1973–1977), where he remained until his passing.