Pasi Rutanen

Pasi Juhani Rutanen (born. 23 October 1936 Jyväskylä) is a Finnish journalist and diplomat.

Rutanen studied at the University of Helsinki and did same time cartoons and columns at the Ylioppilaslehti. After graduating as a bachelor of political science he went to Finnish Broadcasting Company. In the mid-1960s, he was sent to the United States as the first Washington correspondent of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, until he moved to the diplomatic service in 1970.[1]

Rutanen is especially remembered of the reports from Houston about of the Apollo 11 flight which landed on the moon.

Rutanen was an Ambassador from 1984 to 1987 in Manila[2] and served as Deputy Director General of the Development Cooperation Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1987 and 1989, as a negotiating officer from 1989 to 1991, Ambassador to Bangkok in years 1984–1986[3] Finland's ambassador to the OECD delegation in Paris[4] 1991–1997 and Ambassador in Beijing 1997–2001[5]

Rutanen lives with his American wife in Paris[6]

References
  1. Virkkunen, Urpo (1970). Kuka on kuka TV:ssä (in Finnish). Helsinki.
  2. Ulkoasiainhallinnon matrikkeli 2, s. 359.
  3. "Suomen lähettiläät ja suurlähettiläät Bangkokissa". Suomen suurlähetystö, Bangkok.
  4. "SUOMEN PYSYVÄ EDUSTUSTO OECD:SSÄ JA UNESCOSSA, Pariisi.Suomen edustautuminen OECD:ssä". Ulkoministeriö.
  5. "Suomen suurlähetystö, Peking. Suomen edustustopäälliköt Kiinan kansantasavallassa". Ulkoasiainministeriö.
  6. Leppänen, Vel-Pekka. "Ylen ensimmäinen USA:n kirjeenvaihtaja aterioi presidentin kanssa ranchilla ja oli paikalla, kun Robert Kennedy ammuttiin". HS Ihmiset.
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