CV of the Ambassador

Mr. Jakob Linulf, Ambassador of Denmark to Ghana with side-accreditation to Côte d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, and Guinea-Conakry. He is married with three children.

He is a Career diplomat with many years as an international professional, mainly general trade promotion, climate and energy. He has been responsible for engagements and conducted negotiations in more than 20 different countries globally, mainly in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. We suggest you follow him on LinkedIn- Jakob Linulf

 

1996

Lecturer and Assistant Professor at Roskilde University

1999

Masters of Economic (Cand. Oecon.) from Aalborg University

2000

Head of Section at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2002

First Secretary of Royal Danish Embassy, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

2006

Chief Advisor at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2008

Deputy Programme Director at the Danish Energy Agency

2010

Head of Project Development at the Centrica Energy 

2011

Chief Advisor at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2014

Deputy Head of Department for Strategy and Policy of the Trade Council at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2016

Head of Trade at the Royal Danish Embassy, Beijing City, China

2018

Consul General and Dean of Shanghai's Diplomatic Corps at the Royal Danish Consulate General, Shanghai City, China

2020

Awarded Knight of Order of Dannebrog

2022-2025

Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan

2025- Present

Ambassador of Denmark to Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Togo