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 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

 

2022-2025

Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan

 

2025- Present

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

 

 

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2020

Awarded Knight of Order of Dannebrog

 

 

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Date of birth: 25th November 1970

 

 

Married with three children