The Ambassador
Curriculum Vitae
Also accredited to Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago.
| Date of birth: | 19 August 1969, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Civil status: | Married to Anders Garde Kongshaug, two children |
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Education: |
Master of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (1994) |
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| 2026 - | Ambassador-designate of Denmark to Mexico and ambassador to Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago (non-resident) |
| 2023 - 2026 |
Director, Invest in Denmark, MFA |
| 2019 - 2023 | Ambassador, Embassy of Denmark, Algeria |
| 2016 - 2019 | Deputy Director, Consular Affairs, MFA |
| 2015 - 2016 | Deputy Director, Human Rights, MFA |
| 2014 - 2015 | Head of Section, Human Rights, MFA |
| 2011 - 2014 | Counsellor, Embassy of Denmark, Vietnam |
| 2009 - 2011 | Chief Counsellor, Development Affairs, MFA |
| 2006 - 2008 | Chief Counsellor, Embassy of Denmark, Mozambique |
| 2004 - 2006 | PhD studies, Copenhagen Business School |
| 2001 - 2006 |
Freelance consultant (based in Argentina, Brazil, Denmark) |
| 1999 - 2001 |
Head of Program, International Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture, |
| 1995 - 1998 |
Head of Section, UN Human Rights Observation Mission to Guatemala (MINUGUA) |
| 1993 - 1995 |
Project Coordinator, Danish Institute for Human Rights |