Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF DENMARK PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

The new Permanent Representative of Denmark, Carsten Staur, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Staur was his country’s State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (2001-2007) and Under-Secretary for Bilateral Affairs (Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America) (2000-2001)and Administrative Affairs (1998-2000).

He served as Denmark’s Ambassador to Israel from 1996 to 1998 and was Head of the Policy and Planning Department, South Group, at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1996, after having served as the Departments Deputy Head from 1990 to 1994.

Having graduated with a Master of Arts in history and Danish literature from the University of Copenhagen in 1980, Mr. Staur began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981, where he held the positions of First Secretary at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.

Mr. Staur, who was born on 9 November 1954, is married and has two children.

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