Representative of Denmark to the Political and Security Comittee of the EU

Ambassador Michael Lund Jeppesen

Curriculum Vitae

Professional

2020 -              Ambassador for EU’s Foreign and Security Policy (PSC representative),

                         Danish EU Representation in Brussels, Belgium

2019 - 2020     Ambassador, Danish Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan

2015 - 2019     Chief Adviser, Prime Minister’s Office in Copenhagen, Denmark

2013 – 2015     Ambassador to Morocco, Tunisia and Mauretania, Danish Embassy in Rabat,

                          Morocco

2009 – 2013     Head of Department for the Middle East and North Africa, Ministry of

                          Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen, Denmark

2006 – 2009     Head of Center for Terror Analysis, Danish National Police, Danish Security

                          and Intelligence Service in Copenhagen, Denmark   

2005 – 2006     Deputy Head of Department, Security Policy Department, Ministry of

                          Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen, Denmark

2001 – 2005     Minister Counselor, Political Section, Danish Embassy in Washington DC,

                          USA

1998 – 2001     Head of Minister’s office, Ministry of Defense in Copenhagen, Denmark

1997 – 1998     First Secretary for the Danish Mission to NATO in Brussels, Belgium

1996 – 1997     Head of Section, Ministry of Defense in Copenhagen, Denmark

1994 – 1996     Head of Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen, Denmark

1992 – 1994     Junior Professional Officer for Programme, UNHCR in Khartoum, Sudan

Education

1992                 Master of Public Administration, Cand.Scient.Adm, Development

                          Studies, International Relations, Aalborg University

Languages

Danish, English, French and Spanish

Orders

Knight 1st class of the Order of the Dannebrog