Career
Joined, Ministry Foreign Svc., 1961;served, Ministry Foreign Svc., Bonn, 1964-1967;permanent representative to European Economic Community, Brussels, 1972-1974;ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1978-1979;head Danish delegate to Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Madrid, Spain, 1980-1981;under-secretary for trade relations, Government of Denmark, 1983-1986;permanent under-secretary of state, Government of Denmark, 1986-1991;permanent representative, United Nations, New York City, 1991-1995;ambassador to Germany, since 1995.