Background
Borch, Otto Rose was born on September 1, 1921 in Randers, Denmark. Son of Adolf and Ninna (Lassen) Borch.
Borch, Otto Rose was born on September 1, 1921 in Randers, Denmark. Son of Adolf and Ninna (Lassen) Borch.
Master of Laws, University Copenhagen, 1948. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1949.
With Danish Foreign Service, Copenhagen, 1948. Secretary Danish Embassy, Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1954-1959. Head section Ministry Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen, 1959-1961, head department, 1961-1964, under secretary of state for political affairs, 1974-1976.
Deputy permanent representative North Atlantic Council, Brussels, 1964-1967. Ambassador, permanent representative United Nations, New York City, 1967-1974, North Atlantic Council, Brussels, 1983-1988. Ambassador to the United States, Danish Embassy, Washington, 1976-1983, ambassador to Sweden, Stockholm, 1988-1991.
Ambassador in special mission to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, 1991.
Married Astrid Lundbye, April 19, 1951. Children: Elisabeth, Birgitte.