The annual great shuffle of Danish ambassadors have fallen into place with several ambassador posts in Asia being affected, reports Altinget.dk
In Malaysia, Kirstine Vangkilde Berner will as of 1 August 2024 be new ambassador at the new Danish embassy in KL that is about to re-open. Denmark closed its embassy in Malaysia in June 2021 in order to finance a new Danish embassy in Iraq. The embassy in Iraq will, however, now be closed again and handling of Danish affairs in Malaysia will move back from the embassy in Jakarta to KL.
In Thailand, Danny Annan will be new Danish Ambassador succeeding current ambassador Jon Thorgaard. Danny Annan is currently Danish Ambassador in Turkey. AIso in Bangkok, Ingrid Dahl-Madsen, the current deputy head of mission, will move to Canberra to be new Danish Ambassador there.
In Singapore, Jacob Brix Tange will be new Ambassador as current ambassador Sandra Jensen Landi is moving to New York.
In China, Michael Starbæk Christensen who is currently ambassador in Paris, France will succeed the current Danish ambassador Thomas Østrup Møller who will move to be Danish ambassador in Berlin, Germany.
Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen, former Danish Ambassador to Indonesia, is returning from Danfoss’ communication department to be Denmark’s new ambassador to India.
And in Myanmar, Helene Storm will be replacing Anders Lønstrup Graugaard as Denmark’s Charge d’Affaires.
