Curriculum Vitae of the Ambassador

Flemming Stender took office as Denmark's ambassador to Bulgaria on 1 August 2024.

 

He has previously been ambassador to Latvia from 2019-2023.

 

Flemming Stender has a long career in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs including postings as First Secretary at the Danish embassy in Estonia, as counsellor at the Danish embassy in Italy, and as ambassador at the Danish embassy in Latvia. He has also served as private secretary to the Danish Foreign Minister in 2002-2005.

 

He has a long experience with European and EU affairs as well as Nordic, Nordic-Baltic and Baltic Sea cooperation. He has previously been director of the think tank and cooperation organisation Baltic Development Forum from 2014-2018.

 

He holds a Master´s degree in Economics from the University of Copenhagen and also a Master´s degree in European (economic) affairs from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.

 

He is married and has two children.

 

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Date of Birth: 25 March 1969

Civil status: Married, two children

Professional career:

2023-2024 Acting Deputy Head of IT Department, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2019-2023 Ambassador of Denmark to the Republic of Latvia, Danish Embassy in Riga, Latvia

2018-2019 Senior advisor for Arctic affairs, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2014-2018 Director (CEO), Baltic Development Forum, Copenhagen

2010-2014 Deputy Head of EU Coordination Department, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2009-2010 Team leader in EU Coordination Department, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2005-2009 Deputy Head of Mission, Danish Embassy in Rome, Italy

2002-2005 Private Secretary to the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2001 Head of Section, Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Western Balkans, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1998-2001 Deputy Head of Mission, Danish Embassy in Tallinn, Estonia

1997-1998 Head of Section in Department for International Trade Policy, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1995-1996 Head of Section in Department for UN Affairs and Multilateral Development Banks, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Education:

1995 M.A. Economics, University of Copenhagen

1994 M.A. European Studies, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium

1991 B.A. Economics, University of Copenhagen

Languages:

English, French, Italian

 

Decorations: 

Knight; Order of the Dannebrog

Grand Officer, Order of the Star of Italy