Svend Olling Explained

Svend Olling
Birth Date:9 November 1967
Birth Place: Glostrup, Denmark
Education:Haderslev KatedralskoleDanmarks Tekniske UniversitetKøbenhavns UniversitetHaderslev RealskoleHSCHSJohn F. Kennedy School of Government
Occupation:Ambassador of Denmark to the Republic of Korea
Children:Asbjørn Kjær Olling (1997)
Astrid Kjær Olling (1999)
Ingrid Kjær Olling (2004)

Svend Olling (born 9 November 1967 in Glostrup) is a Danish diplomat, who is currently the Danish Ambassador to the Republic of Korea since March 2023.[1] [2] Svend Olling graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1994 with a Master of Science in Economics. He has served in the embassies in Washington, D.C., United States and in Berlin, Germany. From 2010 to 2013, he was the Danish Ambassador in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from September 2016 to 2020 the Danish Ambassador in Ankara, Turkey and Azerbaijan and latest the Danish Ambassador to Egypt from 2020-2023[3] .[4] In the Danish Foreign Ministry, Svend Olling has primarily worked with European Affairs, Security Policy, Export Promotion and IT. He was also involved in hosting the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference COP15 in 2009.[5]

Svend Olling is married to Duygu Toker Olling and together with his former partner, Ann Kjær, has three children: Asbjørn (1997), Astrid (1999) and Ingrid Kjær Olling (2004).[6]

Svend Olling was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 2008.

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  1. Web site: Ambassador's Greeting . 2024-03-13 . sydkorea.um.dk . en.
  2. Web site: Profile: Svend Olling. . 1 November 2016 . 19 January 2017 .
  3. Web site: Danish Ambassador Presents His Credentials to President Erdoğan. . 27 October 2016 . 19 January 2017 .
  4. Web site: LinkedIn profil. . 1 September 2016 . 19 January 2017 .
  5. Web site: Kampen om klimaet. . 31 May 2010 . 19 January 2017 .
  6. Web site: Blå Bog: Svend Olling. . 7 September 2010 . 19 January 2017 .