Svend Olling (born 9 November 1967 in
Glostrup
Glostrup is a Danish town in Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality, with an estimated population of 22,357 .
During the 20th century Glostrup developed from ...
) is a Danish
diplomat
A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...
, who is currently the Danish Ambassador to the Republic of
Korea since March 2023.
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
.
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.
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).
Svend Olling was appointed
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known ...
in 2008.
References
Publications
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"Ambassadørens krystalkugle: 2016 var ikke et godt år for Tyrkiet"'' Jyllands-Posten. 5 January 2017.
''"Tragedien i Savar"'' Altinget.dk. 13 May 2013.
External links
Denmark in Turkey web page
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1967 births
Living people
Ambassadors of Denmark to Turkey
University of Copenhagen alumni
Ambassadors of Denmark to Azerbaijan
People from Glostrup Municipality