Lars Faaborg-Andersen RSKmd (22 June 1956 – 2 June 2021) was a Danish diplomat who served as ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Israel from 2013 – 2017. He had a distinguished career spanning over thirty years in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Lars Faaborg-Andersen | |
|---|---|
 Ambassador | |
| Head of the Delegation of the EU to the State of Israel, Tel Aviv | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Representative of Denmark to the EU Political and Security Committee, Brussels | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Deputy Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations, New York | |
| In office 2003–2008 | |
| Deputy Head of Mission, Pretoria, South Africa | |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 22, 1956 Nykøbing Falster, Denmark |
| Died | June 2, 2021[1] |
| Spouse | Jean Marie Murphy |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen Columbia University |
Diplomatic career
editFaaborg-Andersen joined the Danish Foreign Service in 1984. He served as deputy head of mission to the Danish Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa (1994 – 1998) and went on to serve as the Ministry's deputy head of Asian affairs (1998 – 2000) and head of Middle East and Latin American affairs (2000 – 2003). During Denmark's 2002 presidency of the Council of the EU, Faaborg-Andersen co-authored the original Roadmap for the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP), eventually approved by the Quartet. He later served as ambassador of Denmark to the United Nations (2003 – 2008) and as ambassador of Denmark to the Political and Security Committee of the EU (2008 – 2013) before being appointed EU ambassador to Israel by High Representative Catherine Ashton in 2013. He concluded his career serving as the Danish ambassador to Portugal.
Education
editFaaborg-Andersen received his Master of International Affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in 1982 on a Fulbright scholarship and his Master in Political and Administrative Science (Cand.adm.pol) from the University of Copenhagen in 1984. Faaborg-Andersen is married with two grown children.
References
edit- Dansk topdiplomat ny ambassadør for EU i Israel https://www.altinget.dk/navnenyt/dansk-topdiplomat-ny-ambassadoer-for-eu-i-israel
- Dansk diplomat i spidsen for EU i Israel https://globalnyt.dk/dansk-diplomat-i-spidsen-eu-i-israel/
- Denmark in the Middle East https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Denmark-in-the-Middle-East-453552