Friis Arne Petersen
Friis Arne Petersen (born November 25, 1952 in Skagen ) is a Danish diplomat . He has been ambassador to Germany since August 2015 .
Petersen studied economics at the University of Copenhagen with a cand.polit. in June 1978. The following year he entered the Kingdom's foreign service. From 2005 to 2010 he was Ambassador to the United States and from 2010 to 2015 Ambassador to China. Since August 27, 2015, he has been ambassador to Germany and an accredited ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
In addition to Danish, Petersen also speaks English, French, German and Chinese. He is married to the teacher Birgitte (née Wilhelmsen) and has a son and two daughters.
Orders and decorations
- Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Dannebrog (Denmark)
- Nersornaat in gold (Greenland)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
- Grand Cross of the National Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil)
- Grand Cross of Stara Planina (Bulgaria)
- Order of the Marienland Cross , 2nd class (Estonia)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Order of the Rising Sun 1st Class (Japan)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Independence (Jordan)
- Grand Commander Cross of the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas (Lithuania)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Knight of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite (Morocco)
- Commander of the Order of Saint Olav (Norway)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Faithful Service (Romania)
- Grand Cross Knight of the White Elephant Order (Thailand)
- Knight Commander des Order of St Michael and St George (United Kingdom)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Grand Commander Cross of the Order of the Republic (Egypt)
Web links
- Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs : Ambassador's curriculum vitae. Friis Arne Petersen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Germany.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friis Arne Petersen on botschafter-berlin.de , accessed on December 16, 2015
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Danish Ambassador to the United States 2005–2010 |
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| Danish Ambassador to China 2010–2015 |
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| Per Poulsen-Hansen |
Danish Ambassador to Germany 2015– |
officiating |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Petersen, Friis Arne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skagen |