Friis Arne Petersen has an extensive insight in international political and economic affairs. He was Permanent Secretary of State in the Danish Foreign Ministry 8 years (1997-2005) and has also served as Danish Ambassador to USA(2005-2010), China(2010-15) and Germany(2015-2020). He has promoted Danish trade, business and environmental interests and standards abroad. Petersens experience in government, politics and international affairs can help clients gain insight in geopolitical developments and navigate markets constructively.
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2015-2020: Ambassador of Denmark to Germany, Berlin
2010-2015: Ambassador of Denmark to China, Beijing
2005-2010: Ambassador of Denmark to USA, Washington DC
1997-2005: Permanent Secretary, Danish Foreign Ministry
1996-1997: Under Secretary of Economic & Political Affairs, Danish Foreign Ministry
1995-1996: Head of Department, Danish Foreign Ministry
1986-1993: Private Secretary of Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen and Niels Helveg Petersen
1981-1984: First Secretary of the Royal Danish Embassy Cairo, Egypt
1978: Master of Economics, Copenhagen University, Denmark