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| − | '''Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen''' attended the [[Bilderberg]] for the first time in [[ | + | '''Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen''' is a former Permanent Secretary (administrative leader) of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He became Deputy Secretary-General of the [[OECD]] in January 2019, and attended the [[Bilderberg]] for [[Bilderberg/2019|the first time the same year]]. |
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| + | He has a master's degree in political science. from the [[University of Copenhagen]] in [[1994]]. | ||
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| + | He has been an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1994-98, where he also was Denmark's representative in negotiations at working group level in the [[EU]] and [[WTO]]. | ||
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| + | He worked as embassy secretary at the Danish Embassy in [[Moscow]] 1997, then became external lecturer at the [[University of Copenhagen]] 1997-98. | ||
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| + | He became embassy secretary at the Danish Embassy in [[Washington DC]] 1998-2000, ministerial secretary for the Minister of Foreign Affairs 2000, senior ministerial secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs 2001, press adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs 2001-03, economic adviser at the Danish Embassy in [[London]] 2003-04, and press and office manager in the Minister's Secretariat 2004-06.<ref>https://www.altinget.dk/artikel/ny-departementschef-i-udenrigsministeriet</ref> | ||
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| + | He was Ambassador to the [[OECD]] and [[UNESCO]] in [[Paris]] 2008-09, before becoming director of strategy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2009-10, then department councilor at the Prime Minister's Office in 2010. | ||
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| + | In April 2013 joined as Group Director for International Policy, [[Vodafone]] in London, where he was for a period until he took up the position of head of department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 1 October [[2013]], where he succeeded [[Claus Grube]]. | ||
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| + | In January 2019, he became Deputy Secretary-General of the [[OECD]]. | ||
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| Born | 14 February 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Anne Louise Terreni | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interests | • WTO • Globalisation | ||||||||||||||||||
Former Permanent Secretary (administrative leader) of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Became Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD in January 2019, and attended the Bilderberg for the first time the same year.
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Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen is a former Permanent Secretary (administrative leader) of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He became Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD in January 2019, and attended the Bilderberg for the first time the same year.
Education
He has a master's degree in political science. from the University of Copenhagen in 1994.
Career
He has been an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1994-98, where he also was Denmark's representative in negotiations at working group level in the EU and WTO.
He worked as embassy secretary at the Danish Embassy in Moscow 1997, then became external lecturer at the University of Copenhagen 1997-98.
He became embassy secretary at the Danish Embassy in Washington DC 1998-2000, ministerial secretary for the Minister of Foreign Affairs 2000, senior ministerial secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs 2001, press adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs 2001-03, economic adviser at the Danish Embassy in London 2003-04, and press and office manager in the Minister's Secretariat 2004-06.[1]
He was Ambassador to the OECD and UNESCO in Paris 2008-09, before becoming director of strategy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2009-10, then department councilor at the Prime Minister's Office in 2010.
In April 2013 joined as Group Director for International Policy, Vodafone in London, where he was for a period until he took up the position of head of department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 1 October 2013, where he succeeded Claus Grube.
In January 2019, he became Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2019 | 30 May 2019 | 2 June 2019 | Switzerland Montreux | The 67th Bilderberg Meeting |
