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The Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative is pleased to host H.E. Jesper Møller Sørensen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to the United States, for a discussion on the growing strategic attention focused on the Arctic. Ambassador Sørensen will reflect on how evolving geopolitical dynamics are shaping both global and regional security priorities in the Arctic, as well as the implications for transatlantic cooperation and coordination across the Kingdom of Denmark.
Arctic Initiative Co-Chair John Holdren will provide introductory remarks, and Belfer Center Director Meghan O’Sullivan will moderate, with time reserved for audience questions and discussion.
To encourage candid conversation, this event is off-the-record, in-person, and restricted to Harvard ID holders. Your RSVP does not guarantee admission; you will receive an email from an Arctic Initiative staff member if you are confirmed to attend.
For questions, contact: Elizabeth Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu)
Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen is the Ambassador of Denmark to the United States at the Royal Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Most recently, he held a position as the State Secretary for Foreign Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (2019-2023). Prior to this, he was the Political Director in the Foreign Ministry (2015-2019).
Ambassador Møller Sørensen has also previously been the Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan (2013-2015), and the Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan (2010-2011).
In 2019, he also briefly served in the EU’s European External Action Service (EEAS).
Ambassador Møller Sørensen began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark in 1997. He served abroad at the Royal Danish Embassy in Ankara, Turkey (2000-2003), and he was Minister Counsellor for political affairs at the Royal Danish Embassy in Washington D.C. (2005-2009).
Earlier in his career, Ambassador Møller Sørensen worked in the department for European Enlargement (1997-1998), the department for Africa (1998-2000), and the department for Security Policy (2003-2005). He also served as the Head of Department of the Analysis Unit (2011-2013).
The Ambassador holds a Master of Political Science from University of Copenhagen and a bachelor from Aarhus University. He is a First Class Knight of the Order of Dannebrog.
Ambassador Møller Sørensen lives with his partner, Rasmus Windeløv. They have two young children.
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