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Franz-Michael Mellbin

EU Special Representative/Head of EU Delegation to Afghanistan.Former Danish Ambassador to Japan and Afghanistan

Franz-Michael Mellbin
Danish diplomat
Born 11 Nov 58
Married, three children

1 Sep 13 –
Head of Delegation/EU Special Representative to Afghanistan

1 Aug 12 – 31 Aug 13
Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP), Director for Asia, Latin America
and Oceania, Governor Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Alternate Governor
Asian Development Bank (AsDB) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark

1 Sep 11 – 1 Aug 12
Head of Stabilisation Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark

1 Sep 2008 – 1 Sep 2011
Ambassador of Denmark to Japan, Tokyo

1 Sep 2007 – 1 Sep 2008
Ambassador of Denmark to Afghanistan, Kabul

1 Oct 1985 – 1 Sep 2007
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, including the following postings:

1 Sep 1994 – 1 Sep 1999
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Denmark, Beijing

1 Sep 1992 – 1 Sep 1994
Head of Section, Department for Eastern and Western Africa, MoFA

1 Apr 1992 – 1 Sep 1992
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Denmark, Brasilia

1 Feb 1991 – 1 April 1992
Head of Section, Department for Security and Disarmament, MoFA

1 Feb 1988 – 1 Feb 1991
First Secretary, Embassy of Denmark to Western Germany, Bonn

1 May 1984 – 1 Oct 1985
Head of Section, Ministry of Taxation (Finance)

1 Sep 1983 – 1 May 1984
Lawyer

1991 – 1994 and 1985 – 1988
Teacher of Human Rights and Constitutional Law at the University of Copenhagen

1983
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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