Christina Markus Lassen
Christina Markus Lassen | |
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Lassen in 2021 | |
| Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2023 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Martin Bille Hermann |
| Ambassador of Denmark to the United States | |
| In office 1 September 2022 – 1 September 2023 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Lone Dencker Wisborg |
| Succeeded by | Jesper Møller Sørensen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1970 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Residence(s) | New York City, United States |
| Alma mater | Copenhagen Business School Sorbonne University American University Harvard University |
Christina Markus Lassen R. (born 17 December 1970) is a Danish diplomat, who has served as the Permanent representative of Denmark to the United Nations since 2023. She previously served as Ambassador of Denmark to the United States and as Under Secretary of State for Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In her current position as UN Ambassador in New York, Lassen is responsible for working in partnership with Denmark's special representative, Holger K. Nielsen, to advance Denmark's candidacy for a seat in the UN Security Council for the period 2025-2026. Prior to her current appointment, Lassen held diplomatic roles, including Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Lebanon, and Danish Ambassador to Syria and Jordan, during a period of regional instability, including the Arab Spring and specifically the Syrian revolution in 2011.