Deputy Permanent Representative

Erik Laursen took up his position as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York on 1 August 2023.

Erik has previously worked in a range of leading positions in the Danish foreign service, most recently as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg from 2019 - 2023. In addition, Erik has previously held this same position as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York in 2010 - 2015.

Erik has an M.A. in Political Science from Aarhus University, an M.A in International Policy Studies from Middlebury/Monterey Institute of International Studies, as well as a Degree in Journalism from Danish School of Journalism.