Svend Olling


Svend Olling is a Danish diplomat, who has been Danish Ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan since September 2016.
Svend Olling graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1994 with a Master of Science in Economics. He has served in the embassies in Washington, D.C.,United States and in Berlin, Germany. From 2010 to 2013, he was the Danish Ambassador in Dhaka, Bangladesh and latest in Ankara, Turkey since 2016. In the Danish Foreign Ministry, Svend Olling has primarily worked with European Affairs, Security Policy, Export Promotion and IT. He was also involved in hosting the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference COP15 in 2009.
Svend Olling is married to Ann Kjær Olling, who has a Master of Science degree. Together they have three children: Asbjørn, Astrid and Ingrid Kjær Olling.
Svend Olling was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 2008.

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