Embassy of Denmark, Kyiv

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Kyiv (Danish: Danmarks ambassade i Kiev) is the diplomatic mission of Denmark in Ukraine.[1]

Embassy of Denmark in Kyiv
LocationKyiv
AddressGogolivska str, 8 Kyiv 01054, Ukraine
Coordinates50.4495°N 30.4977°E / 50.4495; 30.4977
AmbassadorOle Egberg Mikkelsen

The embassy was also accredited to Georgia, until the establishment of a resident embassy in Tbilisi in 2022.[2]

History

Following the independence of Ukraine on 24 August 1991, Denmark recognized the latter on 31 December 1991. Formal diplomatic relations was established months later, on 12 February 1992.

As a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the embassy was closed on 22 February 2022[3] and reopened again on 2 May 2022.[4]

Previous Ambassadors
  1. Christian Faber-Rod (1992–1997)[5]
  2. Jorn Krogbeck (1997–2001)
  3. Martin Kofod (2001–2002)
  4. Christian Faber-Rod (2002–2005)
  5. Uffe Andersson Balslev (2005–2009)
  6. Michael Borg-Hansen (2009–2013) [6]
  7. Merete Juhl (2013–2017)
  8. Ruben Madsen (2017–2020)[7]
  9. Ole Egberg Mikkelsen (2020–)

See also

References
  1. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine". Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  2. https://agenda.ge/en/news/2022/1853
  3. "Ukraine: Denmark shuts down embassy in Kiev over insecurity". 24 February 2022.
  4. @DanishMFA (2 May 2022). "Denmark reopens the embassy in Kyiv.During his visit in Kyiv today, Danish FM @JeppeKofod raised the Danish flag…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. Bilateral Relations between Georgia and the Kingdom of Denmark Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. H.E. Mr. Michael Borg-Hansen Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  7. "President accepted credentials from ambassadors of Denmark, Afghanistan and Georgia". Official website of the President of Ukraine. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2018-05-13.



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