Born 21 November 1953 in Copenhagen 1980 M.A. in Political Science, Aarhus University 1980 Entered the Danish Foreign Service 1981 Head of Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (EC’s Development Policy) 1986 First Secretary, Royal Danish Embassy, Paris (EC’s Sector Policies) 1989 Head of Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (EC Economic Matters) 1993 Counsellor, Danish Permanent Representation to the EU, Brussels (Ambassador’s Co-ordinator, Press Relations) 1996 Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (WTO, OECD, Globalisation, USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand) 2001 Minister (Deputy Ambassador), Royal Danish Embassy, London (Security Policy, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Transatlantic Relations, British Internal Politics, Embassy’s Administration) 2005 1st of September Ambassador to Singapore (accredited to Australia, New Zealand and Brunei) 2007 Under-Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2012 Under-Secretary for Arctic Affairs, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2013 Ambassador to the OECD and UNESCO, Paris 2018 Ambassador to Athens and Nicosia Books and lectures on EU matters, WTO, Negotiating Skills Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, 1st degree (Denmark 2011) Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan 1998) Officier de l’Ordre de Merit National (France 1989) Hobbies: Politics, history, sports. Mr Holm is married to Tove Dindler Holm (born 1953) and has 1 son (born 1981) and 2 daughters (born 1985 and 1988).