Lars Faaborg-Andersen

Lars Faaborg-Andersen RSKmd (22 June 1956 – 2 June 2021) was a Danish diplomat who served as ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Israel from 2013 – 2017. He had a distinguished career spanning over thirty years in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Lars Faaborg-Andersen
Ambassador
Head of the Delegation of the EU to the State of Israel, Tel Aviv
In office 2013–2017
Representative of Denmark to the EU Political and Security Committee, Brussels
In office 2008–2013
Deputy Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations, New York
In office 2003–2008
Deputy Head of Mission, Pretoria, South Africa
In office 1994–1998
Personal details
Born	(1956-06-22)June 22, 1956 Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Died	(2021-06-02)June 2, 2021[1]
Spouse	Jean Marie Murphy
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen Columbia University

Diplomatic career

Faaborg-Andersen joined the Danish Foreign Service in 1984. He served as deputy head of mission to the Danish Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa (1994 – 1998) and went on to serve as the Ministry's deputy head of Asian affairs (1998 – 2000) and head of Middle East and Latin American affairs (2000 – 2003). During Denmark's 2002 presidency of the Council of the EU, Faaborg-Andersen co-authored the original Roadmap for the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP), eventually approved by the Quartet. He later served as ambassador of Denmark to the United Nations (2003 – 2008) and as ambassador of Denmark to the Political and Security Committee of the EU (2008 – 2013) before being appointed EU ambassador to Israel by High Representative Catherine Ashton in 2013. He concluded his career serving as the Danish ambassador to Portugal.

Education

Faaborg-Andersen received his Master of International Affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in 1982 on a Fulbright scholarship and his Master in Political and Administrative Science (Cand.adm.pol) from the University of Copenhagen in 1984. Faaborg-Andersen is married with two grown children.