The Ambassadors Curriculum Vitae
Jon Thorgaard
Ambassador of Denmark to Thailand and Cambodia
Professional career
2020 - Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia
2015-2020 Head of department MFA -Trade council department
2011-2015 Deputy at the Consulate General of Denmark in New York and
Director for Invest in Denmark, North America
2006-2011 Deputy Head of department MFA department for Invest in Denmark
2003-2006 Head of Commercial Department, Danish Embassy Prague
2000-2003 Head of Section MFA Trade council department
1997-2000 Head of Section Danish agency for Trade and Industry
1994 Trainee Danish Embassy, Riga, Latvia
Professional training
2002 Global Executive MBA- Copenhagen Business School and CALT-INSEAD
1996 Cand. Scient. Pol. (Political Science), University of Aarhus, Denmark
1988 Grenaa High School, Denmark
1985 Blue valley High School, Kansas, USA
Personal
Born on April 30th 1967, Ebeltoft Denmark
Married to Camilla Haddad Thorgaard (two children - Rasmus born 1998 and Alberte born 2001)