Veronika Wand-Danielsson

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Her Excellency
Veronika Wand-Danielsson
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Wand-Danielsson in 2010
Ambassador of Sweden to Germany
Assumed office
August 2023
Occupation Activist and diplomat

Veronika Wand-Danielsson (born 9 March 1959) is a Swedish activist and diplomat who has been the incumbent ambassador to Germany since 2023, France from 2014 to 2020, and NATO from 2007 to 2014. [1] She became the first female ambassador of Sweden to France and Monaco in 2014. [2]

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Early life and education

Wand-Danielsson, a diplomat's daughter, lived some of her early years in Africa. Following her education at Sciences Po Paris, among others. [1]

Diplomatic career

Wand-Danielsson has a background in foreign policy. Prior to joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1990 and taking on responsibility for UN relations, she had worked at the OECD/DAC in Paris. After that, she worked at the aid directorate of the European Commission and as Sweden's permanent representative to the EU in Brussels, where she oversaw projects like the Lisbon Treaty and the EU's long-term budget. [2]

NATO

Wand-Danielsson was appointed Sweden's NATO ambassador in 2007. [3] She gave a mildly humorous account of the selection procedure. By 2014, managing a demanding portfolio while collaborating with military colleagues in a setting where men dominated. Sweden created history that same year when it unveiled the first openly "feminist" foreign policy in history, placing women's rights and gender equality at the top of its diplomatic agenda. In her initial reaction, she drew attention to the difficult decision that female diplomats have frequently had to make when asked to represent government initiatives for gender equality in public. [4]

France

In 2014, Wand-Danielsson took the lead in spearheading the new feminist foreign policy initiatives after being appointed ambassador to France. Along with Geraldine Byrne Nason, Wand-Danielsson broadened her influence by starting a network for female ambassadors in Paris. She was already associated with the Women in International Security program during her time at NATO. The Paris group meets regularly with colleagues and female ambassadors from every continent. [4]

Wand-Danielsson claimed that her purpose for coming was to repair business relations. An era was to begin with the royal family's visit to France at the end of 2014. This momentum was halted significantly by the terrorist attacks in 2015. [5]

Germany

Wand-Danielsson was appointed by the Government of Sweden as the new ambassador to Berlin. At that time, she was in charge of the Foreign Ministry's Europe and North America division. [6] August marks the official start to her new role. [7] [8] On 8 November 2023, she was greeted by Stone Sizani. [9]

Personal life

Wand-Danielsson is married to Christian Danielsson (born 1956), [10] state secretary to Minister for EU Affairs, together they have two children. [11]

Honours

National

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  1. 1 2 3 "Le jour où "Brigitte Macron intègre notre réseau des femmes ambassadeurs à Paris"". parismatch.com (in French). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 elsaohlen (28 July 2017). "Årets viktigaste evenemang för utlandssvenskar är på ingång – möt våra talare". Svenskar i Världen. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Veronika Wand-Danielsson, ambassadeur de Suède, organisatrice de la solidarité entre femmes diplomates". l'Opinion (in French). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 Anna (4 November 2020). "Sweden's New Head of Americas Talks Feminist Foreign Policy". Washington Diplomat. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Veronika Wand-Danielsson: «Dans l'épreuve, la Suède sera solidaire»". Le Figaro (in French). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Towards a Feminist Foreign Policy with Amb. Veronika Wand-Danielsson and Julie Suk (03/29/21) | Center for the Study of Europe". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (23 March 2023). "Veronika Wand-Danielsson ny ambassadör i Tyskland". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Hon blir Sveriges ambassadör i Tyskland". EU. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ambassador Stone Sizani welcomed his counterpart, Ambassador Veronika Wand-Danielsson of Sweden, who recently commenced her term as Sweden's representative in Germany. - Südafrikanische Botschaft in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland". www.suedafrika.org. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Veronika WAND-DANIELSSON and Christian DANIELSSON | EUP-Images.com". www.eup-images.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (1 December 2022). "CV Christian Danielsson". Regeringskansliet. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Medaljförläningar - Sveriges Kungahus". 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "president.ee". president.ee. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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