Danish Ambassador to the US to discuss Danish priorities during the EU presidency with an emphasis on climate and energy issues, Jan. 26, 12 noon at the School of Social Work Conference Room.

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12/21/2011

Danish Ambassador to the US to discuss Danish priorities during the EU presidency with an emphasis on climate and energy issues. Jan 26, 12 noon

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Thursday, January 26, 12 pm
School of Social Work Conference Room
1080 S. University
í¢â‚¬Å“The Danish EU Presidency and the Green Agendaí¢â‚¬

H.E. Peter Taksíƒ ¸e-Jensen
Danish Ambassador to the US
Denmark takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the EU on January 1, 2012. The Danish presidency's goals include a more responsible, dynamic, greener and safer Europe. According to the Danish Environment Minister Ida Auken, the Danish presidency will focus on "a revitalized economic development and employment with strong conservation agenda and sustainable growth." Denmark will lead the EU presidency during the UN Conference for Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012.
H.E. Ambassador Peter Taksíƒ ¸e-Jensen will discuss Danish priorities during the EU presidency with an emphasis on climate and energy issues.

H.E. Ambassador Peter Taksíƒ ¸e-Jensen is well known in international legal circles, where he has been the driving force behind a number of Danish policies and initiatives to strengthen and develop international law. He served as the Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs at the United Nations, 2008-2010. As Under-Secretary for Legal Affairs and Head of the Legal Service in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Taksíƒ ¸e-Jensen has since 2004 been the principal legal adviser to the Danish Foreign Minister on all matters concerning international law. He also served as the agent for the Government of Denmark at the European Court of Human Rights, as a member of the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and as Chairman of the Commission on the Red Cross of the Government of Denmark. He has been posted in Vienna, at the Danish Embassy and with the Danish Delegation to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe/Confidence- and Security-Building Measures (CFE/CSBM); and in Brussels as a member of his countryí¢â‚¬â„¢s representation to the European Union. Mr. Taksíƒ ¸e-Jensen holds a degree in law from the University of Copenhagen, where he also lectures since 2003.
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