Meet the ambassador
Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen is the Ambassador of Denmark to The United States at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C.
Most recently, she held a position as Political Director and Under Secretary for Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Ambassador Lassen has also been EU Ambassador to Lebanon (2015-19) and Ambassador of Denmark to Syria and Jordan (2009-2012).
Ambassador Lassen has been with the Danish Foreign Service for many years and held various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She held a position as; Director for Stabilization and Security Policy (2014-2015), Director for Public Diplomacy and Communication (2013-2014) and Head of Executive Secretariat (2005-2009).
Ambassador Lassen also held a position as Special Advisor at the Prime Minister’s Office in Denmark (2004-2005). Prior to that she served as; First Secretary in the Political Department at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C. (2000-2004) and Head of Section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (1997-2000).
Ambassador Lassen served as MFA Representative in DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies) in Copenhagen and Member of Advisory Board at the Danish Foreign Policy Society. She did a fellowship at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs (2012-13) and was a Diplomat in Residence at the American University in Beirut.
Ambassador Lassen holds a Master of Science degree in International Relations and Business from Copenhagen Business School.
deputy chief of mission
Ambassador Stig P. Piras is the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Denmark in the United States.
Ambassador Piras has had an extensive career in both the Foreign Service and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark.
Before arriving in Washington D.C., he was Danish ambassador to the Republic of Iraq from 2020-2022. Ambassador Piras has also been, Deputy Director for Asia and Latin America, Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (2017-2020), and Deputy Head of Mission, Counsellor, at the Embassy of Denmark in Ankara, Republic of Turkey (2013-2017).
Ambassador Piras has previously worked at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C., when he held the position as First Secretary for three years (2005-2008).
Ambassador Piras holds a Master of Political Science from University of Copenhagen. He and his wife have two children.
contact
Ms. Christina Markus Lassen
Ambassador
Chief of Mission
Mr. Stig Paolo Piras
Deputy Chief of Mission
Tel: (202) 234-4300
Ms. Lone Kanaskie
Personal Assistant to the Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission
Tel: (202) 797-5320