Liselotte Ellegaard Kjærsgaard Plesner | |
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.jpg) Liselotte Plesner in 2013. | |
| Ambassador of Denmark to Saudi Arabia concurrently to Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Margrethe II Frederik X |
| Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Ole Emil Moesby |
| Permanent Representative of Denmark to NATO | |
| In office 1 September 2018 – 1 September 2022 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Prime Minister | Lars Løkke Rasmussen Mette Frederiksen |
| Preceded by | Michael Zilmer-Johns |
| Succeeded by | Lone Dencker Wisborg |
| Ambassador of Denmark to Austria concurrently to North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, the IAEA, OSCE, CTBTO and UN | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Prime Minister | Helle Thorning-Schmidt Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Succeeded by | René Dinesen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1960 Aarhus, Denmark |
| Spouse | Nicolai Plesner |
| Residence(s) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
Liselotte Ellegaard Kjærsgaard Plesner (born 6 July 1960) is a Danish diplomat and civil servant. She is the current Ambassador of Denmark to Saudi Arabia, concurrently serving as ambassador to Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen, and having previously served as Permanent Representative of Denmark to NATO, from 2018 to 2022, the first woman to hold that position.
Plesner has held several diplomatic positions during her career, including as Ambassador of Denmark to Austria (2013-2018), concurrently serving as non-resident Ambassador to North Macedonia (2014-2017), Slovakia (2014-2017), Slovenia (2014-2018) and Albania (2018). During her time as Danish ambassador to Austria, Plesner also served as Resident Representative of Denmark to the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as Permanent Representative of Denmark to OSCE, CTBTO and other UN organizations in Vienna. She was previously Ambassador of Denmark to Israel (2008-2013) and Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.