Sandra Jensen Landi

A diplomat and political scientist by training, a networker and partnership-builder by nature, Sandra Jensen Landi is Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

She has held numerous positions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. She was the Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore and Brunei (2020-2024), Denmark’s Governor to the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and Deputy Director of Humanitarian Affairs, Civil Society and Public Engagement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (2019-2020).

For four years, she was Private Secretary to the Foreign Minister (2009-2013) and was posted to Danish embassies in Kathmandu (2006-2008), Kabul (2008-2009), Bangkok (2014-2016) and Washington DC (2016). Sandra is also appointed as Denmark’s Governor to the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).

Outside of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Sandra has worked for the United Nations in Nepal (2008) and the World Bank in Washington DC (2017-2019). Sandra is committed to trust-based leadership and is a certified leadership coach from Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, USA.

Additionally, Sandra holds a Master’s Degree in Human Rights & Democratization (2003) from the European Inter-University Center in Venice, Italy and Political Science (2004) from University of Aarhus, Denmark.