Veronika Wand-Danielsson
Veronika Wand-Danielsson is a Swedish diplomat who has been the incumbent ambassador to Germany since 2023, France from 2014 to 2020, and NATO from 2007 to 2014. She became the first female ambassador of Sweden to France and Monaco in 2014.
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.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.NATO
Wand-Danielsson was appointed Sweden's NATO ambassador in 2007. 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.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.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.