On March 25th, IPI hosted a Global Leaders Series event featuring H.E. Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark who will present the priorities of Denmark’s candidature for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2025-2026.

Minister Rasmussen currently serves as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Prior to this appointment, he served as Prime Minister of Denmark between April 2009 – October 2011 and then again between June 2015 – June 2019. Minister Rasmussen also served as Denmark’s Minister for Finance (2007–2009) and Minister for the Interior and Health (2001–2007). He began his parliamentary career as Vice-chairman of the Liberal Party in 1998, becoming Chairman of the Liberal Party in 2009, and has been aa Member of the Folketing for The Moderates in Zealand greater constituency since 2022, Member of the Folketing for Outside the parliamentary groups in Zealand greater constituency (2021–2022), and Member of the Folketing for The Liberal Party (1994–2020). He holds a Master of Laws from the University of Copenhagen.

Dr. Adam Lupel, Vice President and COO of IPI, provided opening remarks.