About the Ambassador

Malena Mard is a Swedish diplomat, currently serving as Ambassador of the European Union to Russia. She has previously served as Ambassador of Sweden to Turkey, to Russia, and has also served as the Head of the European Union Delegation in Azerbaijan. 

Her previous roles include serving as an Inspector General and as Head of the Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, as well as postings at the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the EU, the Consulate General of Sweden in St. Petersburg and the Swedish Embassy in Bangladesh. 

Malena Mard graduated from Uppsala University and earned a MSc in business administration and economics. She speaks Swedish, English, German, French and Russian.