 Personal information
Private address: Vejgaard, Svinemosevej 7, 3670 Veksø Sj., Denmark, Tel: +45 48 18 18 19; email: christian@friisbach.dk; internet: www.friisbach.dk Date of birth: 29-04-1966 Nationality: Danish Marital status: Married since 1991, three children (born 1991, 1993 and 1999). Education
1996 Ph.D. International Economics, Royal Danish Agricultural University, Copenhagen. 1992 M.Sc. Agronomy, Royal Danish Agricultural University, Copenhagen. 1991 Supplementary degree in journalism at the Danish School of Journalism. Work Experience
2005- International Director, DanChurchAid, www.dca.dk. 2002-2005 Independent advisor, author and lecturer (part time leave from position as Associate Professor). 2002 Journalist (in depth global news) at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), Orientering. 1999-2005 Associate Professor, International Economics/Development Economics, Royal Danish Agricultural University/University of Copenhagen. 1997-2001 Chairman, Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (Danish Association for International Co-operation). Voluntary position. Including visits to Tanzania, Zambia, Nepal, El Salvador, Kenya, Nicaragua, Lesotho, Uganda, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. 1996-1999 Assistant Professor in Development Economics, Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 1997 Research stay at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Ramallah, The West Bank. 1996-1998 Instructor at the Short Course in Global Trade Analysis held by the Global Trade Analysis Project, Purdue University, Indiana, U.S. 1995, 1996 Short course and Advanced course in Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University, Indiana, U.S. 1992-1996 Ph.D. student, International trade in agricultural goods, trade liberalization and implications for developing countries. Unit of Economics, The Royal Danish Agricultural University. Ph.D. courses in Production Economics/Econometrics; International Trade: Theory and Policy, Luleå University; Marketing Economics; Dynamic Optimization (Optimal Control Theory); Development Economics, Development, Poverty and Environment, Agricultural University of Norway. 1995 One year special assignment at the International Trade Division of the World Bank, Washington (as part of the Ph.D. education). 1990 One year employment (militærnægter) by Third World Import (U-landsimporten), Denmark. 1985-1992 M.Sc., Agronomy. The Royal Danish Agricultural University. Master thesis on commodity policies and resource exploitation: Coffee - cultivation, trade and international policies to promote environmental friendly production. Field work in Colombia. pre-1985 Grade 1-2 at The French School, Copenhagen; Grade 3-6 at Holmstrup Kommuneskole; Grade 7-9 at Jyderup Kommuneskole; Grade 10-12 at Kalundborg Gymnasium; agricultural trainee at Svinninge Gods; gymnastics highschool, Ollerup Gymnastikhøjskole. Consultancies
2004-2007 Danida (7 months). Contribution to Dansk Udviklingspolitisk Historie, 1945-2004 (The Danish History of Development Politics). 2004-5 Danish Board of Technology (2 weeks): Recommendation for a Patent System of the Future. 2004 Danish institute for mid-career training in journalism (1 month). Course leader on post-educational training trip to Vietnam for Danish Journalists. 2002-4 Danida’s Evaluation Secretariat (30 days). Preparation of brief versions of the evaluation: Danish Environmental Assistance in Southeast Asia (2003/6); Toward Country-led Development (CDF) (2003/5);Meta-Evaluation, Private and Business Sector Development Interventions (2004/5); Business Sector Support Programme Tanzania and Danish assistance to Vocational Education and Training. 2003 Danish institute for mid-career training in journalism (1 month). Course leader on post-educational training trip to Kirgistan for Danish Journalists. 2003- Danida’s Evaluation Secretariat (2 months). Assistance to Joint Evaluation of International Trade Centre. 2003 Danida (2 months). Preparation of the report: International Trade, Development Aid and the Multilateral Environmental Agreements. 2003 International Media Support (2 weeks): Meeting on media development in post-war Iraq. 2003 Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen/National Agency for Enterprise and Housing (2 months). Preparation of report on the WTO anti-dumping rules. 2002-2003 UNDP Nordic Office (2 months). Preparation of the report: Obstacles and Opportunities: Avenues of Change for United Nations Development Work. 2001-2002 PLS Rambøll Management (5 days): Member of an expert group in connection with an analysis of the Tobin Tax for the European Parliament. 2000 Rambøll (10 days): Economic Effects on China´s Dairy Industry of Implementation of WTO Rules. Referee and discussant at conference in Beijing. EU-China Dairy Development Project funded by European Commission. 1996-1997 The World Bank, International Trade Division (2 months): China, trade policies and food security. Two visits to China. 1996 The Danish Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Economics (3 months): European Integration and the Common Agricultural Policy. Development of a modelling framework (Using the GTAP global general equilibrium model). 1994 The Danish Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Danish Ministry for the Environment (4 1/2 months): Incentives for Sustainable Production of Tropical Timber. Field study in Ghana in September 1994. 1993 The Australian Department of the Arts, Sports, the Environment and Territories (3 months): The Tropical Timber Triangle - A Production-Related Agreement on Tropical Timber. Teaching experience
2004 External lecturer in International Economics at the Department of Politial Science, University of Copenhagen. 2003-2004 External lecturer in International Economics at Roskilde University. 1999-2005 Lecturer in Development Economics and Project Management (cost-benefit analysis), at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University. 1996-1999 Lecturer in Macro- and Micro-economics, Development Economics , and International Trade, Environment and Development, University of Copenhagen pre-1995 Part time teacher in Chemistry, Economic Theory, Development Economics and Global Trade Analysis, Royal Danish Agricultural University. Other activities 2007- Participant at the COP-13 Climate Summit in Bali. 2007- Member of Præsidiet for WWF World Wide Fund for Nature, Denmark. 2006- Candidate for Parliament for the Danish Social/Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre). 2005-2006 Member of the Advisory Panel on Globalisation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2005- Member of the Standing Committee for World Service, Lutheran World Federation 2004-2007 Board member, Environmental Assessment Institute. 2004 Moderater at the Copenhagen Consensus Youth Conference. 2002-2004 Member of the National Board of the Danish Social/Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre). From 2003 member of the Executive Committee. 2003- Member of the Scientific Committee, WWF Denmark. 2001-2002 Member of the International Think Tank on HIV/AIDS established by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2000- Board member and member of Executive Committee, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). 2000-2001 Board member, The Danish Center for Human Rights 1999 Member of the official Danish delegation at the WTO Ministerial meeting in Seattle. 1999-2003 Board Member, Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen 1999-2000 Board Member, U-landsimporten 1998- Part-time farmer, Vejgaard, 33 hectares. 1997 Member of the official Danish delegation at the High-Level Meeting on Integrated Initiatives for Least Developed Countries´ Trade Development, Geneva. 1996-2001 Board Member of Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke. Chairman from 1997-2001. 1996-2000 Member of the Programme Advisory Board, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development. 1996 Member of the official Danish delegation at the WTO Ministerial meeting in Singapore. 1996 Member of the official Danish delegation at UNCTAD IX in Midrand, South Africa. 1994 Member of the official Danish delegation at the Ministerial meeting concluding the GATT Uruguay Round, Marrakech, Marokko. 1993 Visit to Guatemala and Mexico to evaluate an ecological coffee cooperative (UCIRI) (report in Danish and English) (travel grant from Danida). 1992 Representative of the Danish North/South Coalition at UNCTAD VIII in Cartagena, Colombia. 1992 Representative at the OECD informal meetings on Trade and Environment, Paris. 1992 Presentation for the OECD Working Party of the Trade Committee on Commodities in Paris 1992 Receiver of the Initiative Price from Ford Motor Company (DKK 40.000) for the work on establishing a Danish Fair Trade Labelling organisation (Max Havelaar Denmark) 1991-1992 Vice-chair, U-landsimporten |
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