Lena Larsson, new Deputy Head of EUPOL COPPS mission

On 16 July 2015, Lena Larsson took up her post of Deputy Head of EUPOL COPPS Mission. Swedish citizen, Ms. Larsson is seconded by the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), a government agency under the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, where she has been working for the past ten years as the Director of the Department for Education, Training and Exercises. She has a customs background studied International human resources management, leadership and organization development. Her most recent international posting was in EUJUSTLEX Iraq, as the Head of Regional Office in the Iraqi Kurdish region during 2011-2013. Prior to her employment with the FBA, she served for around ten years in international organisations in the Balkans and Asia, working on ceasefire agreements, border management and human resources, mainly with the UN and the OSCE.