Anne Meskanen is a Finnish diplomat. In 2024, she is Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Beirut.[1][2]

She was the Finnish Ambassador to Kabul, Afghanistan from September 1, 2015.[3][4] The mission was closed in March 2017 when a terrorist attack took place nearby.[5]

Between 2018-2020 she worked as an advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6] She then served as the Deputy Head of Mission for the European Union Advisory Mission in Iraq from November 2020,[7] before taking the post in Beirut in September 2022.[8]

Meskanen has worked in Finland at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' General Global Affairs Unit.[9]

Biography

Meskanen earned a master's degree in political science from the University of Helsinki before working as a journalist and foreign correspondent for the Demari Newspaper.[10]

References

  1. ^ Yleisradio Oy website, Ambassador: Finnish Peacekeepers in Lebanon are Safe, article dated August 25, 2024
  2. ^ Iltalehti website, Ambassador Anne Meskanen: The Situation in Lebanon is escalating in an unprecedented way, article by Heini Kilpamäki dated September 23, 2024
  3. ^ Tasavallan presidentin esittely 6.3.2015. Viitattu 18.4.2017
  4. ^ "Leadership of ACCI met with Her Excellency Anne Meskanen Ambassador of Finland to Afghanistan". www.acci.org.af. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  5. ^ Suomen suurlähetystö Afganistanissa suljettiin maaliskuussa 2017, kun 500 metrin päässä oli tapahtunut hyökkäys. Ylen uutiset 8.3.2017. Viitattu 18.4.2017
  6. ^ Lebanese Government website, The President received the credentials of newly accredited ambassadors, from Denmark, Belgium, Finland and Canada., article dated September 15, 2022
  7. ^ Finnish Government website, Ministry for Foreign Affairs section, Anne Meskanen appointed as Deputy Head of Mission of European Union Advisory Mission in Iraq, article dated November 12 2020
  8. ^ Finnish Government website, Ministry for Foreign Affairs section, New Ambassadors to Beirut and Lusaka and Roving Ambassador to South Asia, article dated April 29 2022
  9. ^ Marjatta Rasi kutsuttu YK:n rauhanrakentamisrahaston neuvonantajaksi. Suomen suurlähetystö, Vilna. 12.3.2007. Viitattu 18.4.2017
  10. ^ "Anne Meskanen: Literacy Enhances Women's Opportunities". Eurasian Women’s Community. Retrieved 6 March 2020.


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