 uffe ellemann-jensen (, informal:  (born 1 november 1941) was minister for foreign affairs of denmark in the conservative led poul schlÃ¼ter administration 1982â1993. he was leader of the danish liberal party, venstre 1984â1998 and president of the european liberals 1995â2000. since 1998, ellemann-jensen has been chairman of baltic development forum, a non-profit networking organisation dedicated to the business development of the baltic sea region. he is non-executive director of various boards of international companies. ==career== thumb|left|280px|uffe ellemann-jensen (at the left) in 1993. a strong supporter of nato and the european union based upon his belief in western cohesion led to many political battles with the left-wing opposition. several times the opposition tried to topple him on issues of solidarity within nato, but he survived. uffe ellemann-jensen succeeded in convincing a majority in the danish parliament, folketinget, to actively support the us led coalition against iraq during the gulf war. furthermore, he led the danish recognition of the renewed independence of the three baltic countries in 1991, when denmark was the first country to re-establish diplomatic relations with the three countries. in 1992, ellemann-jensen, together with his german colleague hans-dietrich genscher, took the initiative to create the council of the baltic sea states (cbss) and the eurofaculty.gustav n kristensen, born into a dream. eurofaculty and the council of the baltic sea states, berliner wissenschafts-verlag 2010, isbn 978-3-8305-1769-6. in september 1992, ellemann-jensen and other senior officials visited southern somalia, one of the
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