Ms Nina Brandsturp assumed duties as FAO Representative for Sri Lanka and Maldives on 13 January 2016.

Ms Brandsturp, a national of Denmark, started her career in 1990 as Head of the Agrimonetary Section, Ministry of Agriculture, Copenhagen, Denmark. She joined FAO in 1992 as Associate Professional Officer, FAO Representation in Togo.

In 1993, she moved to the FAO Liaison Office (LOG) in Geneva as Liaison Officer. In 1995, she was transferred to the Office for External Relations, OER, Rome. From 1996 to 2001, she worked as Liaison Officer at LOG, Geneva. In August 2001, she returned to Headquarters as Liaison Officer, Rehabilitation and Humanitarian Policies Unit, TCER, Rome. Between October and December 2004, she worked as Assistant Emergency Coordinator/Liaison Officer, Regional Emergency Coordination Unit, TCE, Dakar, Senegal.

From January 2005 to December 2009, she was Project Analyst, Technical Cooperation Programme Service, TCOT, Rome. In January 2010, she became Senior Technical Cooperation Programme Officer, Policy and Programme Development Support Division, TCS, Rome. She served as FAO Representative in Cambodia from August 2011 to December 2015 and now succeeds Ms Crawford as FAO Representative in Sri Lanka.