Torsten Stiig Jansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Torsten Stiig Jansen

Danish journalist

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1963

Place of Birth: Virum, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Profession: television presenter, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Torsten Stiig Jansen (born July 24, 1963) is a Danish journalist.
He has worked for Ekstra Bladet and DR (broadcaster) as a foreign news reporter, US Correspondent, Head of Foreign News and News presenter at TV Avisen.
In 2007 he left DR (broadcaster) after being appointed Minister-Counsellor, Cultural attaché at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C. He is currently associate partner at the public affairs bureau, LEAD Agency in Copenhagen.While a young reporter for Ekstra Bladet in 1990–1993, Jansen covered the Revolutions of 1989, the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Bosnian Wars and the Siege of Sarajevo.
Based in Moscow for Ekstra Bladet, Jansen travelled extensively in Eastern Europe reporting on the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt against the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev.
He also covered the Rwandan genocide and the release of Nelson Mandela.Jansen has co-written several books on American politics, and is currently writing a book for publishing house Gyldendal on Danish-US relations.