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Embassy and Staff contact

If you wish to contact a staff member of the Embassy, please find contact details in the list below. 

Reception

The Embassy reception number is +255 022 216 6520. You can always call the reception if you are unable to find the direct number for embassy staff (listed below).

Citizen Service and emergency contact

Citizen service contact

Email: [email protected] if you are unable to find guidance on our Embassy website www.tanzania.um.dk or www.borger.dk 

For travel advice, passports and other regular citizen service, please see our website section "Travel & Residence" for full guidance.

Consular hours for passport and legalisation service is currently by appointment only on Mondays and Thursdays from 13:00-15:00

Please book your appointment via email to [email protected]

Emergency contact

For emergency contact outside office hours, please call the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' 24/7 call centre on +45 3392 1112.

For emergency and crisis contact, please call +255 (0) 744 51 2994 (Head of Consular Section)

Public holiday closure - 2023

The embassy is closed on the following holidays in 2023

Weekday

Date

Tanzanian holiday

Danish holiday

Thursday

6 April

Skærtorsdag

Friday

7 April

Good Friday

Langfredag

Monday

10 April

Easter Monday

2. påskedag

Friday

21 April

Eid El-Fitri

Monday

1 May

Workers Day

Tuesday 8 August Nanenane / Farmers Day  
Wednesday 27 September Maulid Day  

Monday

25 December

Christmas Day 1. juledag

Tuesday

26 December

Boxing Day

2. juledag

The embassy is closed for festive season between 23. December to 2. January (both days excl)

The Embassy will remain open on all other Tanzanian and Danish public holidays not mentioned above during 2023.

Management

Mette Nørgaard Dissing-Spandet
Ambassador
E-mail: metdis[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 210

Jacqueline Fabian Swai
Personal Assistant to the Ambassador
E-mail: jacswa[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 210

Mette Bech Pilgaard
Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission
E-mail: metpil[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 210

Finance Management and Administration

Hanne Fritzen
Chief Financial Officer 
E-mail: hanfri[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 207

Hans Christian Nielsen
Head of Administration & Consular
E-mail: haniel[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 203

Christine John
Senior Programme Manager, Financial Management and Economic Governance
E-mail: chrmus[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 202

Deodatus Sunga Ngasa
Financial Management Specialist
E-mail: deonga[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 222

Abdala Mohamed Kapingo
Accountant and Administration Officer
E-mail: abdkap[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 220

Anderson Kagisa
Driver
E-mail:
Phone: +255 22 2165 233

Cleophace Calist Mtumbuka
Handyman
E-mail: clemtu[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 237

Political, Health and Rights

Lena Hothes
Counsellor, Health, Rights and Political
E-mail: lenhot[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 201

Jamila Hoka Lugembe
Programme Manager, Good Governance and Gender
E-mail: jamlug[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 250

Macroeconomics and Business Sector

Oscar Raphael Mkude
Team Leader, Trade Council and East African Affairs
E-mail: oscmku[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 205

Jema Ngwale
Team Leader, Business Sector
E-mail: jemngw[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 242

Helen Diyu Masele
Programme Manager
E-mail: helmas[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 247

Ihunyo Boniface Nzogere
Programme Manager
Email: ihunzo[at]um.dk
Phone: +255 22 2165 248

Embassy - Dar es Salaam

Royal Danish Embassy Dar es Salaam
1 Ghana Avenue
Dar es Salaam
E-mail: [email protected] & Phone:.+255 022 2165200

General Office hours
Monday - Thursday: 08:00-16:00
Friday: 08:00-13:00

Consular Hours
Monday 13:00-15:00
Thursday 13:00-15:00

In case of an emergency outside office hours please call the Embassy of Denmark's main phone line and you will be redirected to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24/7 Operations Center.

 

Honorary Consulates - Arusha & Zanzibar

Arusha
Honorary Consul Geert Holm
Kwa Msola, Block H
Twiga Road
Njiro
Arusha

Mobile: +255 (0) 754 276 980
Mobile: +255 (0) 784 276 981
E-mail:[email protected]
Working languages: Danish, English, Kiswahili

Office hours
Monday - Friday 8.30-12.30 & 14-16.30
No particular holidays or closing days

Special services:
The consulate can issue emergency passports and extend the validity of passports.
Can receive passport applications for children under 12 years of age.

Zanzibar
Honorary Consul Bente Said
House 63/37/7
Lumumba, Saateni
P.O. Box 3046
Zanzibar

Mobile: +255 (0) 777 170 471
E-mail:[email protected]
Working languages: Danish, English, Kiswahili

Office hours
Monday - Friday 8.30-10.30
No particular holidays or closing days

Special services:
The consulate can issue emergency passports and extend the validity of passports.
Can receive passport applications for children under 12 years of age.