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Date of birth:
25 August 1960
Marital status:
Married, three children
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Political posts
2005-
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jens Stoltenberg’s second government
2000-2001
State Secretary and Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg’s first government
Work experience
2003-2005
Secretary General, the Norwegian Red Cross
2002-2003
Working Chair, ECON Analysis
1998-2000
Chief of Staff, World Health Organisation
1998
Ambassador, Norwegian Mission to the UN in Geneva
1995-1998
Director General, International Department, Office of the Prime Minister
1989-1995
Special Adviser, Office of the Prime Minister
1986-1989
Researcher, the Norwegian School of Management
1986
Teaching Fellow, Harvard negotiation project, Harvard Law School
Education
1981-1985
Degree in political science, specialising in history and social economics, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris
1979-1981
Naval Officers Training School (OMA III), The Royal Norwegian Naval Academy
Languages
Norwegian
Mother tongue
English
Fluent
French
German
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