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Norwegian diplomat (1944–2015)
Martin Tore Bjørndal (27 April 1944 − 11 April 2015) was a Norwegian diplomat.
He was born in
Ulsteinvik .
[1] He graduated from the
University of Oslo with a
cand.philol. degree in 1972, and started working in the
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1973. He was the Norwegian ambassador to
Chile for a period before returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
[2] In 1999, he was decorated as a Knight of the
Royal Norwegian Order of Merit .
[3]
In May 2004, he was appointed as Norway's ambassador to
Venezuela .
[4] His responsibility was extended to
Colombia in January 2005,
[5]
Haiti and
Ecuador from February 2005,
[6]
[7] and the
Dominican Republic in March 2006.
[8] In June 2008, he was moved back to Chile.
[9] In November 2008 his Chilean ambassadorship was extended to
Peru .
[10]
References
^
"Martin Tore Bjørndal" .
Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2015 .
^ "Jubilanter".
Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 27 April 2004.
^ Andreassen, Thorleif (31 August 1999). "Nytt ordensdryss i UD". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 14.
^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 28 May 2004.
^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 21 January 2005.
^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 18 February 2005.
^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 25 February 2005.
^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 17 March 2006.
^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 6 June 2008.
^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 14 November 2008.