Lene Lind
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Career Diplomat in the Norwegian Foreign Service since graduation from Law School in 1991.

Current position: Norwegian Ambassador to Egypt and Libya (from September 2, 2019) based in Cairo, Egypt

Decorations: Royal Norwegian Order of Merit – Knight (2016), Royal Norwegian Order of Merit – Commander (2020)

Personal Information: Married with two children. Spouse and children not accompanying to post.

Education and Formal Background: Attorney with law degree (cand. jur) from University of Oslo, Norway (1991) and specialized in International Law (private and public). Also holds interfaculty degree (cand. mag) from the Universities of Oslo and Bergen, Norway, in Social Anthropology and Comparative Literature (1991).

Previous positions:
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Norwegian Ambassador to Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon,
August 2015 - August 2019

Minister Counsellor/Deputy Chief of Mission at Royal Norwegian Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark,
August 2013- August 2015

Director General, Consular Affairs, Crisis Management and Immigration at Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway,
August 2011 - August 2013

Senior Social Development Specialist for Conflict and Fragility (seconded), VIP for Middle East and North Africa at The World Bank HQ, Washington DC, USA,
August 2009 - August 2011

Minister Counsellor/Deputy Chief of Mission at Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel,
August 2005 – July 2009

Counsellor (Political) at Permanent Delegation of Norway to NATO, Brussels, Belgium,
August 2003 - August 2005

Member of Government Board on Marine Resources Legislation at Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway. International Law of the Sea Specialist and representing the Foreign Ministry at Government Board to draft new Norwegian legislation on living marine resources and marine environmental issues,
March 2003 - June 2005

Senior Legal Adviser, Legal Department at Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway,
July 2002 - August 2003

Counselor (Legal advisor and temporary duty) at Ambassade Royale de Norvège, Rabat, Morocco,
July 2001- July 2002

Head of Division, (Law of the Sea, UN and Treaty Law), Legal Department at Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway,
July 1999 - July 2001

First Secretary (Political) at Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations, New York, USA
August 1997 - July 1999

Second Secretary at Ambassade Royale de Norvège, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire,
August 1994 - July 1997

Diplomatic Training Program (trainee), competitive entry exam (1992) and extensive language training at Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway,
August 1993 - July 1994

Legal Advisor (Treaty Law, Diplomatic Immunities, Constitutional Law), Legal Department at Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway
September 1991 - July 1993

1 January              New Year’s Day

7 January              Coptic Christmas

12 April                 Easter 

19 April                 Eastern Easter 

20 April                 Sham el Nessim

17 May                  Constitution Day

24 May                  Ramadan Bairam                 

25 May                  Ramadan Bairam 

30 July                  Adha Bairam 

25 December          Christmas Day

26 December           Boxing Day