8 El Gezirah Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Phone: +2 02 27283900
Fax: +2 02 27283901
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Royal Norwegian Embassy - سفارة المملكة النرويجية 8 ش الجزيرة، الزمالك، القاهرة، Giza Governorate, Egypt
About the embassy
Personal Information: Married to Andrew William Plitt (US citizen. USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Middle East, Washington DC. Two children aged 12 and 18. 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 an interfaculty degree (cand. mag) from the Universities of Oslo and Bergen, Norway, in Social and Humanitarian Sciences (1991).
Career Diplomat in the Norwegian Foreign Service since University graduation in 1991.
Fluent English and French speaker. Good knowledge of German.
Decorations: Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2016)
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Previous positions:
Ambassador to Lebanon, August 2015 - August 2019
Minister Counsellor/Deputy Chief of Mission at Royal Norwegian Embassy in Copenhagen, August 2013- August 2015
Director General, Consular Affairs and Immigration at Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway, August 2011 - August 2013
Senior Social Development Specialist for Conflict and Fragility, 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 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. Representing the 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, Legal Department at Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway, July 1999 - July 2001
First Secretary 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, Legal Department at Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway, September 1991 - June 1993
Diplomatic Staff
Ambassador: Lene Natasha Lind
Counsellor/Deputy Head of Mission: Elisabeth Drøyer
Counsellor: Ingrid Turkerud Haug
Second Secretary (political): Maria Hunskaar
First Secretary (administration): Arnhild Larsen
Local Staff
Office Coordinator: Randa Hakim
Executive Assistant to the Ambassador: Nevine Nazif
Administrative Secretary: Dalia Khouzam
Programme Officer: Rami Khouzam
Senior Visa Officer: Camelia Abdallah
Program Officer: Mahitab Ahmed
Program Officer: Hoda Latif Fahmy
Driver: Mohamed Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim Atia
Driver: Abdallah Mohamed
Driver: Hany Taki Adly
Housekeeper: Safaa Salah Kamel
Messenger: Mohamed Hassan Abdel Kawi
Housekeeper: Atef Gawish
Gardener: Ahmed Abdul Gawad
1 January New Year’s Day
7 January Coptic Christmas
18 April Ash Thursday
19 April Good Friday
28 April Eastern Easter
1 May Labor Day
17 May Constitution Day
5 June Lesser Bairam Day 1
6 June Lesser Bairam Day 2
11 August Greater Bairam Day 1
12 August Greater Bairam Day 2
25 December Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day