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   

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