Norway in the UN Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Rome

About the team

The Norwegian Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome is one of Norway’s smallest UN missions. It consists of an ambassador/permanent representative, a deputy permanent representative, two advisors and a student intern.

The Permanent Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome

Address:
Via delle Terme Deciane 7
00153 Rome

Contact information:

Tel.: +39 06 45 23 81 00 / +47 23 95 29 00
Faks: +39 06 45 23 81 99
Email: mission.rome@mfa.no

The mission is co-located with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Rome - on the Aventino hill. Nearest metro stop is Circo Massimo.

Below are the bios of each staff member at Norway's Mission to the UN in Rome.

Ambassador Ms. Kjersti Sommerset

Ambassador Kjersti Sommerset is Norway’s Permanent Representative to the UN organizations in Rome from June 2024. She has a long career in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with broad diplomatic experience, particularly in the areas of multilateral and humanitarian affairs.

Ms. Sommerset joined the Norwegian Diplomatic Service in 1995. She previously worked for the Section for Humanitarian Affairs, including on topics such as food security, hunger, and protection of civilians. She was the Project Coordinator for Norway’s Humanitarian Strategy 2024-2029. She served as Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative to the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva (2013-2017). Prior to this, Ms. Sommerset was the Head (2009-2013) and Assistant Director General (2005-2009) of the Norwegian Diplomatic Academy. From 1997-2000, she served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Norwegian Embassy in Santiago de Chile, where she covered bilateral relations with Chile, Peru, and Ecuador.

Ambassador Sommerset holds degrees in Political Science, Economics, and Spanish from the University of Oslo. She is married with 3 children.

Mission employees

Ms. Ingrid Hordvei Dana

Councellor Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, FAO, WFP and IFAD.

Ingrid Hordvei Dana is Norway’s Deputy Representative to the UN organisations in Rome from August 2023.

Ingrid has worked in the Ministry for many years with many different responsibilities, including with numerous multilateral institutions. She has lived and been stationed in Nepal, Mozambique and Sri Lanka.

Ms. Iside Tacchinardi

Advisor to the Norwegian delegation to the UN organisations in Rome.

Iside Tacchinardi is an advisor to the Norwegian delegation to the UN organisations in Rome since May 2023. She has experience from working with the development-sustainability interlinkage.

Prior to this position at the delegation, she worked at a think tank, focusing on policy research on the topics of circular economy and sustainable food systems. She has previous experience as an intern at UNDP Oslo Governance Centre.

Iside holds a Research master’s in International Development Studies from the university of Amsterdam and a BA in International Relations from Roskilde University, Denmark.

Iside was born on 7^th of July 1997.

Ms. Ingrid Øilo Marcussen

Advisor to the Norwegian delegation to the UN organisations in Rome

Ingrid Øilo Marcussen is an advisor to the Norwegian delegation to the UN organisations in Rome from September 2024. She has experience in the areas of development, climate and environment, food security, knowledge management, and journalism.

Ingrid previously worked with corporate knowledge management in the World Food Programme, and as a journalist in Amedia. Ingrid has a MA in International Environmental Studies from Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and a BA in political science from Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Ms. Anne Sofie Rønnfeldt

Intern at the Norwegian delegation to the UN organisations in Rome.

Anne Sofie worked as a reporter for TV 2 where she covered global news. She holds a BA in comparative politics from the University of Bergen and is currently doing a part-time master's in War and Society at NTNU.

Previously Anne Sofie has studied French in Lyon and spent one year at Sciences Po Paris as part of her BA-program. She has also done an internship with CARE, working in Nepal on issues related to food security and small-scale farmers.