Odd L. Fosseidbråten
Odd Lauritz Fosseidbråten (born 19 July 1946) is a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.
He held the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in political science[1] and was hired in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1973. He served as Norway's ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1996, and was the permanent under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry, the highest-ranking bureaucratic position, from 1997 to 1999. He served as Norway's ambassador to Tokyo from 1999 to 2003 and Sweden from 2003 to 2009.[2]
In 2000 he was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.[3]
References
- "Fosseidbråten departementsråd" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 24 January 1997.
- "Odd L. Fosseidbråten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- "Ordensdryss i UD". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 28 August 2000. p. 12.
| Civic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Karl-Edwin Manshaus |
Permanent under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry 1997–1999 |
Succeeded by Jan Solberg |
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