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Vollebæk's diplomatic career includes assignments to [[New Delhi]], [[Madrid]] and [[Harare]]. He was Norwegian Ambassador to [[Costa Rica]] in 1991-1993 and Assistant Secretary General at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1994 until he became Foreign Minister in 1997. He served as Deputy Co-Chairman of the [[International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia]] in 1993. |
Vollebæk's diplomatic career includes assignments to [[New Delhi]], [[Madrid]] and [[Harare]]. He was Norwegian Ambassador to [[Costa Rica]] in 1991-1993 and Assistant Secretary General at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1994 until he became Foreign Minister in 1997. He served as Deputy Co-Chairman of the [[International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia]] in 1993. |
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He was appointed [[Primus inter pares]] of the Panel of Eminent Persons on Strengthening the Effectiveness of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] in 2005. He was Chairman of the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]] in 1999–2000 and Chairman of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council in 1997–1998. Between October 1989 and November 1990, he was the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway. |
He was appointed [[Primus inter pares]] of the Panel of Eminent Persons on Strengthening the Effectiveness of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]] in 2005. He was Chairman of the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]] in 1999–2000 and Chairman of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council in 1997–1998. Between October 1989 and November 1990, he was the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway. |
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| Born | 11 February 1946 Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Norwegian Christian Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration |
| Profession | Ambassador |
Knut Vollebæk (born 11 February 1946 in Oslo) is a Norwegian diplomat and centrist politician (Norwegian Christian Democratic Party). He is currently a member of the International Commission on Missing Persons Board of Commissioners and heads a government commission investigating the situation of Norwegian Travellers.
Education
He was educated at the Norwegian School of Economics. He also attended the University of Oslo and the University of California, Santa Barbara, as well as completing studies in the French language and culture at Institut Catholique de Paris and in the Spanish language and culture at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid.
Career
In September 2013, he was elected to the Board of Commissioners of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP).
Vollebæk was the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities from 2007 until 2013.
Prior to that, Vollebæk served as Ambassador to the United States between 2001 and 2007 and as Foreign Minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000. He was Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE in 1999.
Vollebæk's diplomatic career includes assignments to New Delhi, Madrid and Harare. He was Norwegian Ambassador to Costa Rica in 1991-1993 and Assistant Secretary General at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1994 until he became Foreign Minister in 1997. He served as Deputy Co-Chairman of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia in 1993.
He was appointed Primus inter pares of the Panel of Eminent Persons on Strengthening the Effectiveness of the OSCE in 2005. He was Chairman of the Council of the Baltic Sea States in 1999–2000 and Chairman of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council in 1997–1998. Between October 1989 and November 1990, he was the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway.
- Unreferenced BLPs from February 2015
- Ambassadors of Norway to Costa Rica
- Ambassadors of Norway to the United States
- Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians
- Foreign Ministers of Norway
- Norwegian diplomats
- Norwegian School of Economics alumni
- Living people
- 1946 births
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany