Olav Berstad

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Olav Berstad

Olav Berstad (born 19 September 1953) is a Norwegian diplomat.

He was born in Tromsø, and is a cand.mag. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. After serving as sub-director from 1996 to 1998, he was the Norwegian ambassador to Azerbaijan from 1998 to 2001,[1][2][3] and to Ukraine from 2006 to 2011. Since May 2013 he has been the board chair of Tangen V home owner's association in Nesodden, Akershus, Norway.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Norway's OSCE envoy to visit Azerbaijan to discuss Armenian-Azeri conflict". BBC Monitoring International Reports. Sharg news agency. 2 April 1999. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Interview: Norwegian Ambassador, Olav Berstad". Azerbaijan International. Vol. 7, no. 1. Spring 1999. pp. 80–81. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. ^ Who's Who in Azerbaijan (Azărbaycanda Kim Kimdir: Ensiklopedik Sorğu Kitabi). Azărbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyasi. 2001. p. 198. ISBN 9785896003328.
  4. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2013). "Olav Berstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 April 2013.