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The Ambassador of Norway to the United States, His Excellency, Knut Vollebæk came
to Mankato on
September 12-13, 2003
Events held during his visit
- Reception at Bethany Lutheran College Friday September 12, 2003.
- Norwegian Heritage
and Cultural Fair in the Centennial Student Union at MSU on Saturday
September 13, 2003
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The Ambassador was the keynote speaker at a banquet, 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2003 in the Centennial Student Union ballroom.
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Information about
Ambassador Knut
Vollebæk
Diplomatic Career
- Joined the Norwegian Foreign Service 1973. Served at Norwegian Embassies in India, Spain and Zimbabwe. Norway's Ambassador to the Central American States with residence in Costa Rica, 1991-1993
- Director of UN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1986-1989, Director General, Department of Bilateral Cooperation, 1993-1994 and Assistant Secretary General (Development), 1994-1997
- Norwegian Delegate to the UN General Assemblies 1982-1983 and 1986-1988
- Norwegian Delegate to ILO
- Member of the Borad of Norway's UNESCO Commitee
UN Positions
- Deputy Co-Chairman of the UN in the International Conference on Former Yugoslavia (UN/EU), 1993
- Rapporteur to the Anti-Apartheid Committee of ILO, Geneva, 1988 and 1989
- Organizer of the SARRED Conference (Southern African Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons Conference) 1988
- Governor, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and African Development Bank 1994-1997
- Norway's Representative to the International Conference on Central American Refugees (CIREFCA), 1991-1993
The Norwegian
National Anthem
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Education
- M.Sc. in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergan, 1972
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Studies in Political Science at the University of Oslo, 1966-1967 and postgraduate studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, 1972-1973
- Studies in French language and culture at I'Institut Catholique de Paris, 1965-1966
- Studies in Spanish language and culture at Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 1969
The videos from the Ambassador's visit are for sale for $15.00 each, or three for $35.00. Add $3.00 for mailing one video. The contents of the videos are as follows: Video #1 – Reception hosted by Bethany Lutheran College, music by Adrian Lo and the Riverbend Consort. Ambassador’s speech at the reception and also at a class at BLC that same day. Video #2 – Banquet at MSU with Part One of Lin-Hans-Rud dancers’ 2003 program and the ambassador’s speech. Video #3 – Booth interviews at the Sons of Norway Heritage and Cultural Fair and Part Two of the Lin-Hans-Rud dancers’ program at the banquet. Please send your order (along with your check made to Sons of Norway) to |