Ann Ollestad Explained

Ambassador From1:Norwegian
Country1:Myanmar
Term Start1:2013
Term End1:2016
Ambassador From2:Norwegian
Country2:India
Term Start2:2007
Term End2:2012
Successor2:Eivind S. Homme
Ambassador From3:Norwegian
Country3:Bhutan
Term Start3:2007
Term End3:2012
Birth Date:3 August 1952
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway

Ann Ollestad (born 3 August 1952) is a Norwegian diplomat and the country's ambassador to Myanmar from 2013 until 2016.

Born in Oslo, she graduated as cand.polit. in 1983. She then mainly worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including posts in Paris, Bonn and Geneva.

In 2000, she was appointed deputy under-secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] She held this position until 2007, when she was appointed Norwegian ambassador to India.[2] Before the year ended, her ambassadorship was extended to Bhutan.[3]

In 2013, she was appointed ambassador of the newly opened Norwegian embassy in Yangon.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Norwegian News Agency. Ann Ollestad 50 år 3. august . 12 July 2002.
  2. News: Norwegian News Agency . Offisielt fra statsråd . 25 May 2007 .
  3. News: Norwegian News Agency. Offisielt fra statsråd. 14 December 2007.
  4. Web site: Greetings from the Ambassador . 2013-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309192506/http://www.myanmar.norway.info/EmbAndCons/Greetings-from-the-Ambassador/#.Um4yhxZRn_Q . 2016-03-09 . dead .