Olav Berstad Explained
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]
Notes and References
- News: Norway's OSCE envoy to visit Azerbaijan to discuss Armenian-Azeri conflict . BBC Monitoring International Reports . 2 April 1999 . Sharg news agency . 15 April 2013.
- News: Interview: Norwegian Ambassador, Olav Berstad . Azerbaijan International . Spring 1999 . 16 April 2013 . 80–81 . 7. 1 .
- Book: Who's Who in Azerbaijan (Azărbaycanda Kim Kimdir: Ensiklopedik Sorğu Kitabi) . Azărbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyasi . 2001 . 198. 9785896003328 .
- Encyclopedia: 2013. Olav Berstad. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 14 April 2013.