Knut Vollebæk
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Norway Ambassador to United States
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| Assumed office 2001 |
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| In office October 17, 1997 – March 3, 2000 |
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| Monarch | Harald V |
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| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Bjørn Tore Godal |
| Succeeded by | Torbjørn Jagland |
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| In office 1999 – 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Bronislaw Geremek |
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Schuessel |
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Norway Ambassador to France
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| In office 1997 – 1997 |
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Norway Ambassador to Costa Rica
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| In office 1991 – 1993 |
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| Born | February 11, 1946 Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration |
| Occupation | Ambassador |
Knut Vollebæk (born 11 February 1946, in Oslo) is a Norwegian diplomat and centrist politician (Christian People's Party). He was the Foreign minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000 and Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE in 1999. He was appointed ambassador to the United States in 2001. His diplomatic experience includes assignments to New Delhi, Madrid, and Harare. He was Norwegian ambassador to Costa Rica in 1991-1993, and special envoy for development issues from 1994 until he became Foreign Minister in 1997. He served as a peace negotiator in the former Yugoslavia 1993-1995. Vollebaek was appointed OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in 2007.
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| Preceded by Bjørn Tore Godal |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1997–2000 |
Succeeded by Thorbjørn Jagland |
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