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Martin Tore Bjørndal

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Martin Tore Bjørndal (27 April 1944 − 11 April 2015) was a Norwegian diplomat.

He was born in Ulsteinvik.[1] He graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.philol. degree in 1972, and started working in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1973. He was the Norwegian ambassador to Chile for a period before returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2] In 1999, he was decorated as a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.[3]

In May 2004, he was appointed as Norway's ambassador to Venezuela.[4] His responsibility was extended to Colombia in January 2005,[5] Haiti and Ecuador from February 2005,[6][7] and the Dominican Republic in March 2006.[8] In June 2008, he was moved back to Chile.[9] In November 2008 his Chilean ambassadorship was extended to Peru.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Martin Tore Bjørndal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Jubilanter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 27 April 2004.
  3. ^ Andreassen, Thorleif (31 August 1999). "Nytt ordensdryss i UD". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 14.
  4. ^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 28 May 2004.
  5. ^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 21 January 2005.
  6. ^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 18 February 2005.
  7. ^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 25 February 2005.
  8. ^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 17 March 2006.
  9. ^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 6 June 2008.
  10. ^ "Offisielt fra statsråd". Norwegian News Agency. 14 November 2008.