Tom Vraalsen
Tom Vraalsen | |
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| Norwegian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 2 October 1996 – 17 April 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland Thorbjørn Jagland Kjell Magne Bondevik Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Kjeld Vibe |
| Succeeded by | Knut Vollebæk |
| Norwegian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 18 February 1994 – 1 October 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Kjell Eliassen |
| Succeeded by | Kjell Colding |
| Norwegian Permanent Representative to the United Nations | |
| In office 12 March 1982 – 16 October 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Kåre Willoch Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Ole Ålgård |
| Succeeded by | Thorvald Stoltenberg |
| Minister of International Development | |
| In office 16 October 1989 – 3 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan P. Syse |
| Preceded by | Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl |
| Succeeded by | Grete Faremo |
| Minister of Nordic Cooperation | |
| In office 16 October 1989 – 3 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan P. Syse |
| Preceded by | Bjarne Mørk-Eidem |
| Succeeded by | Kjell Borgen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tom Eric Vraalsen 26 January 1936 Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Centre |
| Spouse(s) | Vibecke Vraalsen |
| Children | 5 |
Tom Eric Vraalsen (born 26 January 1936) is a former Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He served as the Norwegian Minister of International Development from 1989 to 1990, as well as Minister of Nordic Cooperation. He received a master's degree in economics from the University of Århus, Denmark, before joining the Norwegian Foreign Service in 1960. He was the Norwegian Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1994 to 1996, to the United States of America from 1996 to 2001 and to Finland from 2001 to 2003.[1] He received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Augustana College Commencement in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on May 21, 2000.[2]
Vraalsen was also the Permanent Representative & Ambassador of Norway to the United Nations from 1982 to 1989. From 1998 to 2004, He held the position of the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Humanitarian affairs for the Sudan. He is the author of numerous papers an articles on African socio-economic development issues and on conflict prevention and resolution, including two books on the UN, The UN - Dream and Reality (1984) and UN in Focus (1975), which he co-authored with .
He is currently chairman of Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research under the Norwegian Chairmanship, which will last until March 2010.[3]
He is married and has five children.
References[]
- ^ "Vraalsen, Tom Eric ( 1936- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ Honorary degree to Ambassador Vraalsen
- ^ 'Norwegian Chairmanship of the Holocaust Task Force', www.blog.norway.com "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2009-09-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Ambassador Tom Vraalsen's Statement at ITF Chairmanship Handover Ceremony [1][permanent dead link]
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