Odd L. Fosseidbråten

Odd Lauritz Fosseidbråten (born 19 July 1946) is a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.

He held the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in political science^[1] and was hired in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1973. He served as Norway's ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1996, and was the permanent under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry, the highest-ranking bureaucratic position, from 1997 to 1999. He served as Norway's ambassador to Tokyo from 1999 to 2003 and Sweden from 2003 to 2009.^[2]

In 2000 he was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Fosseidbråten departementsråd" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 24 January 1997. 
2. ^ "Odd L. Fosseidbråten" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Odd_L._Fosseidbråten. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
3. ^ "Ordensdryss i UD" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten: p. 12. 28 August 2000. 

Civic offices
Preceded by Karl-Edwin Manshaus	Permanent under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry 1997–1999	Succeeded by Jan Solberg

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Name	Fosseidbraaten, Odd
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Date of birth	19 July 1946
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