Atle Leikvoll

Last updated

Atle Leikvoll (born 25 May 1951) is a Norwegian diplomat.

He is a siv.øk. by education and started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992. He served as deputy under-secretary of state from 1995 to 1999, and then four years as consul-general in New York City. Returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as special adviser from 2003 and assisting permanent under-secretary of state from 2005, he served as the Norwegian ambassador to the European Union from 2011 to 2015. [1]

Related Research Articles

Dag Terje Andersen Norwegian politician

Dag Terje Andersen is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. In addition to professional politics he has worked at a steel mill and as a lumberjack, something that has given him a reputation for politically representing the average citizen.

Jens Mogens Boyesen was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Labour Party.

Torild Skard

Torild Skard is a Norwegian psychologist, politician for the Socialist Left Party, a former Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a former Chairman of UNICEF.

Martin Kolberg Norwegian politician

Martin Kolberg is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as the party secretary from 2002 until 2009. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 2009 and since 2013 serves as leader of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs.

Sven Erik Svedman is a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party.

Johan Ludvik Løvald is a Norwegian diplomat.

Per Gullik Stavnum was a Norwegian diplomat.

Per Ludvig Magnus was a Norwegian diplomat.

Tim Greve was a Norwegian historian, biographer, civil servant, diplomat and newspaper editor.

Kjell Eliassen is a Norwegian diplomat.

Kjeld Vibe was a Norwegian diplomat.

Asbjørn Skarstein was a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.

Leidulv Namtvedt is a Norwegian diplomat.

Kim Traavik is a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party.

Rolf Trolle Andersen is a Norwegian diplomat.

Kjell Colding was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party.

Frithjof Halfdan Jacobsen was a Norwegian diplomat.

Thore Albert Boye was a Norwegian diplomat.

Tore Hattrem is a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party. In 2018 he was appointed as the Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the top civil servant in the ministry. He is President of the UNICEF Executive Board during 2018.

Geir Otto Pedersen Norwegian diplomat

Geir Otto Pedersen is a Norwegian diplomat, who is currently the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria.

References

  1. "Atle Leikvoll". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Oda Sletnes
Norwegian ambassador to the European Union
2011–2015
Succeeded by
Oda Sletnes