Ole Peter Kolby
Encyclopedia
Ole Peter Kolby is a Norwegian diplomat.
He was born in Oslo
and is a cand.jur. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
in 1966. He served as deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1992, then the Norwegian ambassador to OSCE in Vienna
from 1992 to 1998 and to the United Nations
in New York City
from 1998 to 2003. He rounded off his career as ambassador to Denmark
from 2004 to 2007.
He was born in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and is a cand.jur. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway...
in 1966. He served as deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1992, then the Norwegian ambassador to OSCE in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
from 1992 to 1998 and to the United Nations
United Nations
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in New York City
New York City
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from 1998 to 2003. He rounded off his career as ambassador to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
from 2004 to 2007.