Knut Hauge (diplomat)

Knut Hauge (born 28 July 1953) is a Norwegian diplomat.

Hauge presented his credentials to Dmitry Medvedev in February 2009.

He took the cand.philol. degree in his education and started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. He served as consul-general in Murmansk from 1993 to 1994, as the Norwegian ambassador to Poland from 2005 to 2008, and Norwegian ambassador to Russia from 2008 to 2013.[1] He presented his credentials to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 27 February 2009.[2] In 2014 he was appointed as the Permanent Representative of Norway to NATO, returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2018 as a deputy under-secretary of state.[1]

References

  1. "Knut Hauge – norsk diplomat". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. Послы иностранных государств, вручившие верительные грамоты Президенту России (in Russian). Presidential Press and Information Office. 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Øyvind Nordsletten
Norwegian ambassador to Russia
2008–2013
Succeeded by
Leidulv Namtvedt
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Vegard Ellefsen
Norwegian Permanent Representative to NATO
2014–2018
Succeeded by
Øystein Bø
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