Oda Sletnes
Oda Helen Sletnes (born 10 February 1953) is a Norwegian diplomat.
Oda Helen Sletnes | |
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.jpg.webp) Oda Helen Sletnes in December 2016 | |
| Born | February 10, 1953 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Known for | Norwegian ambassador to the European Union from 2006 to 2011. President of the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority 2011–2015 Current Norwegian ambassador to the European Union since October 2015. Ambassador of France since January 2019. |
She was born in Trondheim, and studied architecture at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. She started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981. She served in the Norwegian European Union delegation in Brussels from 1997 to 2001. After a period as deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2006, she was the Norwegian ambassador to the European Union from 2006 to 2011. In 2011 she was appointed as a college president of the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority, a position she held until 2015.[1] She is since October 2015 the Norwegian ambassador to the European Union.
She is decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2007), Grand Knight of the Order of the Falcon (1997) and Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2004).[2]
She is now the new Norwegian Ambassador in France, since early 2019.
References
- Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Oda Helen Sletnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- web, Segretariato generale della Presidenza della Repubblica-Servizio sistemi informatici- reparto. "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". Quirinale. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Per Sanderud |
President of the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority 2011–2015 |
Succeeded by Sven Erik Svedman |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Bjørn T. Grydeland |
Norwegian ambassador to the European Union 2006–2011 |
Succeeded by Atle Leikvoll |
| Preceded by Atle Leikvoll |
Norwegian ambassador to the European Union 2015–2018 |
Succeeded by Rolf Einar Fife |
| Preceded by Rolf Einar Fife |
Norwegian ambassador to France 2019– |
Succeeded by incumbent |