Jens Schive
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Jens Schive was a Norwegian
journalist and diplomat.
Schive was born in Grimstad
, and enrolled as a student in 1918. The same year, however, he started working as a journalist in the newspaper Vestlandske Tidende. In 1920 he left to work for the Norwegian News Agency
, where he was made director of the international news department in 1932. In 1936 he became Morgenbladet
' s correspondent in Moscow
, working from 1937 also for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1939 he accompanied Crown Prince Olav
and his wife to the United States
, an experience that led him to write the book Med Kronsprinsparet - for Norge! ("With the Crown Prince Couple - for Norway!"). During the German occupation of Norway, from 1940 to 1945, he was press attaché
in Stockholm
, where he published the newspaper Norges Nytt.
From 1945 to 1948 he was media director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1948 to 1951 he was Norway's representative at the new India
n government in Delhi
. In 1951 he was appointed ambassador in Moscow. He was later ambassador to Sweden
from 1953.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
journalist and diplomat.
Schive was born in Grimstad
Grimstad
is a town and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Other notable places in Grimstad include Eide, Fevik, Fjære, Landvik, Prestegårdskogen, Reddal, and Roresanden.It is...
, and enrolled as a student in 1918. The same year, however, he started working as a journalist in the newspaper Vestlandske Tidende. In 1920 he left to work for the Norwegian News Agency
Norwegian News Agency
The Norwegian News Agency is a Norwegian press agency and wire service that serves many of the largest Norwegian media outlets. It also cooperates closely with the photo agency Scanpix, in which it has a 50% ownership share.NTB was founded in 1867...
, where he was made director of the international news department in 1932. In 1936 he became Morgenbladet
Morgenbladet
Morgenbladet is a Norwegian weekly newspaper. It was founded in 1819 by the book printer Niels Wulfsberg, and was the country's first daily newspaper. For a long time, it was also the country's biggest newspaper. It was closed down by the German Wehrmacht during World War II...
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, working from 1937 also for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1939 he accompanied Crown Prince Olav
Olav V of Norway
Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...
and his wife to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, an experience that led him to write the book Med Kronsprinsparet - for Norge! ("With the Crown Prince Couple - for Norway!"). During the German occupation of Norway, from 1940 to 1945, he was press attaché
Attaché
Attaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, where he published the newspaper Norges Nytt.
From 1945 to 1948 he was media director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1948 to 1951 he was Norway's representative at the new India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n government in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. In 1951 he was appointed ambassador in Moscow. He was later ambassador to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
from 1953.