Jon Westborg is a Norwegian diplomat.

He holds a Master of Philosophy

Master of Philosophy

The Master of Philosophy is a postgraduate research degree.An M.Phil. is a lesser degree than a Doctor of Philosophy , but in many cases it is considered to be a more senior degree than a taught Master's degree, as it is often a thesis-only degree. In some instances, an M.Phil...

 degree from the Cranfield School of Management

Cranfield School of Management

Cranfield School of Management is part of Cranfield University and a leading business school in the world. Cranfield University has provided management training since the late 1940s...

. Before becoming a diplomat he worked in the Lutheran World Federation

Lutheran World Federation

The Lutheran World Federation is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The federation was founded in the Swedish city of Lund in the aftermath of the Second World War in 1947 to coordinate the activities of the...

, Save the Children Norway

Save the Children

Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...

, the Strømme Foundation (as secretary-general) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its task is to ensure effective foreign aid, with quality assurance and evaluation. NORAD both finances NGOs, and does its own research and projects. The current director general is...

. From 1996 to 2003 he served as the Norwegian ambassador to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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, and from 2003 as the Norwegian ambassador to India

India

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. In 2007 Ann Ollestad

Ann Ollestad

Ann Ollestad is a Norwegian diplomat, the country's current ambassador to India and Bhutan.Born in Oslo, she graduated as cand.polit. in 1983. She then mainly worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including posts in Paris, Bonn and Geneva. In 2000 she was appointed deputy under-secretary of...

 took over.

In 1999 he was decorated as a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.