Kåre Bryn is a Norwegian diplomat.

He was born in Smøla

Smøla

Smøla is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hopen, other villages include Dyrnes, Råket, and Veiholmen.-General information:...

, and is a siv.øk.

Siviløkonom

Siviløkonom is an academic degree issued within the field of business administration and economics and a professional title in Norway , obtained after 5 years of studies...

 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 1969, and was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in 1989. He remained here until 1999, when he became Norwegian ambassador to the European Free Trade Association

European Free Trade Association

The European Free Trade Association or EFTA is a free trade organisation between four European countries that operates parallel to, and is linked to, the European Union . EFTA was established on 3 May 1960 as a trade bloc-alternative for European states who were either unable to, or chose not to,...

 and the World Trade Organization

World Trade Organization

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. From 2003 to 2005 he served as the Norwegian ambassador to the Netherlands. He then became secretary-general of the European Free Trade Association.

In 1999 he was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.