Sven-Erik Svedman is a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party

Conservative Party of Norway

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He is a siv.øk.

Siviløkonom

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 by education, and started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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 in 1973. From 1989 to 1990, he served as a State Secretary

State Secretary (Norway)

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 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a part of the Syse's Cabinet. He was then minister and deputy ambassador at the Norwegian embassy in the United States

United States

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 from 1990 to 1994, and Norwegian ambassador to Israel

Israel

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 from 1994 to 1997. After a period as deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he served as ambassador to France

France

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 from 2003 to 2005. He was then permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2007, and Norwegian ambassador to Germany

Germany

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from 2007.