Bjørn Barth

Bjørn Barth (born 22 March 1931 – 1 May 2014) was a Norwegian diplomat.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

He was born in Sandefjord.^[5]

• Graduated from the Norwegian Naval Academy in 1954. After four years service in the Navy i.a. as teacher at the Academy, he entered the Foreign Service I 1959.
• From 1960–1962 Attaché at the Norwegian embassy in Paris. After a period as Vice-Consul at the Consulate General in New York he returned in 1965 to the Ministry as First Secretary.
• From 1967 - 1970 First Secretary of Embassy at the Norwegian Permanent Delegation in Geneva.
• Served as trade policy advisor to the Norwegian Export Council. In 1972 he returned to the Ministry as Head of Division, later to serve as Counsellor of Embassy in Brussels.
• From 1973 Minister Counsellor and deputy head of the Norwegian Delegation to OECD with the special task of finalizing Norway’s agreement with the IEA.
• From 1977–1981 Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Norwegian Embassy in Washington.
• 1981–1982 Ambassador to Iraq. 1982- 1983
• Ambassador and Special advisor I the Foreign Ministry and representative to the IEA.
• On 1953 on leave to serve as Director of Oil Market Development in the International Energy Agency and OECD Combined Energy Staff.
• 1986 - 1989 Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• 1986–1994 Ambassador to OECD. First Norwegian to chair the Executive Committee of the OECD.
• 1994–1996 Ambassador to Greece
• 1996 - 1999 Ambassador to the Netherlands

Decorations

• 1991: Commander of The Royal Order of St. Olav
• 1994: Honorary citizen of the City of Athens
• 1996: Grand Cross of the Greek Order of Phoenix

References

1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Bjørn Barth" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 February 2010. Norsk utenrikspolitikks historie, bind 6 Oljealder, pages 215 ff and 225 ff Gro Harlem Brundtland, Dramatiske år 19861996 page 166
2. Norsk utenrikspolitikks historie, bind 6 Oljealder, pages 215 ff and 225 ff
3. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Dramatiske år 19861996 page 166
4. Bjørn Barth Valedictory report: “Kjære Utenriksminister”: Aftenposten, 23 August 1999
5. Store Norske Leksikon: Bjørn Barth