Frode Nilsen

Frode E. T. Nilsen (born 12 December 1923 in Arendal, Aust-Agder) is a Norwegian diplomat.

He was born in Arendal,[1] but grew up in Dypvåg and Tinn. During World War II he served in Milorg. After the war he majored in political science in 1951, followed by a trainee period in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as the Norwegian National Defence College.[2]

He was a counsellor at the Norwegian embassy in Washington, DC from 1965 to 1972,[1] and was later dispatched to Chile.[2] He was the Norwegian ambassador in Chile from 1975 to 1982, ambassador to the Caribbean from 1982 to 1987, in Venezuela from 1987 to 1988[1] and again in Chile from 1988 to 1992. He retired in 1992.[2]

1973 Chilean coup d'état

Bergens Tidende has said that Norway sent him to Chile "on a special mission. He was to open the embassy for persecuted asylum seekers—and reestablish Norway's honour."[3] (Norway's then honorary general consul had made controversial statements in support of Pinochet's government, and then ambassador had made a controversial statement about the coup d'état.)[3]

Norway sent him to Chile "right after the coup d'état, and he quickly had space cleared for 30 [political] refugees on the embassy's second floor".[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nilsen, Frode". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 "85 år 12. desember: Ambassadør Frode E.T. Nilsen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 November 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Kuppet som vekket vår generasjon". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 2003-09-06.
  4. ↑ Erling Borgen (2012-08-25). "En uverdig forestilling". Dagsavisen.


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