About Kjeld Vibe
Lived 1927 – 2011 (aged 83). Kjeld Vibe was a Norwegian jurist and diplomat.
Kjeld Vibe (5 October 1927 – 27 January 2011) was a Norwegian diplomat.
Born in Stavanger, and was a cand.jur. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1955, and served as embassy counsellor in the United States from 1965 to 1969, before becoming sub-director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in 1972, served as NATO ambassador from 1977 to 1984, then five years as permanent under-secretary of state. From 1989 to 1996 he was the Norwegian ambassador to the United States. He was decorated as a Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav in 1985.
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Who was Kjeld Vibe?
Norwegian diplomat (1927-2011)
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Kjeld Vibe was born on 5 October 1927.
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Kjeld Vibe died on 27 January 2011.
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Kjeld Vibe was a jurist and diplomat.
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Kjeld Vibe was Norwegian.
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