About Tor Wennesland
Born 1952. Tor Wennesland is a Norwegian politician and diplomat.
Tor Wennesland (born 21 August 1952) is a Norwegian diplomat who served as UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process from 2021 to 2025.
Biography Holding the cand. theol. degree, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983.
He was Norway's Representative to the Palestinian Authority from 2007 to 2011 and Norway's Ambassador to Egypt and Libya from 2012 to 2015.
He served as the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process from 2021 to 2025, following Nickolay Mladenov. He is currently Norway's Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, including the responsibility for Norway's chairmanship of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) for Palestine.
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Who is Tor Wennesland?
Norwegian politician
When was Tor Wennesland born?
Tor Wennesland was born on 21 August 1952.
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Tor Wennesland is a politician and diplomat.
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Tor Wennesland is Norwegian.
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