Tom Vraalsen

Tom Eric Vraalsen (26 January 1936 – 13 September 2021) was a Norwegian ambassador and politician for the Centre Party. He served as the Norwegian Minister of International Development from 1989 to 1990, as well as Minister of Nordic Cooperation.

Tom Vraalsen
Norwegian Ambassador to the United States
In office
2 October 1996  17 April 2001
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Thorbjørn Jagland
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded byKjeld Vibe
Succeeded byKnut Vollebæk
Norwegian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
18 February 1994  1 October 1996
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byKjell Eliassen
Succeeded byKjell Colding
Norwegian Permanent Representative to the United Nations
In office
12 March 1982  16 October 1989
Prime MinisterKåre Willoch
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byOle Ålgård
Succeeded byThorvald Stoltenberg
Minister of International Development
In office
16 October 1989  3 November 1990
Prime MinisterJan P. Syse
Preceded byKirsti Kolle Grøndahl
Succeeded byGrete Faremo
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office
16 October 1989  3 November 1990
Prime MinisterJan P. Syse
Preceded byBjarne Mørk-Eidem
Succeeded byKjell Borgen
Personal details
Born
Tom Eric Vraalsen

(1936-01-26)26 January 1936
Oslo, Norway
Died13 September 2021(2021-09-13) (aged 85)
Political partyCentre
SpouseVibecke Vraalsen
Children5

He received a master's degree in economics from the University of Århus, Denmark, before joining the Norwegian Foreign Service in 1960. He was the Norwegian Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1994 to 1996, to the United States of America from 1996 to 2001 and to Finland from 2001 to 2003.[1] He received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Augustana College Commencement in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on 21 May 2000.[2]

Vraalsen was also the Permanent Representative & Ambassador of Norway to the United Nations from 1982 to 1989. From 1998 to 2004, he held the position of the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Humanitarian affairs for the Sudan. He is the author of numerous papers an articles on African socio-economic development issues and on conflict prevention and resolution, including two books on the UN, The UN - Dream and Reality (1984) and UN in Focus (1975), which he co-authored.

He was also chairman of Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research under the Norwegian Chairmanship 2009-2010.[3]

He was married and has five children.

References

  1. "Vraalsen, Tom Eric ( 1936- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  2. Honorary degree to Ambassador Vraalsen
  3. 'Norwegian Chairmanship of the Holocaust Task Force', www.blog.norway.com "Norwegian Chairmanship of the Holocaust Task Force « Norway.com". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
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