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World Challenges: Is There a Way Out? Knut Vollebaek, Norway's Ambassador to the United States 
The Department of Political Science is pleased to present this special lecture by
His Excellency, Knut Vollebaek, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Vollebaek received his M. Sc. from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen in 1972, and did post-graduate work in Political Science at UCSB, 1972-1973. After joining Norway's Foreign Service in 1973, Ambassador Vollebaek's career has included posts in Norwegian embassies through out the world, including Spain, India, Zimbabwe, and Central America. He has held various positions within the United Nations, and was Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1997-2000. As head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 1999, he played a key negotiating role during the war in Kosovo. Mr. Vollebaek was appointed as Norway's Ambassador to the United States in March, 2001. Date: April 1, 2005 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: UCSB Campus: Lane Room, Ellison Hall 3824 |