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Norwegian diplomat and military officer
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22 March 1931(Sandefjord, Norway)
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1 May 2014(Tønsberg, Norway)
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Biography
Introduction
Bjørn Barth (born 22 March 1931 – 1 May 2014) was a Norwegian diplomat and ambassador.
Biography
He was born at Sandefjord in Vestfold, Norway. He entered theNorwegian Foreign Servicein 1959. He served in numerous positions including with the embassy in Brussels (1973-1977), with Norway'sdelegation to the OECD in Paris 1975-1976 and the Embassy of Washington, D.C. (1977-1981). He also served as the Norwegian ambassador to Baghdad (1981-82),to the OECD in Paris (1989-93),to Athens (1993-96) and at The Hague (1996-99).