Mr. Øystein Bø
Deputy Permanent Representative
Personal:
Born: 19 November 1959, Married, two children
Professional experience:
August 2006 - Present Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent
Delegation of Norway to NATO
July 2002 - July 2006 Chef de Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Dec. 2001 - July 2002 Deputy Director General, Head of OSCE/CFSP-Section, European Department
Sep. 2000 - Dec 2001 Assistant Director General, European Policy Department
June 2000 - Sep. 2000 Assistant Director General, Department of Policy Planning and
Evaluation, Head of Stability Pact / OSCE Coordination Unit
June 2000 - July 2002 National Coordinator, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
June 1998- - May 2000: Adviser, OSCE Coordination Unit.
January 1998 - May 1998: First secretary, Norwegian permanent delegation to NATO
January 1997 - Dec. 1997: Legal adviser, Office of the High Representative, Sarajevo
August 1995 - January 1997: Norwegian Embassy, Tallinn, Estonia
August 1992 - July 1995: Norwegian Delegation to the CSCE/OSCE, Vienna
August 1991 - July 1992: Diplomatic trainee, Norwegian MFA
January 1990 - July 1991: Executive Officer, Legal Department, Norwegian MFA
August 1989 - Dec. 1989 Attorney, Business Law firm, Tromsø, Norway
January 1981 - June 1983: Lieutenant, Norwegian Army, Infantry
Education:
1989: Cand. Jur., Oslo University (Ph.d. Law equivalent)
1980: Infantry Officers’ Training School, Norwegian Army