Tor Wennesland (born 21 August 1952) is a Norwegian diplomat.

Tor Wennesland
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Assumed office
1 January 2021
Preceded byNickolay Mladenov
Personal details
Born (1952-08-21) 21 August 1952 (age 72)

Holding the cand. theol. degree, he was first hired in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983. [1]

He has been appointed UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, replacing Nickolay Mladenov.[2] 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. 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.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tor Wennesland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ "MEPP: Statement by the Spokesperson on the appointment of new UN Special Coordinator Wennesland". 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Norwegian diplomat appointed UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process". 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Norwegian diplomat appointed UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process". Norgesportalen. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
January 2021 – present
Succeeded by
incumbemt